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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
abdomen     Speak
 
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n.  
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principal woman dancer in a ballet company; woman ballet dancer
usually, a power-driven saw with a narrow vertical blade, used to cut sharp curves
holding of an office; a period during which something is held; status of holding position on a permanent contract
belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
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baron     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who shirks work or responsibility; one who tries to evade military service in wartime
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
a person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
title or degree of nobility
infectious disease, which first appears as blebs or as reddish, shining, slightly prominent spots, with spreading edges
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chromosome     Speak
 
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n.  
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work of art put together from fragments
space or place that is available to be used; emptiness
lines of fire from multiple positions that cross in a small region; lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions
a structure in the cell nucleus that contains DNA
wall made up of stone
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controversy     Speak
 
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n.  
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principal woman dancer in a ballet company; woman ballet dancer
crust discharged from and covering a healing wound; a worker who refuses membership in a labor union
handrail, especially on a staircase
contentious speech act; argument
emotional closeness; harmony; the relationship of mutual trust or emotional affinity
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devoid     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
completely lacking; barren or empty
silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable
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entity     Speak
 
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n.  
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real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
magical charm or incantation having the power to ward off disease or disaster; foolish or unintelligible talk
a species of hickory, growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas
branched, a decorative lighting fixture that holds a number of bulbs or candles and is suspended from a ceiling
dwarf; a fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground
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fetish     Speak
 
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n.  
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loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling, or clanging sound
height; status; high level of respect
something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers; excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
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gist     Speak
 
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n.  
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seat, especially a royal seat; throne or rank; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding of a place by an army
sudden downfall; complete disaster
a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea
gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley
an accepted member of a group; one who has special knowledge or access to confidential information
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hypnosis     Speak
 
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n.  
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supervening of sleep; production of sleep; hypnotic state; hypnotism
failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; spiral motion of fluid within a limited area
one who harvests grain, especially a machine for harvesting grain or pulse crops
act of burning something
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inane     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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silly; senseless; unconsciously foolish; void
relaxing; not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful
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innate     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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possessed at birth; inborn
seizing; embracing; catching; exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
emotionally removed; calm and objective; apart from others; separate
playful like a lively kitten; energetic; lively; enthusiastic
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lunacy     Speak
 
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n.  
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group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
turret; watchtower; part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under or within the roof; attic
insanity or madness; something deeply misguided
the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses
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mutation     Speak
 
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n.  
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a broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather
foolish, unreasoning, or extravagant passion or attraction; temporary love of an adolescent
large bird of the genus Struthio
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pharmaceutical     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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tiny; extremely precise with great attention to details; of or relating to or used in microscopy
common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement
pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or a judge; sanctioned or ordered by a court
of or about knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
of a very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
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quantum     Speak
 
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n.  
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part of government which makes laws
legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
quantity; amount; a specified portion
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
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relaxation     Speak
 
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n.  
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branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
a person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause; showing evidence of possession by a god or demon
state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict
union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
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sanitation     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a boat propelled by oars; a large vessel for war and national purposes
health; hygiene; application of measures designed to protect public health; disposal or recycling of waste
act of coming to a close; termination; the act of breathing out; exhalation
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
assumption; an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved
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sprint     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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run very rapidly; run at full speed.
become aware of through the senses; detect
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
bend; lay on closely, or in folds; work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; press upon
break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
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swill     Speak
 
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v.  
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convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
float in air ,especially by magical means
drink greedily; flood with water, as for washing
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twinge     Speak
 
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n.  
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sharp, sudden physical pain; mental or emotional pain
violent rotating windstorm
foolish, unreasoning, or extravagant passion or attraction; temporary love of an adolescent
gadget; device employed to cheat, deceive, or trick; a small object whose name does not come readily to mind
a device consisting of a heavy blade held aloft between upright guides and dropped to behead the victim below
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