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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
anecdote     Speak
 
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n.  
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good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
height; status; high level of respect
holding of an office; a period during which something is held; status of holding position on a permanent contract
a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
branched, a decorative lighting fixture that holds a number of bulbs or candles and is suspended from a ceiling
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arthritis     Speak
 
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n.  
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brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap
chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to the maintenance of life
inflammation of a joint or joints
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civility     Speak
 
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n.  
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vulture; griffin; fast hold with the hand or arms; close embrace; grasp; clutch
act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
falling back into a former state, especially becoming worse
bacon; flesh of swine; fat of swine
explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
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curator     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who manages museum or library; superintendent; manager
token; a reminder of past; hint, suggestion, notice, or memorial to awaken the memory
nonmetallic element of the halogen group, always occurring in combination
rebirth of the soul in another body; revitalization in another form; a new embodiment
brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
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dank     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
disagreeably damp or humid; cold moisture; unpleasant humidity
possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations
lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
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exclude     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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leave out of; keep out of; reject
cause to be uneasy; wear away
become worse; decline
creep away meanly; steal away; sneak.
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
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fetish     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
piece of transplanted tissue; a portion of a plant inserted in another plant
solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will
rich or powerful person; magnate; small hard mound or bump on a ski slope
a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers; excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
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goad     Speak
 
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v.  
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urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
move one way and the other with quick turns; shake to and fro; move in vibrating; cause to vibrate
yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
come into prominence; spring up; appear
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hulk     Speak
 
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n.  
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dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow
an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses jump in a race; perceived obstacle
ship, particularly a heavy ship; the body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; excessively muscled person
composition for two performers, whether vocal or instrumental
nonmetallic element of the halogen group, always occurring in combination
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inhuman     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances; tempting; alluring
quickly; immediately; in haste; suddenly
refraining from producing speech or vocal sound; unable to speak; expressed without speech; unspoken
not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
not human; not governed by feelings proper to human nature; specifically, not humane; hard-hearted; unfeeling; cruel
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kennel     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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insanity or madness; something deeply misguided
the agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another
outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
act of cleaving or splitting; breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
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mecca     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
a place that is regarded as the center of an activity or interest; goal to which adherents of religious faith
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
established ceremony prescribed by a religion
organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects; sensory appendage, as in function or form
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occurrence     Speak
 
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n.  
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joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by sewing; the material used in sewing
branched, a decorative lighting fixture that holds a number of bulbs or candles and is suspended from a ceiling
assembly of persons wearing masks and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions
body of children; a body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers
an event that happens
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pasty     Speak
 
(14)
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like paste, as in color, softness, stickiness; having a pale, lifeless appearance
sound of a sudden heavy fall; well-rounded and full in form
of or pertaining to old age
not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations
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prone     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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relating to health or the protection of health
silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
playful like a lively kitten; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
not sexual in nature; of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
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retrace     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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move or turn round rapidly; whirl round; move and turn rapidly with the fingers
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
put out by legal process; expel; eject; oust
inflict vengeance or punishment upon a person;  express or gratify anger, malevolence, or resentment
trace again; go back over something, usually in an attempt of rediscovery
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ruddy     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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bloody; full by bloodshed and violence
high; outstanding; very great or intense
related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
reddish color; healthy-looking
lacking courage or vitality; weak
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solidarity     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head
a brownish-black solid or semisolid mixture of bitumen obtained from nature or as a petroleum byproduct
a kind of small pinchers with long jaws, used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire
any plant of the order Cactaceae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus
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stereotype     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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work of art put together from fragments
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of debt; lessening of intensity or degree
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
the shelter where pigs are kept; pigpen; dirty or very untidy place
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unconscionable     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
easily annoyed; abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
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