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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
adversary     Speak
 
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n.  
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an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
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avert     Speak
 
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retract a previous statement; sing over again; repeatedly utter in song
use power or the ability to make something happen; apply; exercise
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
reveal or tell; grant a share of; bestow
pattern; design; set into a specific pattern
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cleavage     Speak
 
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n.  
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examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
wound or injury; an infected or diseased patch of skin
act of cleaving or splitting; breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
female of horse and other equine quadrupeds; sighing, suffocative panting, with a sense of pressure across the chest
long heavy hammer, often wielded with both hands, used for driving wedges and posts and other heavy work
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curator     Speak
 
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one who manages museum or library; superintendent; manager
a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; a fashion model; a dummy
the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
quantity; amount; a specified portion
vulture; griffin; fast hold with the hand or arms; close embrace; grasp; clutch
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descend     Speak
 
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move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
go or move with one side foremost; move sidewise
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
surprise greatly; amaze; make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
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eulogy     Speak
 
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n.  
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expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
a burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill-natured caprice
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fledged     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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physically weak; easily broken
sharp; having the power of entering or piercing
furnished with feathers; able to fly; equipped for flight; winged; developed; matured
not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
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garner     Speak
 
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v.  
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throw into disorder; break the array of.
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
gather; store up; amass; acquire
handle with skill;  exercise effectively; have power over; a rule or manage
hesitate or stumble in uttering words; speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; stammer
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illiterate     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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something you cannot stop taking once you have started
uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write
cheap in nature or appearance;  tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
ill-humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
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impenetrable     Speak
 
(10)
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isolated; excluded; estranged; having become indifferent or hostile to one's peers or social group
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
possessed by an unreasoning passion or attraction; overcome by some foolish passion or desire
lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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jolt     Speak
 
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n.  
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a private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
hiding place; secret store of valuables or money
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
corpse; dead body, especially one intended for dissection
the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
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mecca     Speak
 
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n.  
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outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
a place that is regarded as the center of an activity or interest; goal to which adherents of religious faith
fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
dwarf; a fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground
act of modifying, or state of being modified; modified form or condition; a change
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ordinance     Speak
 
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n.  
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education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
decree; authoritative command or order
principal woman dancer in a ballet company; woman ballet dancer
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
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pariah     Speak
 
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n.  
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good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
humming or droning sound; a buzz; jumble or confused heap; confusion
inflammation of a joint or joints
an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses jump in a race; perceived obstacle
social outcast; a person who is rejected from society or home
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quantum     Speak
 
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the file of documents on a subject; a bundle of writings or documents relating to one matter or subject
quantity; amount; a specified portion
the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
monthly payment; a part of a published serial
a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks; a water plug
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remainder     Speak
 
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n.  
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remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away
extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
a small, powerful boat designed for towing or pushing larger vessels
failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
wall made up of stone
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shuffle     Speak
 
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v.  
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clean, deepen, or widen with scooping or suction devices, especially in harbor, waterway, and underwater mining
disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
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soprano     Speak
 
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n.  
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a body of foot soldiers; military force; military bands; a great number
falling back into a former state, especially becoming worse
treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; upper part in harmony for mixed voices
speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
hint; indirect implication , usually malicious
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sublime     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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expecting unquestioning obedience; overwhelming in power or significance
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
of or relating to or used in cooking; relating to a kitchen
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therapeutic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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luminous; bright; emitting visible light
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
hidden from the eye or the understanding; invisible; secret; concealed; unknown
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to the healing art
made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
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