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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
amoral     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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tiny; extremely precise with great attention to details; of or relating to or used in microscopy
possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
elite; high-class or exclusive; overly conceited or arrogant; inclined to turn up one's nose
of or relating to or used in cooking; relating to a kitchen
lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong
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barren     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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hidden from the eye or the understanding; invisible; secret; concealed; unknown
differing from a norm or the accepted standards of a society
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval warfare; rigid; solid or certain
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brook     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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creek; a small stream
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
a thick, heavy stick used as a weapon by police officers, or one transferred by runners in a relay race
something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
fruit of the oak and beech; a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, set upright in a boat to sustain sail
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cynicism     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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unreal reflection; an optical illusion
a scornfully or jadedly negative comment or act
remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away
act of requiring, as of right; demand or application made as by authority.
quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
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devoid     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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intentional; headstrong; said or done on purpose; deliberate
quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions; capable of receiving
tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental
completely lacking; barren or empty
generous; high-minded; chivalrous
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empathy     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
title or degree of nobility
understanding and entering into another's feelings
whirling motion; eddy, as of water
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founder     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a person who establishes an organization, business
small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
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galley     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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in the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free black person, living in the mountains
lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
a boat propelled by oars; a large vessel for war and national purposes
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
use of force to get someone to obey
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immense     Speak
 
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enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
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inhuman     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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weak-minded; foolishly loving and indulgent
isolated; excluded; estranged; having become indifferent or hostile to one's peers or social group
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
not human; not governed by feelings proper to human nature; specifically, not humane; hard-hearted; unfeeling; cruel
differing from a norm or the accepted standards of a society
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kennel     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
young birds hatched at one time; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age
sudden downfall; complete disaster
flax; fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; raw cotton that has been ginned and is ready for baling
something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
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mammal     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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act of wrecking, or state of being wrecked; the debris of something wrecked
conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
a dark-colored person generally; broad area of open land, often high but poorly drained
warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
composition for four voices or four instruments; a group of four
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omission     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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unthankful; ungrateful; one who rewards favors with enmity
sharp-edged fragment of anything split or shivered off in the direction of its length; a thin piece of wood
book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or preserved; a book of record in business transactions
act of omitting; neglect, or failure to do something required by propriety or duty
step; pace; significant progress
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paragon     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress
idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary
song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
model of excellence or perfection; a peerless example
brave determination and confidence even in discouraging situations
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puncture     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
refrain from buying or using
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit
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requisition     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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honor; praise for exceptional achievement
quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
religious image; idol; an essential and enduring symbol
act of requiring, as of right; demand or application made as by authority.
dust or small fragments of wood made by the cutting of a saw
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ruddy     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
possessing an extraordinary ability to attract; of or about a charisma
reddish color; healthy-looking
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smirk     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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unit of weight for precious stones; a measure of fineness of gold
stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
dirt or mud, especially, blood that has come from an injury and become thick
smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
a place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
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swine     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a short entertainment on the stage between the acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece
any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
a place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
lines of fire from multiple positions that cross in a small region; lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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wag     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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a drawback, as with fear or pain; show fear
move one way and the other with quick turns; shake to and fro; move in vibrating; cause to vibrate
bend; lay on closely, or in folds; work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; press upon
write underneath, as one's name; sign to a document; promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
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