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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
abut     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
remove outer covering or skin with a knife or similar instrument
detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in a bad sense
increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
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archaeology     Speak
 
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n.  
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study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
rubber or plastic nipple or teething ring for a baby to suck or chew on
bullfighter who performs the final passes and kills the bull
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film
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chameleon     Speak
 
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n.  
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long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
lizard that changes color in different situations
small exclusive group of friends or associates
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cohesive     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
coiled around; highly involved; intricate
accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated
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cringe     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
growl viciously while baring the teeth; utter with anger or hostility
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
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embody     Speak
 
(6)
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charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate
steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from one's employer
stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
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empirical     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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essential; requisite;  impossible to be omitted or remitted
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
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figurative     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight
gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
of or about the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals
unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
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gamut     Speak
 
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n.  
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picture; drawing; showing by example
a person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
entire range; all notes in musical scale
one who settles dispute or controversy between parties; referee or judge, one chosen to see that the rules of a game
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horde     Speak
 
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n.  
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a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
inexpensive waterproof covering used for floors; a stiff, smooth material that is used for covering floors
heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle
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jettison     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations
throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
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maniacal     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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arrogant; feeling or showing haughty disdain; overbearing
wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
disrespectful; showing lack of due respect; not revering god
of the same size, extent, or duration as another
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negligible     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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contrary to your interests or welfare; inconvenient; troublesome
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
harsh and unpleasant; making a harsh sound
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
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patronage     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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thin layer; coating consisting of thin layer; ornamental coating to a building
predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
a lawyer using questionable methods; an unethical lawyer or politician
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precocious     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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advanced in development; appearing or developing early
of or pertaining to the parts under the skin; injected beneath the skin
artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
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retrograde     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in a bad sense
go backwards;  decline to inferior state; degenerate
walk for pleasure, display, or exercise
cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; tear in cutting
duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back
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simulate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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hold firmly; hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly; set closely together; close tightly
go backwards;  decline to inferior state; degenerate
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
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stodgy     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
late; delayed; moving slowly
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
careful about money; economical
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tadpole     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a larval frog or toad
flag or banner, especially the national flag, carried by ship or a body of soldiers
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
a lawyer using questionable methods; an unethical lawyer or politician
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traverse     Speak
 
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v.  
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say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
give as a gift; present
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
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