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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
antiquated     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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differing from a norm or the accepted standards of a society
precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
easily annoyed; abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
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bankruptcy     Speak
 
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n.  
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conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
state of being unable to pay your debts
someone who assumes a false identity
a short period of excessive consumption; rapid and excessive consumption of food, especially of excessive alcohol
one who sprinkles; a device with perforations through which water issues from a hose to sprinkle a lawn
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civility     Speak
 
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n.  
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sudden lateral movement or swaying to one side, as of a ship, a carriage, or a staggering person
act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
freedom to behave, act, or think in the way you want to; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
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conjugal     Speak
 
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belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or married persons; matrimonial
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
negligent; careless in performing duty or business
quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility
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deteriorate     Speak
 
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stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
become worse; decline
bump; hit something violently
prevent from being successful
wish for with eagerness; desire possession of; long for inordinately or unlawfully
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espionage     Speak
 
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n.  
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book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or preserved; a book of record in business transactions
spying; secret observation
state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict
the acute, contagious viral disease, usually occurring in childhood; leprosy
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
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forte     Speak
 
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a barrier that surrounds something to protect it
quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
tiny object or creature; very small contribution or amount of money
juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
particular skill; special talent
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goad     Speak
 
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v.  
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gather; store up; amass; acquire
come to an end; terminate; lose validity; breathe one's last breath; die
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
fix the eyes in a steady and earnest look; look with eagerness or curiosity, as in admiration, astonishment
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
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hillbilly     Speak
 
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enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will
a kind or category; band; ribbon
gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
one who is from the hills, especially from a rural area, lacking refinement or sophistication
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infernal     Speak
 
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pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
of or relating to a chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances; tempting; alluring
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latitude     Speak
 
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n.  
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dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow
temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
freedom to behave, act, or think in the way you want to; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
any plant of the order Cactaceae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus
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melancholy     Speak
 
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weak-minded; foolishly loving and indulgent
not correctable; difficult or impossible to control or manage
short and thick; stocky; containing small thick pieces
wasteful; reckless with money
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
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overhaul     Speak
 
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provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
move about briskly and playfully; search a person for something concealed, by hands quickly over clothes
combine or join together, or to cause things to do this; unite
examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate
throw into disorder; break the array of.
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paramount     Speak
 
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foremost in importance; supreme in rank
ill-humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
childish; relating to infants
large and powerful feline animal, ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia; American tiger
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rationale     Speak
 
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n.  
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breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
mean or miserly person; selfish person
dirt or mud, especially, blood that has come from an injury and become thick
fundamental reasons; basis; exposition of principles or reasons
one who harvests grain, especially a machine for harvesting grain or pulse crops
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roe     Speak
 
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n.  
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small flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition; championship symbolized by such a flag
any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth
house of religious retirement, or of seclusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks
fish eggs; egg mass; female of any species of deer
organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects; sensory appendage, as in function or form
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sanctum     Speak
 
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n.  
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fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; craze
bacon; flesh of swine; fat of swine
sacred or holy place; a private place where one is free from intrusion
joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by sewing; the material used in sewing
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
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stamina     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy
growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting
poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
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tentative     Speak
 
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giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong
like a fanatic; furious; uncontrollable; extremely zealous or enthusiastic
fearful; frightful; extremely bad
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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travesty     Speak
 
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a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition
young birds hatched at one time; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age
long heavy hammer, often wielded with both hands, used for driving wedges and posts and other heavy work
comedy characterized by improbable situations; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous
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