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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
affliction     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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state of being complex; complexity; combination; complex
length of time spent in a particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
small smooth rounded rock
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
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badger     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring
take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
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boudoir     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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push; driving force; an act of propelling
case of leather or similar material for pistol
small room, especially in which a lady may retire to be alone or to receive intimate friends; a lady's private room
large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top
laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
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contemplate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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make changes in structure or style; reconstruct; change the form of
combine something into a larger whole; unite
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
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deflect     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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accompany for protection, either by sea or land; attend for protection; escort
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something
rise; increase in extent or intensity
decide; judge; sentence; condemn
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ensemble     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
a solid substance resembling metal in physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals
any plant of the order Cactaceae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus
drama, characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters, and interpersonal conflicts
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forum     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving by force or by physical or moral constraint
a place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
principal woman dancer in a ballet company; woman ballet dancer
one who shirks work or responsibility; one who tries to evade military service in wartime
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell
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grotesque     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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possessed by an unreasoning passion or attraction; overcome by some foolish passion or desire
impermeable to air or other gases; having no weak points; sound
helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
large and powerful feline animal, ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia; American tiger
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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hallowed     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
differing from a norm or the accepted standards of a society
of an entire group or class; general
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
associated with divine power; made holy; worthy of religious veneration
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indebted     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
morally, socially, or legally obligated to another; under a legal obligation to someone
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
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leer     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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emit an odor;  be pervaded by something unpleasant
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
look sideways or obliquely, now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent
make changes in structure or style; reconstruct; change the form of
put into effect; supply with tools
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mare     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
one who harvests grain, especially a machine for harvesting grain or pulse crops
vulture; griffin; fast hold with the hand or arms; close embrace; grasp; clutch
female of horse and other equine quadrupeds; sighing, suffocative panting, with a sense of pressure across the chest
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omission     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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monthly payment; a part of a published serial
act of omitting; neglect, or failure to do something required by propriety or duty
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
a short period of excessive consumption; rapid and excessive consumption of food, especially of excessive alcohol
hiding place; secret store of valuables or money
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particulars     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
the time between one event, process; interval of time
details or specifics of something
lack of consistency; the difference
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
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provincial     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper
interested in making money; profit-oriented; hired for service in a foreign army
fixed; immobile; static; not capable of being moved
relating to a province; limited in outlook; unsophisticated
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
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responsive     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
in a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly
refraining from producing speech or vocal sound; unable to speak; expressed without speech; unspoken
traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
reactive; readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion
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sever     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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draw back, as with fear or pain
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
cut away; trim; reduce
bend; move by muscular control; exhibit or show off the strength of
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
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speculate     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill a man
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
change in outward structure or looks; convert
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tentative     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the marriage state or married persons; matrimonial
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet
swollen or puffed as with water or air
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velocity     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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extraordinary ability; military bravery; superior skill or ability
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
step; pace; significant progress
prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth
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