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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
anthem     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
length of time spent in a particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction
unit of weight for precious stones; a measure of fineness of gold
inflammation of a joint or joints
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baton     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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an accepted member of a group; one who has special knowledge or access to confidential information
token; a reminder of past; hint, suggestion, notice, or memorial to awaken the memory
a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
a thick, heavy stick used as a weapon by police officers, or one transferred by runners in a relay race
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chuckle     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
call, as a hen to her chickens; fondle; cocker; laugh in a suppressed or broken manner
appreciate fully; enjoy or relish; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality
drink greedily; flood with water, as for washing
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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confiscate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
make amends for; reimburse
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debutante     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
young woman making formal entrance into society
ceremony of crowning queen or king
cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap
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excursion     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit
religious rite; oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation
step; pace; significant progress
trip; usually a short journey made for pleasure
height; status; high level of respect
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founder     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a person who establishes an organization, business
part of government which makes laws
extraordinary ability; military bravery; superior skill or ability
physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae
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girdle     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary
any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
particular skill; special talent
something that encircles like a belt; zodiac, also, the equator; circumference
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horrendous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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fearful; frightful; extremely bad
physically weak; easily broken
easily annoyed; abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
capable of being accomplished or brought about
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indiscretion     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit a bodily organ
height; status; high level of respect
lack of sound judgment; lack of discretion
rebirth of the soul in another body; revitalization in another form; a new embodiment
quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
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kennel     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
seat, especially a royal seat; throne or rank; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding of a place by an army
seller; provider; vending machine
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
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mare     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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act of creating something, as medicine, drink, or soup, by compounding or mixing a variety of components
long deep cut; deep flesh wound; lively and fluent in discourse; talkative
female of horse and other equine quadrupeds; sighing, suffocative panting, with a sense of pressure across the chest
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
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nefarious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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negligent; careless in performing duty or business
averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
isolated; excluded; estranged; having become indifferent or hostile to one's peers or social group
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
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penchant     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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strong inclination; definite liking
a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
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quantum     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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quantity; amount; a specified portion
natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
review; look back upon; remember
popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
act of cleaving or splitting; breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
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reek     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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refrain from buying or using
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
reveal secret matters; chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly; gossip without reserve or discretion
emit an odor;  be pervaded by something unpleasant
testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
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ruddy     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to the healing art
present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
reddish color; healthy-looking
powerful; having the power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
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spectrum     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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sudden lateral movement or swaying to one side, as of a ship, a carriage, or a staggering person
catlike; animal of the family Felidae
honor; praise for exceptional achievement
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
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stutter     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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hesitate or stumble in uttering words; speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; stammer
become worse; decline; fall
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
change in outward structure or looks; convert
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underhanded     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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short-handed; clandestine; marked by deception
neatly or smartly dressed; neat, trim, and smart
performed with a natural or offhand ease
physically weak; easily broken
something you cannot stop taking once you have started
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