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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
accelerate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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creep away meanly; steal away; sneak.
retract a previous statement; sing over again; repeatedly utter in song
change in outward structure or looks; convert
move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
throw into disorder; break the array of.
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avert     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
collapse or burst inward violently; burst inward
come to an end; terminate; lose validity; breathe one's last breath; die
give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
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carnage     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
understanding and entering into another's feelings
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culinary     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
of or relating to or used in cooking; relating to a kitchen
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous
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devastate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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a drawback, as with fear or pain; show fear
make longer; draw out; lengthen
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
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duel     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; spiral motion of fluid within a limited area
an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses jump in a race; perceived obstacle
beginner; person new to a field or activity
quantity; amount; a specified portion
combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;
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facade     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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mild expression to replace offensive, unpleasant, or embarrassing one
front of building; superficial or false appearance
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
popular taste; the general direction in which something tends to move
laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
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glutton     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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title or degree of nobility
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
person who eats too much food and drink
small fruit tree with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity
the acute, contagious viral disease, usually occurring in childhood; leprosy
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humane     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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generous; high-minded; chivalrous
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
very important; of outstanding significance or consequence
notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
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incessant     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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uninterrupted; unceasing; continuing without interruption
having no spine or spinal column; invertebrate; having no backbone, vigor, or courage; limp; weak
possessed by an unreasoning passion or attraction; overcome by some foolish passion or desire
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
like a fanatic; furious; uncontrollable; extremely zealous or enthusiastic
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intrusion     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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mean or miserly person; selfish person
the time between one event, process; interval of time
inappropriate or unwelcome addition; infringement; violation; forcible inclusion or entry
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
copy or reproduction of a work of art
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lewd     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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prepared; inclined; be ready; being a particular condition of the body or health
lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful
endowed with fancy or imagination; entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain
feeling about to vomit; causing uneasiness
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mundane     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming; strikingly
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
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paramount     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering appearances; tempting; alluring
enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement
of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous
foremost in importance; supreme in rank
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primordial     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
in a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly
being or happening first in a sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
fearful; frightful; extremely bad
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repent     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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cause to feel remorse or regret; feel regret or self-reproach for
fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; imitate
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
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sapphire     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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act of modifying, or state of being modified; modified form or condition; a change
state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth
a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
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staggering     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining to the public treasury or revenue; revenue
causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming; strikingly
sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
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stutter     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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come to an end; terminate; lose validity; breathe one's last breath; die
hesitate or stumble in uttering words; speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; stammer
swallow or eat greedily or hastily
be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
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waive     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
display in order to impress others; swagger; walk with a lofty proud gait
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
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