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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
acne     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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skin condition, usually of the face that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
one who harvests grain, especially a machine for harvesting grain or pulse crops
a person with exceptional talents or powers; wonder
chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to the maintenance of life
a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
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barter     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
draw back, as with fear or pain
trade goods or services without the exchange of money
testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
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cater     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
help bring about; make less difficult
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
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concoction     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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sharp-edged fragment of anything split or shivered off in the direction of its length; a thin piece of wood
act of creating something, as medicine, drink, or soup, by compounding or mixing a variety of components
a toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms
torn, ragged wound; rough or jagged breach made by rending
severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage; any vital action or activity.
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detest     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
be destroyed; pass away; become nothing
pierce; go through; permeate
obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
gather into small folds or wrinkles; contract into ridges and furrows
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duration     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
length of time something lasts
rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
willful or malicious destruction of public or private property;
state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
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famished     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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extremely hungry; exhausted through want of food or drink
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
mentally or emotionally upset; deranged; excessively agitated
prophetic; involving or portending widespread devastation
sound of a sudden heavy fall; well-rounded and full in form
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glimmer     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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small smooth rounded rock
dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer
good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away
use of force to get someone to obey
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hybrid     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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something of mixed origin or composition
deed; action; act performed for amusement; joke
handrail, especially on a staircase
attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view
wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood
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indisposed     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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averse; disinclined; unwilling to do a task
deserving blame; admonition; blameworthy
physically weak; easily broken
possessing an extraordinary ability to attract; of or about a charisma
not correctable; difficult or impossible to control or manage
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lax     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
open for the public to read; obvious; plain
neatly or smartly dressed; neat, trim, and smart
loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
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meticulous     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive
redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details
of or relating to a chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap
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omission     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
usually, a power-driven saw with a narrow vertical blade, used to cut sharp curves
highly viscous or semisolid substance used on the skin as a cosmetic, emollient, or medicament; salve
act of omitting; neglect, or failure to do something required by propriety or duty
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pedestrian     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly
remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
frightfully; terribly; inspiring horror
lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
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primordial     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
irritated or impatient; easily annoyed; peevish
being or happening first in a sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
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replica     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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rebirth of the soul in another body; revitalization in another form; a new embodiment
large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America
juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
copy or reproduction of a work of art
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scrooge     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth
trip; usually a short journey made for pleasure
mean or miserly person; selfish person
act of cleaving or splitting; breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
lack of sound judgment; lack of discretion
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slump     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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grape, or a bunch of grapes; grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat
shelter especially for housing or repairing aircraft
someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions
sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
copy or reproduction of a work of art
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stripe     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
a kind or category; band; ribbon
small specialized mechanical or electronic device; any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled
person who eats too much food and drink
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twinge     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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fort; castle; fortified place, especially a large military stronghold, often includes a town
a kind or category; band; ribbon
explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
slight push or shake, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation
sharp, sudden physical pain; mental or emotional pain
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