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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
arbitrary     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to a monarch; royal; magnificent; splendid
weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
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belittle     Speak
 
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v.  
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withdraw; take back; draw back or in
disparage or depreciate; put down
handle with skill;  exercise effectively; have power over; a rule or manage
write underneath, as one's name; sign to a document; promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount
rise; increase in extent or intensity
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chastity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse
person who eats too much food and drink
particle; a tiny spot; stain
apparatus in which environmental conditions can be controlled, used for growing bacterial or hatching eggs artificially
anger aroused by something unjust
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contingent     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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abundantly covered or supplied with; completely wet
sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous
possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
associated with divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable
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defect     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
forward; send from one person or place to another
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
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euphemism     Speak
 
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n.  
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loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling, or clanging sound
various small animals or insects, such as rats or cockroaches, those are destructive, annoying, or injurious to health
slight push or shake, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation
one who insists on something unyieldingly; something puzzling or difficult
mild expression to replace offensive, unpleasant, or embarrassing one
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fig     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
over-regulated administrative system
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
small fruit tree with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity
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gander     Speak
 
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n.  
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a young shoot of a plant, tree; offspring; child
excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
male goose; fool and simpleton; look or glance
a rope attached to the bridle used to control a horse or other animal; an instrument of curbing or governing
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imbecile     Speak
 
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wasteful; reckless with money
of or about knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
of or about the lungs; having lungs or lung-like organs
without physical strength; feeble; impotent; helpless
not bound by chains or shackle; not restricted
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implore     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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help bring about; make less difficult
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of representing another person with comic intentions
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latent     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
planned, considered, or estimated in advance; deliberate
daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
formed into a whole; introduced into another entity
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lint     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
deed; action; act performed for amusement; joke
flax; fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; raw cotton that has been ginned and is ready for baling
military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers; a series of actions tending toward a particular end
tiny object or creature; very small contribution or amount of money
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ordinance     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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decree; authoritative command or order
humming or droning sound; a buzz; jumble or confused heap; confusion
deciduous tree, native to Asia and northern Africa and having simple leaves, pink flowers, and leathery fruits
tender young shoots of a Eurasian plant, having leaf-like stems, scale-like leaves, and small flowers
wall made up of stone
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podium     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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act of requiring, as of right; demand or application made as by authority.
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to a person on it
a boat propelled by oars; a large vessel for war and national purposes
length of time spent in a particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction
any part of an organ that seems to be separate from the rest, as one of the parts of the brain, lungs, or liver
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prude     Speak
 
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n.  
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quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations
whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; spiral motion of fluid within a limited area
excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; virtues and actions of a patriot
dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
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remainder     Speak
 
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n.  
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light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
seller; provider; vending machine
remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away
quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
core port; nucleus; heart; center
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rummage     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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make an energetic, usually hasty search
drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
become limp; feel or exhibit the effects of fatigue or exhaustion; weaken markedly
obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
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spanking     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable
gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night
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tawdry     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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cheap in nature or appearance;  tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
something you cannot stop taking once you have started
belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or married persons; matrimonial
of a very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
having the power to advice; containing advice
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vermin     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America
long heavy hammer, often wielded with both hands, used for driving wedges and posts and other heavy work
something which is written; writing; scripture
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
various small animals or insects, such as rats or cockroaches, those are destructive, annoying, or injurious to health
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