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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
affliction     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of  pieces
seat, especially a royal seat; throne or rank; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding of a place by an army
catlike; animal of the family Felidae
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begrudge     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles
become aware of through the senses; detect
resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
response to an inquiry or experiment
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carat     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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the overland expedition, especially one for hunting or exploring in eastern Africa; journey or trip
lack of consistency; the difference
dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
bill; commercial document issued by a seller to the buyer indicating the products, quantities, and prices
unit of weight for precious stones; a measure of fineness of gold
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contemplate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
combine something into a larger whole; unite
look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
come into prominence; spring up; appear
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devour     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
appreciate fully; enjoy or relish; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality
consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
combine something into a larger whole; unite
narrate or tell; count over again
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exploration     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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field; territory over which rule or control is exercised;  networked computers that share a common address
a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
travel for discovery
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
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flex     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
prevent from being successful
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
bend; move by muscular control; exhibit or show off the strength of
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit
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generate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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bring into being; give rise to; produce
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
reveal secret matters; chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly; gossip without reserve or discretion
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane
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hamper     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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gather; store up; amass; acquire
join again; unite after separation; come, or go, again into the presence of
run very rapidly; run at full speed.
put at a disadvantage; prevent the progress or free movement of
attract by arousing hope or desire
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imposing     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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luminous; bright; emitting visible light
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
sullen look; a frown; quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy
adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
insignificant; tiny; weak; of inferior size, strength
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inscription     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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something written or engraved, especially words engraved on solid substance for preservation or public inspection
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance
friction between body and surface on which it moves
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mandate     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth
authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
lack of sound judgment; lack of discretion
nonmetallic element of the halogen group, always occurring in combination
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moratorium     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away
a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
one who is from the hills, especially from a rural area, lacking refinement or sophistication
legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
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plumb     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
easily annoyed; abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
easily upset; given to bouts of ill-temper; full of superfluous details
intentional; headstrong; said or done on purpose; deliberate
powerful; having the power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
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recant     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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wish for with eagerness; desire possession of; long for inordinately or unlawfully
put out or expel from a place; discharge
decide; judge; sentence; condemn
retract a previous statement; sing over again; repeatedly utter in song
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
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revenue     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter
organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects; sensory appendage, as in function or form
someone seeking revenge; source of harm or ruin; opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
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scrumptious     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
expecting unquestioning obedience; overwhelming in power or significance
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stationary     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
isolated; excluded; estranged; having become indifferent or hostile to one's peers or social group
wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
fixed; immobile; static; not capable of being moved
lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
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tanner     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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mild expression to replace offensive, unpleasant, or embarrassing one
something of mixed origin or composition
a person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides;  sixpence
a private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
rebirth of the soul in another body; revitalization in another form; a new embodiment
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vacancy     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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space or place that is available to be used; emptiness
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
penetration; hole made in the body so that jewelry can be worn through it
particle; a tiny spot; stain
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