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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
abdomen     Speak
 
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n.  
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someone seeking revenge; source of harm or ruin; opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome
sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
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aurora     Speak
 
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n.  
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female of horse and other equine quadrupeds; sighing, suffocative panting, with a sense of pressure across the chest
a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter
originally, a sword player; one who fought with weapons in public, like in the arena, for public amusement
one who insists on something unyieldingly; something puzzling or difficult
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chaperon     Speak
 
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n.  
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person, especially an older or married woman, who accompanies a young unmarried woman in public
a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
quantity; amount; a specified portion
enjoying yourself when you are not working; entertainment
a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance
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collage     Speak
 
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enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb
work of art put together from fragments
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demeanor     Speak
 
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capacity to attract intense interest
large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top
conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
long, irregularly shaped gland in vertebrates, lying behind the stomach that secretes pancreatic juice
cause something or someone to no longer do what is usual or right; state of being twisted or bent out of shape
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exclude     Speak
 
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take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
a drawback, as with fear or pain; show fear
leave out of; keep out of; reject
become limp; feel or exhibit the effects of fatigue or exhaustion; weaken markedly
sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane
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fencing     Speak
 
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magical charm or incantation having the power to ward off disease or disaster; foolish or unintelligible talk
male hawk; a kind of bur used in dressing cloth; flower or head of some plants, as when pendent; a narrow silk ribbon
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
composition for four voices or four instruments; a group of four
in the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free black person, living in the mountains
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genetics     Speak
 
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firm hold or grip on anything; something easy to accomplish; sure thing; a certainty
the process of converting something from one thing to another; transformation
branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
act of suspending activity temporarily; interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
the shelter where pigs are kept; pigpen; dirty or very untidy place
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heroics     Speak
 
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a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
the moist, sticky mixture, especially of mud and filth; earth, rocks, or clay excavated in mining
a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
actions of a hero; having the excitement and emotional conduct
a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea
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infernal     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
not human; not governed by feelings proper to human nature; specifically, not humane; hard-hearted; unfeeling; cruel
present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
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inter     Speak
 
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pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
disparage or depreciate; put down
place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover
seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
weigh; weigh in mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively
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menial     Speak
 
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suitable for servant; having low nature
exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
not surveyed or investigated; not charted or recorded on a map or plan
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
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momentum     Speak
 
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n.  
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product of a body's mass and its velocity; impelling force or strength; impetus
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
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pebble     Speak
 
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n.  
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level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
small smooth rounded rock
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
the enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another
special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
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primordial     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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being or happening first in a sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
elite; high-class or exclusive; overly conceited or arrogant; inclined to turn up one's nose
uniform; in complete agreement
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referee     Speak
 
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n.  
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someone to investigate and report on a case or to ensure fair play
readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
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scourge     Speak
 
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n.  
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the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing
temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of debt; lessening of intensity or degree
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slump     Speak
 
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n.  
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the science which treats diseases, their nature, causes, symptoms; departure or deviation from a normal condition
hiding place; secret store of valuables or money
sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
a thing of very little value or importance
fundamental reasons; basis; exposition of principles or reasons
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surplus     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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of or about the lungs; having lungs or lung-like organs
remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval warfare; rigid; solid or certain
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velocity     Speak
 
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something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct
game in which participants act out a word or phrase for others to guess
large bird of the genus Struthio
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
unlawful taking and removing of another's personal property; theft
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