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GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
absolution     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
a burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill-natured caprice
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell
act of creating something, as medicine, drink, or soup, by compounding or mixing a variety of components
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balm     Speak
 
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female fox; a woman regarded as quarrelsome, shrewish, or malicious
hint; indirect implication , usually malicious
something that relieves pain
lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
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clemency     Speak
 
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slight push or shake, as with the elbow, in order to call attention or convey intimation
whirling motion; eddy, as of water
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers; excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
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cynicism     Speak
 
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enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley
enjoying yourself when you are not working; entertainment
act or instance that may be used as an example in subsequent similar cases
a scornfully or jadedly negative comment or act
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descend     Speak
 
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move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
come into prominence; spring up; appear
disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
become worse; decline; fall
become worse; decline
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escalate     Speak
 
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v.  
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beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
rise; increase in extent or intensity
argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
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facilitate     Speak
 
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seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate
consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
help bring about; make less difficult
refrain from buying or using
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glimmer     Speak
 
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n.  
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a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
legal delay of payment; suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
long heavy hammer, often wielded with both hands, used for driving wedges and posts and other heavy work
dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
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imbecile     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; inflammable
without physical strength; feeble; impotent; helpless
relating to health or the protection of health
of or about knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
having no particular interest or concern; being neither good nor bad
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implication     Speak
 
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the organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production
danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction
length of time spent in a particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction
something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance; the excessive indulgence of the appetites
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insert     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
input; enter; put or set into, between, or among
trace again; go back over something, usually in an attempt of rediscovery
write underneath, as one's name; sign to a document; promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount
mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of representing another person with comic intentions
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moan     Speak
 
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handrail, especially on a staircase
actions of a hero; having the excitement and emotional conduct
a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae
rough, disorderly person; boisterous person
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novice     Speak
 
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highly viscous or semisolid substance used on the skin as a cosmetic, emollient, or medicament; salve
the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
outburst; roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat
beginner; person new to a field or activity
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ply     Speak
 
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v.  
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call upon; ask for; request earnestly
bend; lay on closely, or in folds; work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; press upon
strike, with the open hand; slap; move with a quick
be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
cause to be uneasy; wear away
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prone     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine to remedy
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
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reek     Speak
 
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v.  
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bend; lay on closely, or in folds; work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; press upon
explode; burst out; become violently active
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
emit an odor;  be pervaded by something unpleasant
become limp; feel or exhibit the effects of fatigue or exhaustion; weaken markedly
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seine     Speak
 
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n.  
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large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top
a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
rough surface quality; the structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; the feel of a surface or a fabric
natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
sharp, sudden physical pain; mental or emotional pain
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stapler     Speak
 
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n.  
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comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
intense adverse criticism; artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes; public-relations spokesperson
one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples
one who sues, petitions, or entreats; petitioner; applicant; a man who is courting a woman
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strait     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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tiny; extremely precise with great attention to details; of or relating to or used in microscopy
difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
relating to health or the protection of health
sullen look; a frown; quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy
in coma; extremely sleepy; unconscious
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twinge     Speak
 
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n.  
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small specialized mechanical or electronic device; any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled
extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
honor; praise for exceptional achievement
sharp, sudden physical pain; mental or emotional pain
silvery, moderately hard metallic element
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