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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
acne     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
established ceremony prescribed by a religion
one who sprinkles; a device with perforations through which water issues from a hose to sprinkle a lawn
act of coming to a close; termination; the act of breathing out; exhalation
skin condition, usually of the face that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
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asparagus     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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perceptiveness; intellectual activity; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle
tender young shoots of a Eurasian plant, having leaf-like stems, scale-like leaves, and small flowers
deed; action; act performed for amusement; joke
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
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civility     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
assembly of persons wearing masks and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to a person on it
usually, a power-driven saw with a narrow vertical blade, used to cut sharp curves
act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
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comprehensive     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
fixed; immobile; static; not capable of being moved
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
adhesive; sticking together; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger; deliberately vague or ambiguous
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dribble     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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fall in drops or small drops, or a quick succession of drops
reveal; make known to the public
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
weigh; weigh in mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively
drink greedily; flood with water, as for washing
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exorcism     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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freedom to behave, act, or think in the way you want to; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
the general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country
act of exorcising; driving out of evil spirits from persons or places by conjuration
sand or gravel; rough, hard particles; coarse part of a meal; grain, as oats or wheat
a kind of small pinchers with long jaws, used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire
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flimsy     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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not bound by chains or shackle; not restricted
fatigued dulled by surfeit; exhausted; worn out; wearied
dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
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grisly     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write
frightfully; terribly; inspiring horror
tricky; deceptive; contemptible
not considerate; not attentive to safety or propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others
robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
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hulk     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress
quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
ship, particularly a heavy ship; the body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; excessively muscled person
music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth
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impending     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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close in time; about to occur; approaching
strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
mentally or emotionally upset; deranged; excessively agitated
relating to health or the protection of health
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interim     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
inappropriate or unwelcome addition; infringement; violation; forcible inclusion or entry
the time between one event, process; interval of time
minor dispute; brief quarrel
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melodrama     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
flax; fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; raw cotton that has been ginned and is ready for baling
a small cut made with scissors or shears; small piece cut or clipped off
drama, characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters, and interpersonal conflicts
anger aroused by something unjust
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oblivious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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short and thick; stocky; containing small thick pieces
one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
frightfully; terribly; inspiring horror
negligent; careless in performing duty or business
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paragon     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
flax; fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; raw cotton that has been ginned and is ready for baling
model of excellence or perfection; a peerless example
legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth
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recount     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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narrate or tell; count over again
response to an inquiry or experiment
move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
appreciate fully; enjoy or relish; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality
bump; hit something violently
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remission     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of debt; lessening of intensity or degree
act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
capacity to attract intense interest
a place that is regarded as the center of an activity or interest; goal to which adherents of religious faith
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seine     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
silvery, moderately hard metallic element
one who hangs, or causes to be hanged; loop or strap by which something is hung
unthankful; ungrateful; one who rewards favors with enmity
large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top
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spacious     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable
tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental
tiny; extremely precise with great attention to details; of or relating to or used in microscopy
giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
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sturdy     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
illegal; unlawful; not authorized or permitted
of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids
checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to remedy
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towering     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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high; outstanding; very great or intense
before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or married persons; matrimonial
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
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