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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
arbitrary     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
mentally or emotionally upset; deranged; excessively agitated
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
insignificant; tiny; weak; of inferior size, strength
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aroma     Speak
 
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n.  
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enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
a shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in a rock
act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
young birds hatched at one time; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age
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clash     Speak
 
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v.  
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carry off by force; kidnap
put at a disadvantage; prevent the progress or free movement of
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
make noise by striking against something; dash noisily together; meet in opposition
glide or slide like a reptile; slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface
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coherent     Speak
 
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excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious
not surveyed or investigated; not charted or recorded on a map or plan
weak-minded; foolishly loving and indulgent
swollen or puffed as with water or air
adhesive; sticking together; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
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detain     Speak
 
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v.  
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keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
act, feel, or give mutually or in return; move back and forth alternately; be complementary or equivalent
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enigma     Speak
 
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n.  
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the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
the acute, contagious viral disease, usually occurring in childhood; leprosy
the fit of irritation; petty quarrel; liquor, especially, a small draught of liquor
newly hatched, wingless, often wormlike form of many insects before metamorphosis
puzzle; difficult problem
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flak     Speak
 
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n.  
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intense adverse criticism; artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes; public-relations spokesperson
examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
one who manages museum or library; superintendent; manager
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gash     Speak
 
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n.  
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assurance or confirmation renewed or repeated; act of confirming someone's opinion or impression
bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
unthankful; ungrateful; one who rewards favors with enmity
long deep cut; deep flesh wound; lively and fluent in discourse; talkative
scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder; belt
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hiss     Speak
 
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n.  
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prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
extremely attractive; entrancing; transporting
capacity to attract intense interest
change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
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inept     Speak
 
(10)
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generous in providing aid to others; charitable
irritated or impatient; easily annoyed; peevish
deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy
lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking
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judicial     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine
clever; having the inventive or cunning mind
easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable
pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or a judge; sanctioned or ordered by a court
composed, and dignified in character or manner
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melancholy     Speak
 
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gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
having a tendency to flop or flap
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
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moor     Speak
 
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n.  
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a brownish-black solid or semisolid mixture of bitumen obtained from nature or as a petroleum byproduct
a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
a dark-colored person generally; broad area of open land, often high but poorly drained
gain information about the enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
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paragon     Speak
 
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n.  
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model of excellence or perfection; a peerless example
house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather
military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers; a series of actions tending toward a particular end
foolish, unreasoning, or extravagant passion or attraction; temporary love of an adolescent
small specialized mechanical or electronic device; any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled
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rebuttal     Speak
 
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n.  
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dust or small fragments of wood made by the cutting of a saw
one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples
external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece
natural talent or aptitude
proving to be false or incorrect; response with contrary evidence
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reprieve     Speak
 
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n.  
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art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
model of excellence or perfection; a peerless example
small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
strong inclination; definite liking
temporary relief from harm or discomfort; postponement or cancellation of punishment
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skit     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
short, usually comic dramatic performance or work
assurance or confirmation renewed or repeated; act of confirming someone's opinion or impression
an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which men or horses jump in a race; perceived obstacle
woolen thread; the thread of other material, as of cotton or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving
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smuggle     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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import or export without paying customs duties
draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
draw back, as with fear or pain
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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tenor     Speak
 
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n.  
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capacity to attract intense interest
enclosure for confining livestock; enclosure formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack
falling back into a former state, especially becoming worse
process of making things clearer or easier to understand
continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
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tyrant     Speak
 
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n.  
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a box-shaped musical instrument consisting of a folded central part with a keyboard
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
quantity; amount; a specified portion
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
partial or total darkness; thick shade; gloomy, or dark place; cloudiness or heaviness of mind
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