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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
altercation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
height; status; high level of respect
group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
silvery, moderately hard metallic element
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atone     Speak
 
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narrate or tell; count over again
look sideways or obliquely, now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
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charades     Speak
 
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n.  
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small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
unit of weight for precious stones; a measure of fineness of gold
assurance or confirmation renewed or repeated; act of confirming someone's opinion or impression
roof of the mouth; sense of taste
game in which participants act out a word or phrase for others to guess
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composite     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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associated with divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
feeling or showing extreme anger; enraged
lifeless; not animated or energetic; dull
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
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delegate     Speak
 
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n.  
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plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit a bodily organ
a person authorized to act as a representative for another; deputy
one who mends or makes boots and shoes; deep-dish fruit pie with a thick top crust; an iced drink made of wine
something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct
extraordinary ability; military bravery; superior skill or ability
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duration     Speak
 
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n.  
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length of time something lasts
authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
long, irregularly shaped gland in vertebrates, lying behind the stomach that secretes pancreatic juice
smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
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frantic     Speak
 
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quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions; capable of receiving
acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
playful like a lively kitten; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
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groggy     Speak
 
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typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
prepared; inclined; be ready; being a particular condition of the body or health
causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming; strikingly
overcome with grog; tipsy; unsteady on the legs; shaky
according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
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hiatus     Speak
 
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gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause
irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
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impostor     Speak
 
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n.  
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progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds; anything of mixed breed
a scornfully or jadedly negative comment or act
outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
young woman making formal entrance into society
someone who assumes a false identity
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jaguar     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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large and powerful feline animal, ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia; American tiger
in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
fatigued dulled by surfeit; exhausted; worn out; wearied
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
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mecca     Speak
 
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bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
monthly payment; a part of a published serial
corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance; the excessive indulgence of the appetites
a place that is regarded as the center of an activity or interest; goal to which adherents of religious faith
moderation, especially regarding indulgence in alcohol; seriousness; gravity in manner or treatment
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mutation     Speak
 
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change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
natural talent or aptitude
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
unreal reflection; an optical illusion
act of burning something
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penetrate     Speak
 
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draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree
response to an inquiry or experiment
fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
pierce; go through; permeate
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rationale     Speak
 
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n.  
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apparatus in which environmental conditions can be controlled, used for growing bacterial or hatching eggs artificially
long heavy hammer, often wielded with both hands, used for driving wedges and posts and other heavy work
fundamental reasons; basis; exposition of principles or reasons
aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
wedding ceremony; social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
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regiment     Speak
 
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rebirth of the soul in another body; revitalization in another form; a new embodiment
firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
government; mode of ruling; rule; authority
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scruffy     Speak
 
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being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
shabby; untidy in appearance
not bound by chains or shackle; not restricted
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smarmy     Speak
 
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unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
ill-humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
relating to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated
of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
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taboo     Speak
 
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n.  
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a great mass of falling snow and ice
prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth
remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition
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uncharted     Speak
 
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suspicious; mistrustful; marked by or given to doubt
not surveyed or investigated; not charted or recorded on a map or plan
not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
easily annoyed; abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
ill-humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
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