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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
alloy     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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bile     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving by force or by physical or moral constraint
the enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another
silvery, moderately hard metallic element
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of a political leader
yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver; the bitterness of temper
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checkmate     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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one who gives up easily; one who quits
position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released; utter defeat; complete victory
dirt or mud, especially, blood that has come from an injury and become thick
point or respect in which things differ; the difference
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
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comply     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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make an energetic, usually hasty search
change in outward structure or looks; convert
yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
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deem     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion; swing, as something suspended loosely
decide; judge; sentence; condemn
stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring
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eclipse     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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cancel; make void; repeal or annul
glide or slide like a reptile; slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
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finesse     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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one who mends or makes boots and shoes; deep-dish fruit pie with a thick top crust; an iced drink made of wine
rebirth of the soul in another body; revitalization in another form; a new embodiment
goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit
refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling
something which is written; writing; scripture
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gadget     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order
something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb
small specialized mechanical or electronic device; any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled
popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
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homage     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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state of being unable to pay your debts
readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
partial or total darkness; thick shade; gloomy, or dark place; cloudiness or heaviness of mind
fame; high-status importance owing to marked superiority; the rise of ground; hill
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infidelity     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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core port; nucleus; heart; center
death of all its remaining members
act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting
unfortunate accident; bad luck
lack of faith or belief in some religious system; unfaithfulness to a sexual partner, especially a spouse
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insider     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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an accepted member of a group; one who has special knowledge or access to confidential information
form of government; government in power; administration; prevailing social system or pattern
a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
a scornfully or jadedly negative comment or act
block consisting of a thick piece of something
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maroon     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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copy or reproduction of a work of art
review; look back upon; remember
belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
the seat of a judge; bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice; court or forum
in the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free black person, living in the mountains
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monologue     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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someone who assumes a false identity
joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by sewing; the material used in sewing
process of making things clearer or easier to understand
something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
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penetrating     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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profitable; producing a good profit
not considerate; not attentive to safety or propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others
foremost in importance; supreme in rank
sharp; having the power of entering or piercing
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
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prude     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
length of time something lasts
fundamental reasons; basis; exposition of principles or reasons
gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause
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revolt     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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organize opposition to authority; make revolution
hint; suggest; introduce by subtle and artful means
stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane
undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
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sever     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
pattern; design; set into a specific pattern
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
close; squeeze or press together; contract
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sloth     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
someone who assumes a false identity
perceptiveness; intellectual activity; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle
rough surface quality; the structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; the feel of a surface or a fabric
intense adverse criticism; artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes; public-relations spokesperson
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subterranean     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected
hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
readily or easily influenced; suggestible; capable of receiving impressions; emotional
lifeless; not animated or energetic; dull
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tirade     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
hiding place; secret store of valuables or money
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
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