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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
abject     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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inward; internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous
uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
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axis     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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one who shirks work or responsibility; one who tries to evade military service in wartime
attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing
health; hygiene; application of measures designed to protect public health; disposal or recycling of waste
the center around which something rotates; pivot
physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy
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chaotic     Speak
 
(3)
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in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
grossly wicked; abominable; hateful; infamous
being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected
short and thick; stocky; containing small thick pieces
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custodian     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic
juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
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dormant     Speak
 
(5)
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sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
interested in making money; profit-oriented; hired for service in a foreign army
irritated or impatient; easily annoyed; peevish
clever; having the inventive or cunning mind
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exempt     Speak
 
(6)
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mild and pleasant; fragrant
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
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faction     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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decree; authoritative command or order
act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation
act of modifying, or state of being modified; modified form or condition; a change
a party of persons having a common end in view
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
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gossamer     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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queer; amusingly odd; comical
imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
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gutless     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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lacking courage or vitality; weak
the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
negligent; careless in performing duty or business
neatly or smartly dressed; neat, trim, and smart
ill-humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
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inept     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
physically weak; easily broken
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judicial     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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sullen look; a frown; quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy
pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or a judge; sanctioned or ordered by a court
wasteful; reckless with money
uninterrupted; unceasing; continuing without interruption
formed into a whole; introduced into another entity
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meticulous     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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planned, considered, or estimated in advance; deliberate
sullen look; a frown; quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details
remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
hidden from the eye or the understanding; invisible; secret; concealed; unknown
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mongrel     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
deciduous tree, native to Asia and northern Africa and having simple leaves, pink flowers, and leathery fruits
naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds; anything of mixed breed
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patent     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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open for the public to read; obvious; plain
powerful; having the power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
tiny; extremely precise with great attention to details; of or relating to or used in microscopy
injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
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quantum     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
a broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
small fruit tree with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity
quantity; amount; a specified portion
low or coarse noise in the throat, as a frog, a raven, or a crow
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resurrect     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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become worse; decline
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
bring back to life; rise from the dead; bring back into practice, notice, or use
place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover
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slab     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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block consisting of a thick piece of something
established ceremony prescribed by a religion
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
any part of an organ that seems to be separate from the rest, as one of the parts of the brain, lungs, or liver
severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage; any vital action or activity.
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soprano     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
quantity; amount; a specified portion
shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds; a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches
treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; upper part in harmony for mixed voices
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
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sully     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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float in air ,especially by magical means
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; make dirty, as by exposure to air
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
disparage or depreciate; put down
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toxin     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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usually, a power-driven saw with a narrow vertical blade, used to cut sharp curves
collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic
one who advocates equal rights for women
evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
a toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms
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