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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
anomaly     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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the general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country
clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress
female of horse and other equine quadrupeds; sighing, suffocative panting, with a sense of pressure across the chest
long deep cut; deep flesh wound; lively and fluent in discourse; talkative
irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order
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begrudge     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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measure the depth; come to understand
make noise by striking against something; dash noisily together; meet in opposition
resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
join again; unite after separation; come, or go, again into the presence of
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carnage     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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the fit of irritation; petty quarrel; liquor, especially, a small draught of liquor
mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties; contract; stipulation
a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict
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crafty     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
driving away; unattractive; inspiring aversion or distaste; resistant or impervious to something
neatly or smartly dressed; neat, trim, and smart
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
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detonation     Speak
 
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n.  
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conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
cry of a wild goose; the sound produced by a typical car horn
legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece
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empathy     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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cry of a wild goose; the sound produced by a typical car horn
headdress for men and boys; a covering for the head, worn by women, protecting the back and sides of the head
understanding and entering into another's feelings
a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot
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flinch     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
draw back, as with fear or pain
creep away meanly; steal away; sneak.
defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
close; squeeze or press together; contract
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garret     Speak
 
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n.  
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special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute
willful or malicious destruction of public or private property;
unthankful; ungrateful; one who rewards favors with enmity
turret; watchtower; part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under or within the roof; attic
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
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hanger     Speak
 
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n.  
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a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
any structure that makes progress difficult; stumbling-block
exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
drama, characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters, and interpersonal conflicts
one who hangs, or causes to be hanged; loop or strap by which something is hung
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infantile     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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childish; relating to infants
elite; high-class or exclusive; overly conceited or arrogant; inclined to turn up one's nose
performed with a natural or offhand ease
done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
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laurel     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a person who establishes an organization, business
agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
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melancholy     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
enacted by statute; depending on the statute for its authority
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
cheap in nature or appearance;  tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
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motivate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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cause to feel remorse or regret; feel regret or self-reproach for
speak or write evasively; pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
creep away meanly; steal away; sneak.
stimulate; impel; provide with an incentive; move to action
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pertinent     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm; lively
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
performed with a natural or offhand ease
expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling
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prompt     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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sharpen; perfect or make more intense or effective
pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
look sideways or obliquely, now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent
breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; consume rapidly or eagerly; devour
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
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reproach     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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close; squeeze or press together; contract
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear
express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
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schizophrenia     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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details or specifics of something
a small, powerful boat designed for towing or pushing larger vessels
psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness variously affecting behavior and thinking
flax; fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; raw cotton that has been ginned and is ready for baling
branched, a decorative lighting fixture that holds a number of bulbs or candles and is suspended from a ceiling
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spatula     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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violent or riotous behavior; state of excitement, passion, or debauchery
song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments
a broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
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tantrum     Speak
 
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n.  
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a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
sudden lateral movement or swaying to one side, as of a ship, a carriage, or a staggering person
a burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill-natured caprice
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
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texture     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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rough surface quality; the structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; the feel of a surface or a fabric
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
something that relieves pain
something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
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