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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
acoustics     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus, it is mostly evergreen and has wood remarkable for its durability
any of numerous flowerless, seedless vascular plants having roots, stems, and fronds and reproducing by spores
science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
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arcane     Speak
 
(2)
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animated; lively; vigorous and active
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
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burlesque     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
give over something to another for care, protection, or performance; give as a trust to someone;
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
cry with a low, whining, broken voice; whine; complain
rebuke or scold angrily and at length
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concoct     Speak
 
(4)
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improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
decay, or to cause something to decay
be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in a bad sense
digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
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cursory     Speak
 
(5)
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incapable of failure or error
without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
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elapse     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
slip or glide away; pass away silently
reduce or eliminate gradually, with a knife; cut small bits off
make a shop, sharp, cheerful sound, as of small birds or crickets
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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errant     Speak
 
(7)
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acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane
unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
animated; lively; vigorous and active
wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or a direct path; roving; irregular in motion
tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
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forage     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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persuade not to do; discourage
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
roughly handle someone or something; cause serious physical wounds
beat or pound with fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
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heyday     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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period of greatest popularity, success, or power; the golden age
improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
roof-like cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind
excessive pride or self-confidence
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
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incompatible     Speak
 
(10)
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lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
below the average size; very small; little
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
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inhumane     Speak
 
(11)
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lacking pity or compassion; cruel and savage
full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable
saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
in name only; insignificantly small
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loom     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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go through or across, often under difficult conditions
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle
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omnipotent     Speak
 
(13)
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shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force
incapable of being described
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
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pamper     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
beat or pound with fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
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plume     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement; an instance of abnormal activity
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
small exclusive group of friends or associates
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resilience     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept
maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters
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scorch     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
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strangulation     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind
text character used to mark the possessive or to show the omission of letters or numbers
restraint; avoiding excesses
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tactile     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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rash; marked by unthinking boldness
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
likely to fail or be inaccurate
used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
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unguarded     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
lacking protection or a guard; vulnerable
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
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