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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
anthropology     Speak
 
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n.  
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naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
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benefactor     Speak
 
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n.  
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gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
honor; praise for exceptional achievement
various small animals or insects, such as rats or cockroaches, those are destructive, annoying, or injurious to health
continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
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boudoir     Speak
 
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n.  
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fundamental reasons; basis; exposition of principles or reasons
a person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides;  sixpence
state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict
small room, especially in which a lady may retire to be alone or to receive intimate friends; a lady's private room
a bitter quarrel between two parties
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crayon     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; upper part in harmony for mixed voices
a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
a shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in a rock
stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
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disgruntled     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
unhappy; dissatisfied; frustrated
not bound by chains or shackle; not restricted
something you cannot stop taking once you have started
before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
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espionage     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement
spying; secret observation
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
something invented, made up; imaginary thing
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fender     Speak
 
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n.  
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a barrier that surrounds something to protect it
sharp, sudden physical pain; mental or emotional pain
friction between body and surface on which it moves
the corporation made up of different companies; composing of different elements gathered into a mass
height; status; high level of respect
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grotesque     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
adhesive; sticking together; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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hysteria     Speak
 
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n.  
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continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
capacity to attract intense interest
combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;
rough surface quality; the structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; the feel of a surface or a fabric
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
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indiscretion     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
long deep cut; deep flesh wound; lively and fluent in discourse; talkative
brave determination and confidence even in discouraging situations
charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power
lack of sound judgment; lack of discretion
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invoke     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
go or move with one side foremost; move sidewise
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
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moderate     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
morally, socially, or legally obligated to another; under a legal obligation to someone
temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
of or about knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
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nocturnal     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
high; outstanding; very great or intense
notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
abundantly covered or supplied with; completely wet
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pigsty     Speak
 
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n.  
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the shelter where pigs are kept; pigpen; dirty or very untidy place
act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God
the time between one event, process; interval of time
an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses jump in a race; perceived obstacle
something of mixed origin or composition
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prolong     Speak
 
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v.  
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place again in possession, or a former state; restore to a state from which one had been removed
bend; move by muscular control; exhibit or show off the strength of
make longer; draw out; lengthen
look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
a drawback, as with fear or pain; show fear
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requisition     Speak
 
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n.  
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the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb
willful or malicious destruction of public or private property;
act of requiring, as of right; demand or application made as by authority.
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secluded     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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grossly wicked; abominable; hateful; infamous
twisting or turning; spiral
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
physically weak; easily broken
impermeable to air or other gases; having no weak points; sound
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spatula     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
the organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
a broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
a place that is regarded as the center of an activity or interest; goal to which adherents of religious faith
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tenure     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
space or place that is available to be used; emptiness
holding of an office; a period during which something is held; status of holding position on a permanent contract
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transform     Speak
 
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v.  
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recover; return to health or strength; recover from financial loss
change in outward structure or looks; convert
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
join again; unite after separation; come, or go, again into the presence of
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