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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
adversary     Speak
 
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n.  
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rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
relation of something to the matter at hand; applicability to social issues
a kind of cloak worn by the Spanish Americans, having the form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head
the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
originally, a sword player; one who fought with weapons in public, like in the arena, for public amusement
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attire     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress
the agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another
inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit a bodily organ
act of cleaving or splitting; breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
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charisma     Speak
 
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n.  
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a barrier that serves to enclose an area
extraordinary ability; military bravery; superior skill or ability
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of a political leader
puzzle; difficult problem
the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
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commend     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
help bring about; make less difficult
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diverse     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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differing in some characteristics; various
not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
wasteful; reckless with money
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enhancement     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation
game in which participants act out a word or phrase for others to guess
the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair
outburst; roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat
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fig     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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violent rotating windstorm
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
one who sprinkles; a device with perforations through which water issues from a hose to sprinkle a lawn
small fruit tree with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity
cry of a wild goose; the sound produced by a typical car horn
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grit     Speak
 
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n.  
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young birds hatched at one time; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age
list, especially of names
the file of documents on a subject; a bundle of writings or documents relating to one matter or subject
sand or gravel; rough, hard particles; coarse part of a meal; grain, as oats or wheat
comedy characterized by improbable situations; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous
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hallowed     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
feeling about to vomit; causing uneasiness
associated with divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
interested in making money; profit-oriented; hired for service in a foreign army
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incur     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
run very rapidly; run at full speed.
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insurrection     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
long deep cut; deep flesh wound; lively and fluent in discourse; talkative
seller; provider; vending machine
sharp-edged fragment of anything split or shivered off in the direction of its length; a thin piece of wood
field; territory over which rule or control is exercised;  networked computers that share a common address
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metabolism     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
cry of a wild goose; the sound produced by a typical car horn
any flat, thin piece of metal, clay, ivory, or the like, used for ornament or painting pictures upon
chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to the maintenance of life
long, irregularly shaped gland in vertebrates, lying behind the stomach that secretes pancreatic juice
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nefarious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
not sexual in nature; of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors
in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization
mild and pleasant; fragrant
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pastime     Speak
 
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n.  
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spying; secret observation
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
usually, a power-driven saw with a narrow vertical blade, used to cut sharp curves
something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement
dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer
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rationale     Speak
 
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n.  
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a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
an attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower
fundamental reasons; basis; exposition of principles or reasons
the overland expedition, especially one for hunting or exploring in eastern Africa; journey or trip
any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae
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revolting     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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high; outstanding; very great or intense
frightfully; terribly; inspiring horror
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
causing abhorrence or disgust
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
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sash     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder; belt
popular taste; the general direction in which something tends to move
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stamina     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
forcible restraint, especially unlawfully
state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict
physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
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suede     Speak
 
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n.  
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usually, a power-driven saw with a narrow vertical blade, used to cut sharp curves
person, especially an older or married woman, who accompanies a young unmarried woman in public
leather with a soft napped surface; Swedish glove leather; undressed kid
natural talent or aptitude
a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
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vacancy     Speak
 
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n.  
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outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; upper part in harmony for mixed voices
space or place that is available to be used; emptiness
short, usually comic dramatic performance or work
blue to gray-green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
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