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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
ambiguous     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
short-lived; enduring a very short time
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
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belligerent     Speak
 
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tending to call up emotions, memories
having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific
able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful
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blemish     Speak
 
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mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
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cipher     Speak
 
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market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
woman whose occupation is sewing; needlewoman
goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters; lovely young girl; maiden; peacock butterfly
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
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cursory     Speak
 
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marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
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discourse     Speak
 
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n.  
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a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
handle, especially the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like
humanistic study of language and literature
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ephemeral     Speak
 
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into separate parts or pieces; apart
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
having no adverse effect; harmless
short-lived; enduring a very short time
feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
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feckless     Speak
 
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profoundly cruel or evil; fiendish; extremely malicious or wicked; infernal
wholly absorbing one's attention
below the average size; very small; little
existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real
without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose
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gush     Speak
 
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v.  
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occur at the same time as; correspond
luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
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impeach     Speak
 
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accuse; challenge or discredit the credibility of
beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
read or examine, typically with great care
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instigate     Speak
 
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cry with a low, whining, broken voice; whine; complain
delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display
wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
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minion     Speak
 
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n.  
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a person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
a loyal servant of another, usually more powerful being
a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
a place, such as a branch of a tree, where birds rest or sleep
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obliterate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
make the false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
applaud; announce with great approval
put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; tear in cutting
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pillage     Speak
 
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fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate
split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
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plume     Speak
 
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n.  
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an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
roof-like cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind
the capacity of guardian; guardianship; capacity or activity of tutor; instruction or teaching
prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
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retrospective     Speak
 
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gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical
marked by prudence and restraint in the use of material resources; limited in quantity; saving; frugal; merciful
looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past
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skillet     Speak
 
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n.  
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king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
a person who hides aboard a ship or other conveyance to obtain free passage
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
long-handled stewing pan or saucepan sometimes having legs; a vessel for stewing meat
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spool     Speak
 
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n.  
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something similar to such a cylinder in shape; the amount of wire, thread, or string wound on such a cylinder
freeing someone from the control of another
introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
competing as for any profit or prize
excessive pride or self-confidence
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synonymous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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likely to fail or be inaccurate
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
consisting of, relating to, or being in the water
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
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tremor     Speak
 
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n.  
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shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
brink; the very top edge of a container
lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
concave cut into a surface or edge; small hollow or depression
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