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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 2
anterior     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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feeling or showing extreme anger; enraged
emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
expecting unquestioning obedience; overwhelming in power or significance
before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
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audacity     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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foremost in importance; supreme in rank
loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
having a tendency to flop or flap
daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
helper, additional or subsidiary
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clash     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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make noise by striking against something; dash noisily together; meet in opposition
pass into or through; penetrate with hostile intent
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
cut away; trim; reduce
help bring about; make less difficult
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compliance     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
one who sues, petitions, or entreats; petitioner; applicant; a man who is courting a woman
readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
one who mends or makes boots and shoes; deep-dish fruit pie with a thick top crust; an iced drink made of wine
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detain     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
input; enter; put or set into, between, or among
put at a disadvantage; prevent the progress or free movement of
refrain from buying or using
break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
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duet     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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state of being complex; complexity; combination; complex
handrail, especially on a staircase
partial or total darkness; thick shade; gloomy, or dark place; cloudiness or heaviness of mind
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
composition for two performers, whether vocal or instrumental
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flask     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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form of government; government in power; administration; prevailing social system or pattern
willful or malicious destruction of public or private property;
a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers
the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
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gash     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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long deep cut; deep flesh wound; lively and fluent in discourse; talkative
the steering gear of a ship, especially a tiller or a wheel; position of leadership or control; director
apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
a short period of excessive consumption; rapid and excessive consumption of food, especially of excessive alcohol
a great mass of falling snow and ice
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hiss     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth
a place, especially a funeral home, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
female fox; a woman regarded as quarrelsome, shrewish, or malicious
puzzle; difficult problem
inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
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inconsiderate     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
not considerate; not attentive to safety or propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others
possessed by an unreasoning passion or attraction; overcome by some foolish passion or desire
sheer, light, delicate, or tenuous
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intricate     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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formed into a whole; introduced into another entity
extremely hungry; exhausted through want of food or drink
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
suspicious; mistrustful; marked by or given to doubt
complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
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loon     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
a sorry fellow; a worthless person; any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus Urinator
token; a reminder of past; hint, suggestion, notice, or memorial to awaken the memory
dirt or mud, especially, blood that has come from an injury and become thick
contentious speech act; argument
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novelty     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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person, especially an older or married woman, who accompanies a young unmarried woman in public
an event that happens
the moist, sticky mixture, especially of mud and filth; earth, rocks, or clay excavated in mining
quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
excessively modest person; person excessively concerned about correct behavior
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petulant     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
inward; internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur; incidental; casual.
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quantum     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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quantity; amount; a specified portion
plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
blue to gray-green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
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revenue     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a great mass of falling snow and ice
money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
religious image; idol; an essential and enduring symbol
exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
sharp-edged fragment of anything split or shivered off in the direction of its length; a thin piece of wood
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sanctum     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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sacred or holy place; a private place where one is free from intrusion
the impression produced by pressure or printing; distinctive influence; impress firmly in the mind
rough surface quality; the structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; the feel of a surface or a fabric
headdress for men and boys; a covering for the head, worn by women, protecting the back and sides of the head
gadget; device employed to cheat, deceive, or trick; a small object whose name does not come readily to mind
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sprint     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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run very rapidly; run at full speed.
disparage or depreciate; put down
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
plant; place seeds in or on
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taunt     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; make dirty, as by exposure to air
pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
handle with skill;  exercise effectively; have power over; a rule or manage
look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
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vascular     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
hidden from the eye or the understanding; invisible; secret; concealed; unknown
of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids
not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
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