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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
aorta     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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the moist, sticky mixture, especially of mud and filth; earth, rocks, or clay excavated in mining
lack of sound judgment; lack of discretion
female of horse and other equine quadrupeds; sighing, suffocative panting, with a sense of pressure across the chest
the great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body; the main trunk of arterial system
one who advocates equal rights for women
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ascertain     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
cause to feel remorse or regret; feel regret or self-reproach for
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
hint; suggest; introduce by subtle and artful means
put into effect; supply with tools
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brawl     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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assumption; an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved
severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage; any vital action or activity.
comedy characterized by improbable situations; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous
slight hint or indication; slight understanding
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
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correspondent     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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formed into a whole; introduced into another entity
offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
frightfully; terribly; inspiring horror
one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
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discredit     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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cause to be uneasy; wear away
rise; increase in extent or intensity
come into prominence; spring up; appear
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
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drone     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation
idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
woolen thread; the thread of other material, as of cotton or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
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fathom     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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measure the depth; come to understand
conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill a man
be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
place again in possession, or a former state; restore to a state from which one had been removed
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glum     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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sullen look; a frown; quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong
temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
queer; amusingly odd; comical
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hive     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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the fit of irritation; petty quarrel; liquor, especially, a small draught of liquor
in the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free black person, living in the mountains
box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees
nonmetallic element of the halogen group, always occurring in combination
military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers; a series of actions tending toward a particular end
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inconceivable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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differing from a norm or the accepted standards of a society
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
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jigsaw     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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sacred or holy place; a private place where one is free from intrusion
courtesy towards women
usually, a power-driven saw with a narrow vertical blade, used to cut sharp curves
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic
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lewd     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
reactive; readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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mutton     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body; the main trunk of arterial system
sheep; flesh of a sheep;  loose woman; prostitute
wound or injury; an infected or diseased patch of skin
security pledged for repayment of loan
various small animals or insects, such as rats or cockroaches, those are destructive, annoying, or injurious to health
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perverse     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
uniform; in complete agreement
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
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prudence     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
one who hangs, or causes to be hanged; loop or strap by which something is hung
quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; good judgment
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to a person on it
unfortunate accident; bad luck
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replica     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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cause something or someone to no longer do what is usual or right; state of being twisted or bent out of shape
quantity; amount; a specified portion
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to a person on it
a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
copy or reproduction of a work of art
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shrewd     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked
present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to two
luminous; bright; emitting visible light
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snuggle     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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move one way and the other to get a close place; lie close for comfort; cuddle; nestle
drive or hunt out of hiding; uncover and bring to light by searching
trace again; go back over something, usually in an attempt of rediscovery
throw out forcibly and abundantly, as liquids through an office or a pipe; eject in a jet; utter magniloquently
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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stonewall     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
a genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves
wall made up of stone
one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples
explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
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trivia     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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any article of clothing, as coat or gown
mild expression to replace offensive, unpleasant, or embarrassing one
insignificant or inessential matters; trifles
a kind of cloak worn by the Spanish Americans, having the form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head
a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
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