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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
accelerate     Speak
 
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v.  
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move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
hint; suggest; introduce by subtle and artful means
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ascertain     Speak
 
(2)
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process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
bring into being; give rise to; produce
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
forward; send from one person or place to another
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chunky     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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short and thick; stocky; containing small thick pieces
enacted by statute; depending on the statute for its authority
wasteful; reckless with money
of or relating to a monarch; royal; magnificent; splendid
energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm; lively
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compulsion     Speak
 
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achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
body excluding head and neck and limbs
originally, a sword player; one who fought with weapons in public, like in the arena, for public amusement
the file of documents on a subject; a bundle of writings or documents relating to one matter or subject
act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving by force or by physical or moral constraint
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debrief     Speak
 
(5)
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gather into small folds or wrinkles; contract into ridges and furrows
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill a man
call, as a hen to her chickens; fondle; cocker; laugh in a suppressed or broken manner
to question someone after a military mission to obtain intelligence
remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify
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expire     Speak
 
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utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear
draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
come to an end; terminate; lose validity; breathe one's last breath; die
join again; unite after separation; come, or go, again into the presence of
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extort     Speak
 
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provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
strike, with the open hand; slap; move with a quick
conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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genre     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of cleaving or splitting; breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
hiding place; secret store of valuables or money
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
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haggle     Speak
 
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argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
draw back, as with fear or pain
drink greedily; flood with water, as for washing
plant; place seeds in or on
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impartial     Speak
 
(10)
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marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous
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judicial     Speak
 
(11)
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noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or a judge; sanctioned or ordered by a court
incapable of injury; impossible to damage, injure, or wound
extremely hungry; exhausted through want of food or drink
sullen look; a frown; quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy
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mammal     Speak
 
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composition for four voices or four instruments; a group of four
sheep; flesh of a sheep;  loose woman; prostitute
a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
anger aroused by something unjust
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moratorium     Speak
 
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front of building; superficial or false appearance
brave determination and confidence even in discouraging situations
deciduous tree, native to Asia and northern Africa and having simple leaves, pink flowers, and leathery fruits
firm hold or grip on anything; something easy to accomplish; sure thing; a certainty
legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
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penetrating     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong
tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental
sharp; having the power of entering or piercing
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
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provincial     Speak
 
(15)
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dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
relating to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated
possessing an extraordinary ability to attract; of or about a charisma
planned, considered, or estimated in advance; deliberate
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
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retrospect     Speak
 
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n.  
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love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; virtues and actions of a patriot
something of mixed origin or composition
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
a private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
review; look back upon; remember
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slag     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
a body of foot soldiers; military force; military bands; a great number
anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
residue by smelting metal ore; waste material from a coal mine; scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
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sprout     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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pattern; design; set into a specific pattern
have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
bend; lay on closely, or in folds; work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; press upon
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
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synthetic     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
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toil     Speak
 
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someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions
exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
branched, a decorative lighting fixture that holds a number of bulbs or candles and is suspended from a ceiling
loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling, or clanging sound
nonmetallic element of the halogen group, always occurring in combination
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