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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
absolution     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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beginner; person new to a field or activity
someone to investigate and report on a case or to ensure fair play
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
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attest     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
cut away; trim; reduce
testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
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caper     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring
a drawback, as with fear or pain; show fear
narrate or tell; count over again
resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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concoction     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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act of creating something, as medicine, drink, or soup, by compounding or mixing a variety of components
death of all its remaining members
small flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition; championship symbolized by such a flag
insignificant or inessential matters; trifles
the acute, contagious viral disease, usually occurring in childhood; leprosy
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decode     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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splash liquid gently and playfully; undertake something without serious intent
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
focus toward; determine position with reference to another point; locate to face the east
convert from code into plain text;
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duet     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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the shelter where pigs are kept; pigpen; dirty or very untidy place
the moist, sticky mixture, especially of mud and filth; earth, rocks, or clay excavated in mining
partial or total darkness; thick shade; gloomy, or dark place; cloudiness or heaviness of mind
composition for two performers, whether vocal or instrumental
deed; action; act performed for amusement; joke
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flinch     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
depart; leave a room, building, chair, so that it is available for other people
draw back, as with fear or pain
put at a disadvantage; prevent the progress or free movement of
import or export without paying customs duties
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grovel     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up
recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
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hermit     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance
puzzle; difficult problem
one who mends or makes boots and shoes; deep-dish fruit pie with a thick top crust; an iced drink made of wine
gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause
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impenetrable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
enacted by statute; depending on the statute for its authority
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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interim     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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gain information about the enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
tending to cleanse or purge;  place or condition of suffering, expiation, or remorse
the time between one event, process; interval of time
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magnanimous     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming; strikingly
generous; high-minded; chivalrous
morally, socially, or legally obligated to another; under a legal obligation to someone
tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental
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optional     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to remedy
later in time; later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; located behind
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
incapable of injury; impossible to damage, injure, or wound
not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
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porcelain     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
act of wrecking, or state of being wrecked; the debris of something wrecked
any of various instruments used for listening to sounds produced within the body, like a doctor's tool
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quantum     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley
quantity; amount; a specified portion
state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict
conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
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regiment     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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government; mode of ruling; rule; authority
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
small flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition; championship symbolized by such a flag
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
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sedate     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night
weak-minded; foolishly loving and indulgent
composed, and dignified in character or manner
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
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stationery     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
gadget; device employed to cheat, deceive, or trick; a small object whose name does not come readily to mind
act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance; the excessive indulgence of the appetites
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sublime     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
overcome with grog; tipsy; unsteady on the legs; shaky
readily or easily influenced; suggestible; capable of receiving impressions; emotional
clever; having the inventive or cunning mind
of or relating to or used in cooking; relating to a kitchen
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vixen     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
a party of persons having a common end in view
torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
body excluding head and neck and limbs
female fox; a woman regarded as quarrelsome, shrewish, or malicious
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