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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
apparel     Speak
 
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n.  
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moderation, especially regarding indulgence in alcohol; seriousness; gravity in manner or treatment
a solid substance resembling metal in physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals
rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece
anger aroused by something unjust
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badger     Speak
 
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v.  
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put out or expel from a place; discharge
pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
bring back to life; rise from the dead; bring back into practice, notice, or use
look sideways or obliquely, now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent
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catalyst     Speak
 
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n.  
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box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed
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crater     Speak
 
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n.  
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in Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head upon the body of a lion
a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties; contract; stipulation
operatic solo; a solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment
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debauchery     Speak
 
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low or coarse noise in the throat, as a frog, a raven, or a crow
universe or universality of created things; ordered, harmonious whole
corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance; the excessive indulgence of the appetites
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of debt; lessening of intensity or degree
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empathy     Speak
 
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n.  
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catlike; animal of the family Felidae
dust or small fragments of wood made by the cutting of a saw
understanding and entering into another's feelings
act of omitting; neglect, or failure to do something required by propriety or duty
woman who is an heir, especially to great wealth
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flak     Speak
 
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state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation
usually, a power-driven saw with a narrow vertical blade, used to cut sharp curves
intense adverse criticism; artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes; public-relations spokesperson
cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap
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glum     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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having the power to advice; containing advice
helper, additional or subsidiary
intentional; headstrong; said or done on purpose; deliberate
sullen look; a frown; quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy
done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time
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hive     Speak
 
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box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees
small flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition; championship symbolized by such a flag
coniferous tree of the genus Picea; neat, trim, and smart in appearance
state of being complex; complexity; combination; complex
road or passage having no exit; deadlock
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infantry     Speak
 
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sharp-edged fragment of anything split or shivered off in the direction of its length; a thin piece of wood
relation of something to the matter at hand; applicability to social issues
proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence
body of children; a body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers
religious image; idol; an essential and enduring symbol
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lenient     Speak
 
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without physical strength; feeble; impotent; helpless
having a tendency to flop or flap
relaxing; not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
of or relating to a chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
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lucrative     Speak
 
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filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet
abundantly covered or supplied with; completely wet
profitable; producing a good profit
easily upset; given to bouts of ill-temper; full of superfluous details
common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement
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nab     Speak
 
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catch or seize suddenly or by a sudden thrust and grasp
pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
refrain from buying or using
argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
become worse; decline; fall
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posterity     Speak
 
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n.  
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the file of documents on a subject; a bundle of writings or documents relating to one matter or subject
a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
one who gives up easily; one who quits
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause
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primordial     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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having a tendency to flop or flap
being or happening first in a sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement
easily upset; given to bouts of ill-temper; full of superfluous details
abundantly covered or supplied with; completely wet
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relapse     Speak
 
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n.  
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poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
wedding ceremony; social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
pretending to be what you are not, or pretending to believe something that you do not
physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
falling back into a former state, especially becoming worse
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rummage     Speak
 
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v.  
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make an energetic, usually hasty search
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
acquit; free from blame; discharge from duty
handle with skill;  exercise effectively; have power over; a rule or manage
reveal secret matters; chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly; gossip without reserve or discretion
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splice     Speak
 
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v.  
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draw back, as with fear or pain
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
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termite     Speak
 
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in Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry, having a human head upon the body of a lion
branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
a whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood; white ant
psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness variously affecting behavior and thinking
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torso     Speak
 
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belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses jump in a race; perceived obstacle
composition for four voices or four instruments; a group of four
slight push or shake, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation
body excluding head and neck and limbs
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