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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
acne     Speak
 
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n.  
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relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
copy or reproduction of a work of art
music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth
skin condition, usually of the face that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
a place, especially a funeral home, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
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n.  
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tender young shoots of a Eurasian plant, having leaf-like stems, scale-like leaves, and small flowers
poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order
details or specifics of something
established ceremony prescribed by a religion
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n.  
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overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
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comprehensive     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
something you cannot stop taking once you have started
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
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dribble     Speak
 
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v.  
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creep away meanly; steal away; sneak.
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
flutter; flap the wings without flying; waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
fall in drops or small drops, or a quick succession of drops
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n.  
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smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
act of exorcising; driving out of evil spirits from persons or places by conjuration
universe or universality of created things; ordered, harmonious whole
something that relieves pain
newly hatched, wingless, often wormlike form of many insects before metamorphosis
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a. or ad.  
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weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
capable of being accomplished or brought about
quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions; capable of receiving
lacking courage or vitality; weak
pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
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grisly     Speak
 
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relaxing; not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time
profitable; producing a good profit
clever; having the inventive or cunning mind
frightfully; terribly; inspiring horror
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hulk     Speak
 
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n.  
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a species of hickory, growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas
the center around which something rotates; pivot
attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing
ship, particularly a heavy ship; the body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; excessively muscled person
relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
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impending     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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overcome with grog; tipsy; unsteady on the legs; shaky
close in time; about to occur; approaching
sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous
in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization
leisurely walking; traveling from place to place seeking work or gain
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interim     Speak
 
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n.  
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dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow
willful or malicious destruction of public or private property;
a substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance
the time between one event, process; interval of time
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n.  
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position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released; utter defeat; complete victory
one who hangs, or causes to be hanged; loop or strap by which something is hung
someone seeking revenge; source of harm or ruin; opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome
drama, characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters, and interpersonal conflicts
crust discharged from and covering a healing wound; a worker who refuses membership in a labor union
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oblivious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
generous in providing aid to others; charitable
gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
formed into a whole; introduced into another entity
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n.  
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a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
model of excellence or perfection; a peerless example
an event that happens
tiered seating for spectators in outdoor venues, especially exposed to the sun
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
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v.  
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disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
rise; increase in extent or intensity
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
narrate or tell; count over again
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
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remission     Speak
 
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n.  
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deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of debt; lessening of intensity or degree
unlawful taking and removing of another's personal property; theft
book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or preserved; a book of record in business transactions
fruit of the oak and beech; a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, set upright in a boat to sustain sail
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seine     Speak
 
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n.  
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large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top
quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
silvery, moderately hard metallic element
group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
person who eats too much food and drink
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spacious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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firmly established by nature or habit
high; outstanding; very great or intense
wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable
possessed at birth; inborn
inward; internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign
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a. or ad.  
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robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
generous; high-minded; chivalrous
adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
powerful; having the power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
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towering     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
close in time; about to occur; approaching
high; outstanding; very great or intense
sociable; going out or away; departing
helper, additional or subsidiary
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