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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
anthem     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order
rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
small smooth rounded rock
cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap
song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
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blab     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
bring into being; give rise to; produce
reveal secret matters; chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly; gossip without reserve or discretion
rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
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chaste     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
short-handed; clandestine; marked by deception
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
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compress     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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hash over again; prepare or use again; bring forth again in another form without significant alteration
become worse; decline; fall
look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
close; squeeze or press together; contract
force separation from one's native country
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defect     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of representing another person with comic intentions
abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
bump; hit something violently
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expiration     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
block consisting of a thick piece of something
act of coming to a close; termination; the act of breathing out; exhalation
assurance or confirmation renewed or repeated; act of confirming someone's opinion or impression
sudden lateral movement or swaying to one side, as of a ship, a carriage, or a staggering person
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flora     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit a bodily organ
someone who assumes a false identity
mixture; musical composition consisting of a series of  pieces
hiding place; secret store of valuables or money
tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
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gloom     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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partial or total darkness; thick shade; gloomy, or dark place; cloudiness or heaviness of mind
severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage; any vital action or activity.
sudden downfall; complete disaster
someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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hive     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
puzzle; difficult problem
box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees
rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of debt; lessening of intensity or degree
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incense     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
change in outward structure or looks; convert
bend; move by muscular control; exhibit or show off the strength of
enrage; infuriate; cause to be extremely angry
hint; suggest; introduce by subtle and artful means
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laurel     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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whirling motion; eddy, as of water
unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
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malfunction     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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headdress for men and boys; a covering for the head, worn by women, protecting the back and sides of the head
bill; commercial document issued by a seller to the buyer indicating the products, quantities, and prices
lack of consistency; the difference
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell
failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
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momentary     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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sociable; going out or away; departing
done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time
feeling or showing extreme anger; enraged
pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
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petulant     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly
enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions; capable of receiving
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rebellious     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; worn out by using
resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
dazed or confused; dizzy or queasy
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
lazy; with little movement; very slow
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resuscitate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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gather; store up; amass; acquire
have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up
restored to life; restore consciousness, vigor, or life to; revive
hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment
become aware of through the senses; detect
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scandalous     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
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spear     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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mean or miserly person; selfish person
rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God
body, living or dead; corporeal substance of a thing; a collection of writings used for linguistic analysis
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swill     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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drink greedily; flood with water, as for washing
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
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trespass     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; make dirty, as by exposure to air
fix the eyes in a steady and earnest look; look with eagerness or curiosity, as in admiration, astonishment
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