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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
arbitrator     Speak
 
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n.  
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death of all its remaining members
comedy characterized by improbable situations; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous
someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions
sudden lateral movement or swaying to one side, as of a ship, a carriage, or a staggering person
a kind or category; band; ribbon
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auxiliary     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
helper, additional or subsidiary
capable of being accomplished or brought about
disagreeably damp or humid; cold moisture; unpleasant humidity
ill-humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
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brood     Speak
 
(3)
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something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
assembly of persons wearing masks and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
young birds hatched at one time; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age
physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
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commend     Speak
 
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v.  
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ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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devoid     Speak
 
(5)
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causing horror and repugnance; frightful and shocking
negligent; careless in performing duty or business
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
completely lacking; barren or empty
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duel     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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supervening of sleep; production of sleep; hypnotic state; hypnotism
combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;
lack of sound judgment; lack of discretion
firm hold or grip on anything; something easy to accomplish; sure thing; a certainty
road or passage having no exit; deadlock
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feat     Speak
 
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n.  
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proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence
beginner; person new to a field or activity
female fox; a woman regarded as quarrelsome, shrewish, or malicious
male goose; fool and simpleton; look or glance
achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
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glider     Speak
 
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n.  
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outburst; roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat
plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
male hawk; a kind of bur used in dressing cloth; flower or head of some plants, as when pendent; a narrow silk ribbon
act of requiring, as of right; demand or application made as by authority.
aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
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holster     Speak
 
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n.  
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case of leather or similar material for pistol
fort; castle; fortified place, especially a large military stronghold, often includes a town
a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head
a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers; excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
long heavy hammer, often wielded with both hands, used for driving wedges and posts and other heavy work
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induce     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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scrub; clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously; wear away; search through or over thoroughly
response to an inquiry or experiment
exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
move one way and the other to get a close place; lie close for comfort; cuddle; nestle
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insinuate     Speak
 
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v.  
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put into effect; supply with tools
hint; suggest; introduce by subtle and artful means
a drawback, as with fear or pain; show fear
seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen; impair the respiration of; asphyxiate
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meticulous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time
not sexual in nature; of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details
curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to the healing art
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orient     Speak
 
(13)
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clean, deepen, or widen with scooping or suction devices, especially in harbor, waterway, and underwater mining
bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
measure the depth; come to understand
wish for with eagerness; desire possession of; long for inordinately or unlawfully
focus toward; determine position with reference to another point; locate to face the east
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playwright     Speak
 
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a boat propelled by oars; a large vessel for war and national purposes
someone who writes plays
tiered seating for spectators in outdoor venues, especially exposed to the sun
act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation
perceptiveness; intellectual activity; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle
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prudence     Speak
 
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n.  
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a body of foot soldiers; military force; military bands; a great number
quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; good judgment
exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
act of plundering; plunder; booty, especially, the boot taken in a conquered or sacked city
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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reprehensible     Speak
 
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not enduring; not able to endure; unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy
being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected
attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
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slacker     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the file of documents on a subject; a bundle of writings or documents relating to one matter or subject
thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes
perceptiveness; intellectual activity; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle
fame; high-status importance owing to marked superiority; the rise of ground; hill
one who shirks work or responsibility; one who tries to evade military service in wartime
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spanking     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
being or happening first in a sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable
lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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stereotype     Speak
 
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n.  
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fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
a species of hickory, growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas
lack of faith or belief in some religious system; unfaithfulness to a sexual partner, especially a spouse
growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
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waffle     Speak
 
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v.  
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bend; move by muscular control; exhibit or show off the strength of
move one way and the other to get a close place; lie close for comfort; cuddle; nestle
speak or write evasively; pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
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