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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
adjacent     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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firmly established by nature or habit
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
lacking courage or vitality; weak
insignificant; tiny; weak; of inferior size, strength
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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ascertain     Speak
 
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spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle; ride ostentatiously; walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
carry off by force; kidnap
wish for with eagerness; desire possession of; long for inordinately or unlawfully
combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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bureaucracy     Speak
 
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n.  
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over-regulated administrative system
turret; watchtower; part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under or within the roof; attic
the center around which something rotates; pivot
penetration; hole made in the body so that jewelry can be worn through it
something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb
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compute     Speak
 
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reckon; make a mathematical calculation
exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
weigh; weigh in mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively
deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
clean, deepen, or widen with scooping or suction devices, especially in harbor, waterway, and underwater mining
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dreary     Speak
 
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negligent; careless in performing duty or business
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
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equilibrium     Speak
 
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n.  
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religious image; idol; an essential and enduring symbol
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
relation of something to the matter at hand; applicability to social issues
act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
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flask     Speak
 
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n.  
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house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather
contentious speech act; argument
a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
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groggy     Speak
 
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driving away; unattractive; inspiring aversion or distaste; resistant or impervious to something
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
overcome with grog; tipsy; unsteady on the legs; shaky
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
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hiatus     Speak
 
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n.  
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loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling, or clanging sound
gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause
someone who writes plays
any flat, thin piece of metal, clay, ivory, or the like, used for ornament or painting pictures upon
cause something or someone to no longer do what is usual or right; state of being twisted or bent out of shape
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indisposed     Speak
 
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differing from a norm or the accepted standards of a society
giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
powerful; having the power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
dazed or confused; dizzy or queasy
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lax     Speak
 
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loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
without previous preparation
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
of or relating to a monarch; royal; magnificent; splendid
bloody; full by bloodshed and violence
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moderate     Speak
 
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difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet
temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
later in time; later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; located behind
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
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occult     Speak
 
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hidden from the eye or the understanding; invisible; secret; concealed; unknown
very important; of outstanding significance or consequence
easily annoyed; abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
embodied in human form; invested with bodily nature and form
according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
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pennant     Speak
 
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n.  
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a young shoot of a plant, tree; offspring; child
male hawk; a kind of bur used in dressing cloth; flower or head of some plants, as when pendent; a narrow silk ribbon
small flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition; championship symbolized by such a flag
state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict
long deep cut; deep flesh wound; lively and fluent in discourse; talkative
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ravine     Speak
 
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n.  
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gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley
act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving by force or by physical or moral constraint
ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition
body of children; a body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers
dwarf; a fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground
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respiration     Speak
 
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n.  
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breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments
great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
trip; usually a short journey made for pleasure
case of leather or similar material for pistol
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scruffy     Speak
 
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shabby; untidy in appearance
adhesive; sticking together; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
queer; amusingly odd; comical
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soggy     Speak
 
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having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
insignificant; tiny; weak; of inferior size, strength
not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet
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tact     Speak
 
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n.  
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woman who is an heir, especially to great wealth
branched, a decorative lighting fixture that holds a number of bulbs or candles and is suspended from a ceiling
small fruit tree with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity
a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
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toupee     Speak
 
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attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
in Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head upon the body of a lion
extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
whirling motion; eddy, as of water
partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot
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