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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
arbitrator     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap
the process of converting something from one thing to another; transformation
the overland expedition, especially one for hunting or exploring in eastern Africa; journey or trip
someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions
one who advocates equal rights for women
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auxiliary     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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helper, additional or subsidiary
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
reddish color; healthy-looking
exaggerated; pompous; enlarged with air or gas
uniform; in complete agreement
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brood     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects; sensory appendage, as in function or form
long heavy hammer, often wielded with both hands, used for driving wedges and posts and other heavy work
young birds hatched at one time; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
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commend     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
hash over again; prepare or use again; bring forth again in another form without significant alteration
move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
be dull and spiritless; be gloomy or dejected
throw out forcibly and abundantly, as liquids through an office or a pipe; eject in a jet; utter magniloquently
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devoid     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
completely lacking; barren or empty
lifeless; not animated or energetic; dull
of or pertaining to old age
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duel     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;
courtesy towards women
quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; good judgment
grape, or a bunch of grapes; grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat
unreal reflection; an optical illusion
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feat     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth
deciduous tree, native to Asia and northern Africa and having simple leaves, pink flowers, and leathery fruits
partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot
achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
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glider     Speak
 
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n.  
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gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley
aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
an attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower
quantity; amount; a specified portion
small fruit tree with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity
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holster     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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case of leather or similar material for pistol
something of mixed origin or composition
a very small amount; a bit; ninth letter of the Greek alphabet
seat, especially a royal seat; throne or rank; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding of a place by an army
relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
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induce     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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be turned or inclined from a right line or level; lie obliquely; slope; turn from a direct line
decide; judge; sentence; condemn
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
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insinuate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
reveal; make known to the public
hint; suggest; introduce by subtle and artful means
act, feel, or give mutually or in return; move back and forth alternately; be complementary or equivalent
refrain from buying or using
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meticulous     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
of considerable weight; heavy; rugged and powerful
possessed by an unreasoning passion or attraction; overcome by some foolish passion or desire
capable of being accomplished or brought about
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details
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orient     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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focus toward; determine position with reference to another point; locate to face the east
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
reveal secret matters; chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly; gossip without reserve or discretion
have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up
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playwright     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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humming or droning sound; a buzz; jumble or confused heap; confusion
someone who writes plays
the process of converting something from one thing to another; transformation
violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
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prudence     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; good judgment
act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
one who advocates equal rights for women
in Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head upon the body of a lion
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reprehensible     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
lacking conscience; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
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slacker     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
whirling motion; eddy, as of water
one who shirks work or responsibility; one who tries to evade military service in wartime
deed; action; act performed for amusement; joke
failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
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spanking     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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charming; tending to draw attention or affections
away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable
impermeable to air or other gases; having no weak points; sound
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stereotype     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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assurance or confirmation renewed or repeated; act of confirming someone's opinion or impression
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
small specialized mechanical or electronic device; any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled
a dark-colored person generally; broad area of open land, often high but poorly drained
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waffle     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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be dull and spiritless; be gloomy or dejected
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
accompany for protection, either by sea or land; attend for protection; escort
look sideways or obliquely, now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent
speak or write evasively; pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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