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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
airtight     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy
without previous preparation
impermeable to air or other gases; having no weak points; sound
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
prophetic; involving or portending widespread devastation
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atone     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
collapse or burst inward violently; burst inward
bump; hit something violently
organize opposition to authority; make revolution
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brazen     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of injury; impossible to damage, injure, or wound
morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
swollen or puffed as with water or air
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confiscate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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decide; judge; sentence; condemn
help bring about; make less difficult
throw out forcibly and abundantly, as liquids through an office or a pipe; eject in a jet; utter magniloquently
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
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din     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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gadget; device employed to cheat, deceive, or trick; a small object whose name does not come readily to mind
loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling, or clanging sound
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
wedding ceremony; social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
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erupt     Speak
 
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v.  
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bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
explode; burst out; become violently active
surprise greatly; amaze; make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
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faucet     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; upper part in harmony for mixed voices
corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance; the excessive indulgence of the appetites
a kind or category; band; ribbon
a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
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gloom     Speak
 
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n.  
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partial or total darkness; thick shade; gloomy, or dark place; cloudiness or heaviness of mind
good-humored, playful conversation
handrail, especially on a staircase
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
friction between body and surface on which it moves
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illustrious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
very important; of outstanding significance or consequence
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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impending     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
close in time; about to occur; approaching
elite; high-class or exclusive; overly conceited or arrogant; inclined to turn up one's nose
not correctable; difficult or impossible to control or manage
tricky; deceptive; contemptible
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laurel     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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firm hold or grip on anything; something easy to accomplish; sure thing; a certainty
evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
the science which treats diseases, their nature, causes, symptoms; departure or deviation from a normal condition
a short period of excessive consumption; rapid and excessive consumption of food, especially of excessive alcohol
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mandate     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
a kind or category; band; ribbon
dirt or mud, especially, blood that has come from an injury and become thick
authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
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novice     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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beginner; person new to a field or activity
external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece
front of building; superficial or false appearance
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
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paramount     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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foremost in importance; supreme in rank
typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
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prudence     Speak
 
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n.  
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process of making things clearer or easier to understand
quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; good judgment
outburst; roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat
readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
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redundant     Speak
 
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abundantly covered or supplied with; completely wet
possessed by an unreasoning passion or attraction; overcome by some foolish passion or desire
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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scab     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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crust discharged from and covering a healing wound; a worker who refuses membership in a labor union
a small cut made with scissors or shears; small piece cut or clipped off
small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
inappropriate or unwelcome addition; infringement; violation; forcible inclusion or entry
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squander     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
look sideways or obliquely, now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent
trace again; go back over something, usually in an attempt of rediscovery
swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
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swirl     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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case of leather or similar material for pistol
dwarf; a fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground
partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot
long heavy hammer, often wielded with both hands, used for driving wedges and posts and other heavy work
whirling motion; eddy, as of water
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upholstery     Speak
 
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n.  
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catlike; animal of the family Felidae
articles or goods supplied by upholsterers; covering on a piece of furniture
act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers; a series of actions tending toward a particular end
small smooth rounded rock
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