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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
alienated     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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isolated; excluded; estranged; having become indifferent or hostile to one's peers or social group
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
playful like a lively kitten; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
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benefactor     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
falling back into a former state, especially becoming worse
gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of  pieces
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charlatan     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
the center around which something rotates; pivot
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
one who advocates equal rights for women
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack
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crusade     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
beginner; person new to a field or activity
military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers; a series of actions tending toward a particular end
box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees
person, especially an older or married woman, who accompanies a young unmarried woman in public
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deficit     Speak
 
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n.  
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rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
branched, a decorative lighting fixture that holds a number of bulbs or candles and is suspended from a ceiling
inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
mean or miserly person; selfish person
act of burning something
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exonerate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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cut away; trim; reduce
catch or seize suddenly or by a sudden thrust and grasp
sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane
acquit; free from blame; discharge from duty
defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
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faction     Speak
 
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n.  
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nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; enthusiasm
a party of persons having a common end in view
government; mode of ruling; rule; authority
a broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to the maintenance of life
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grievous     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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suspicious; mistrustful; marked by or given to doubt
causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
in a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly
fatigued dulled by surfeit; exhausted; worn out; wearied
without previous preparation
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hiss     Speak
 
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n.  
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long, irregularly shaped gland in vertebrates, lying behind the stomach that secretes pancreatic juice
unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects; sensory appendage, as in function or form
lack of faith or belief in some religious system; unfaithfulness to a sexual partner, especially a spouse
prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth
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impostor     Speak
 
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n.  
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someone who assumes a false identity
token; a reminder of past; hint, suggestion, notice, or memorial to awaken the memory
copy or reproduction of a work of art
joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by sewing; the material used in sewing
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
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larynx     Speak
 
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n.  
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irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order
holding of an office; a period during which something is held; status of holding position on a permanent contract
decree; authoritative command or order
a species of hickory, growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas
the organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
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moan     Speak
 
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n.  
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deciduous tree, native to Asia and northern Africa and having simple leaves, pink flowers, and leathery fruits
partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot
thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes
quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
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mundane     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence
prepared; inclined; be ready; being a particular condition of the body or health
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
hidden from the eye or the understanding; invisible; secret; concealed; unknown
generous; high-minded; chivalrous
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palate     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
roof of the mouth; sense of taste
a person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
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puncture     Speak
 
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v.  
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cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
reckon; make a mathematical calculation
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render     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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disparage or depreciate; put down
input; enter; put or set into, between, or among
deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
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sledgehammer     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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outburst; roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat
a very small amount; a bit; ninth letter of the Greek alphabet
a small cut made with scissors or shears; small piece cut or clipped off
long heavy hammer, often wielded with both hands, used for driving wedges and posts and other heavy work
laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
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staple     Speak
 
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n.  
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necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
a shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in a rock
inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
established ceremony prescribed by a religion
small smooth rounded rock
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surplus     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to remedy
endowed with fancy or imagination; entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain
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treadmill     Speak
 
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n.  
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young birds hatched at one time; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age
tiered seating for spectators in outdoor venues, especially exposed to the sun
a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
use of force to get someone to obey
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
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