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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
affliction     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
tiny object or creature; very small contribution or amount of money
rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
the steering gear of a ship, especially a tiller or a wheel; position of leadership or control; director
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begrudge     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
fall in drops or small drops, or a quick succession of drops
retract a previous statement; sing over again; repeatedly utter in song
go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
narrate or tell; count over again
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carat     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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an attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower
unit of weight for precious stones; a measure of fineness of gold
a kind of small pinchers with long jaws, used for bending or cutting metal rods or wire
union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
mean or miserly person; selfish person
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contemplate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
put out or expel from a place; discharge
pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
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devour     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
make amends for; reimburse
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exploration     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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travel for discovery
the shelter where pigs are kept; pigpen; dirty or very untidy place
small flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition; championship symbolized by such a flag
loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling, or clanging sound
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
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flex     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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be destroyed; pass away; become nothing
weigh; weigh in mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively
bend; move by muscular control; exhibit or show off the strength of
rotate or turn something about its axis; veer a vehicle; pivot
abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
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generate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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restored to life; restore consciousness, vigor, or life to; revive
bring into being; give rise to; produce
explode or cause to explode; explode with great suddenness and with a loud noise
remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
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hamper     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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pierce; go through; permeate
go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree
come into prominence; spring up; appear
put at a disadvantage; prevent the progress or free movement of
write underneath, as one's name; sign to a document; promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount
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imposing     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
later in time; later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; located behind
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; worn out by using
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inscription     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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strong inclination; definite liking
juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
travel for discovery
particle; a tiny spot; stain
something written or engraved, especially words engraved on solid substance for preservation or public inspection
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mandate     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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type of environment in which an organism or group usually lives
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
the impression produced by pressure or printing; distinctive influence; impress firmly in the mind
body, living or dead; corporeal substance of a thing; a collection of writings used for linguistic analysis
authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
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moratorium     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
a brownish-black solid or semisolid mixture of bitumen obtained from nature or as a petroleum byproduct
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plumb     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
capable of being accomplished or brought about
of considerable weight; heavy; rugged and powerful
wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
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recant     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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cut away; trim; reduce
display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
reveal; make known to the public
retract a previous statement; sing over again; repeatedly utter in song
float in air ,especially by magical means
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revenue     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
sheep; flesh of a sheep;  loose woman; prostitute
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
depiction or interpretation, as in painting or music; translation; version
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scrumptious     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or a judge; sanctioned or ordered by a court
like an ape or monkey
pleasing or sweet to taste or smell
quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility
nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
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stationary     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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not considerate; not attentive to safety or propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others
difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations
fixed; immobile; static; not capable of being moved
offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
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tanner     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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the corporation made up of different companies; composing of different elements gathered into a mass
a person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides;  sixpence
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
principal woman dancer in a ballet company; woman ballet dancer
bacon; flesh of swine; fat of swine
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vacancy     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
woman who is an heir, especially to great wealth
perceptiveness; intellectual activity; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle
space or place that is available to be used; emptiness
the file of documents on a subject; a bundle of writings or documents relating to one matter or subject
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