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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
adjacent     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances; tempting; alluring
interested in making money; profit-oriented; hired for service in a foreign army
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ascertain     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
help bring about; make less difficult
become worse; decline
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
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bureaucracy     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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rich or powerful person; magnate; small hard mound or bump on a ski slope
achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
established ceremony prescribed by a religion
over-regulated administrative system
act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God
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compute     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
go or move with one side foremost; move sidewise
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
move one way and the other to get a close place; lie close for comfort; cuddle; nestle
reckon; make a mathematical calculation
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dreary     Speak
 
(5)
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giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger; deliberately vague or ambiguous
clever; having the inventive or cunning mind
lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong
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equilibrium     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
act of requiring, as of right; demand or application made as by authority.
someone who assumes a false identity
female fox; a woman regarded as quarrelsome, shrewish, or malicious
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flask     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
a body of foot soldiers; military force; military bands; a great number
health; hygiene; application of measures designed to protect public health; disposal or recycling of waste
belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
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groggy     Speak
 
(8)
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overcome with grog; tipsy; unsteady on the legs; shaky
seizing; embracing; catching; exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious
sociable; going out or away; departing
bloody; full by bloodshed and violence
daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
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hiatus     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause
the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair
government; mode of ruling; rule; authority
large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top
usually, a power-driven saw with a narrow vertical blade, used to cut sharp curves
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indisposed     Speak
 
(10)
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suitable for servant; having low nature
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
performed with a natural or offhand ease
illegal; unlawful; not authorized or permitted
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
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lax     Speak
 
(11)
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loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
queer; amusingly odd; comical
not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
inward; internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign
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moderate     Speak
 
(12)
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repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; worn out by using
easily upset; given to bouts of ill-temper; full of superfluous details
temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
having a tendency to flop or flap
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occult     Speak
 
(13)
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native; originating where it is found
attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
clever; having the inventive or cunning mind
hidden from the eye or the understanding; invisible; secret; concealed; unknown
difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
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pennant     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a young shoot of a plant, tree; offspring; child
the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
in Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head upon the body of a lion
leather with a soft napped surface; Swedish glove leather; undressed kid
small flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition; championship symbolized by such a flag
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ravine     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley
slight push or shake, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
brave determination and confidence even in discouraging situations
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respiration     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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assurance or confirmation renewed or repeated; act of confirming someone's opinion or impression
torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
the American reindeer, especially the common or woodland species
vulture; griffin; fast hold with the hand or arms; close embrace; grasp; clutch
breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
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scruffy     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
generous; high-minded; chivalrous
not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
of or about knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
shabby; untidy in appearance
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soggy     Speak
 
(18)
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more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
being or happening first in a sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet
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tact     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
a person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause; showing evidence of possession by a god or demon
legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
an attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower
small fruit tree with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity
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toupee     Speak
 
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n.  
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details or specifics of something
stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot
something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement
a thing of very little value or importance
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