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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
affectionate     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
composed, and dignified in character or manner
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avert     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
carry off by force; kidnap
exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
look sideways or obliquely, now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
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bulge     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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bump; hit something violently
talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
trade goods or services without the exchange of money
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conundrum     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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one who harvests grain, especially a machine for harvesting grain or pulse crops
contentious speech act; argument
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
riddle; difficult problem; dilemma
inappropriate or unwelcome addition; infringement; violation; forcible inclusion or entry
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drenched     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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of considerable weight; heavy; rugged and powerful
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
abundantly covered or supplied with; completely wet
irritated or impatient; easily annoyed; peevish
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
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exposition     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
relation of something to the matter at hand; applicability to social issues
evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
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forte     Speak
 
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n.  
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title or degree of nobility
particular skill; special talent
sudden downfall; complete disaster
travel for discovery
level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships
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genre     Speak
 
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n.  
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skin condition, usually of the face that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
newly hatched, wingless, often wormlike form of many insects before metamorphosis
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
the file of documents on a subject; a bundle of writings or documents relating to one matter or subject
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hermit     Speak
 
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n.  
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whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; spiral motion of fluid within a limited area
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers; excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
a bitter quarrel between two parties
a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
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impartial     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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something you cannot stop taking once you have started
of or relating to a monarch; royal; magnificent; splendid
dazed or confused; dizzy or queasy
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
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invoice     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
an accepted member of a group; one who has special knowledge or access to confidential information
bill; commercial document issued by a seller to the buyer indicating the products, quantities, and prices
a scornfully or jadedly negative comment or act
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mammal     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
young birds hatched at one time; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age
prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth
the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair
holding of an office; a period during which something is held; status of holding position on a permanent contract
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monologue     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
penetration; hole made in the body so that jewelry can be worn through it
any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth
speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
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palate     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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roof of the mouth; sense of taste
a short period of excessive consumption; rapid and excessive consumption of food, especially of excessive alcohol
failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
unreal reflection; an optical illusion
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recreation     Speak
 
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n.  
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the organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
enjoying yourself when you are not working; entertainment
something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement
law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
highly viscous or semisolid substance used on the skin as a cosmetic, emollient, or medicament; salve
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retribution     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
part of government which makes laws
one who sues, petitions, or entreats; petitioner; applicant; a man who is courting a woman
person, especially an older or married woman, who accompanies a young unmarried woman in public
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scruffy     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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shabby; untidy in appearance
quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable
causing horror and repugnance; frightful and shocking
without physical strength; feeble; impotent; helpless
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
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spacious     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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swollen or puffed as with water or air
deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable
mentally or emotionally upset; deranged; excessively agitated
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tantrum     Speak
 
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n.  
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a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
a burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill-natured caprice
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
title or degree of nobility
a sorry fellow; a worthless person; any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus Urinator
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unravel     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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convert from code into plain text;
undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
gather into small folds or wrinkles; contract into ridges and furrows
plant; place seeds in or on
sharpen; perfect or make more intense or effective
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