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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
alcove     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
nook; small, recessed section of a room
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barricade     Speak
 
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n.  
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hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present
board on which the painter mixes pigments
filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
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bullion     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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school, especially a theological school for the training of priests; school of higher education, especially for girls
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
gold and silver in the form of bars
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concoct     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
remove or force out from a position of dwelling previously occupied
force to leave; remove from office
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depravity     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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humorous short verse; nonsense song or verse
extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it isn't easy to free oneself
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
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emancipation     Speak
 
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n.  
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freeing someone from the control of another
a float, especially a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position
craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain
small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin
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entomology     Speak
 
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n.  
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study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
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fanfare     Speak
 
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n.  
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state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal
a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
a piece of orange or lemon peel used to give flavor to liquor; something that gives a pleasant taste; appetizer
a loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery
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gratuity     Speak
 
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n.  
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ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
mental keenness; quickness of perception
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incarnation     Speak
 
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n.  
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the intensity of feeling; the warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion
profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea
act of making a conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing
small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin
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inscrutable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real
rash; marked by unthinking boldness
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
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loom     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
freshen; circulate through and freshen
appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
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obstruct     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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stop; impede; shut out from view
approach; tend to meet; come together
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress;  pacify or quiet
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parable     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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fragments; atoms; splintered pieces; bits
the overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path
a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
continual and persistent demands
something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
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prospectus     Speak
 
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n.  
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pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels
last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime
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reciprocal     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
marked by prudence and restraint in the use of material resources; limited in quantity; saving; frugal; merciful
of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
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seep     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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walk for pleasure, display, or exercise
pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
negate; act against
cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
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stoke     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds
flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip
fall away or back; decline or recede; fall back from the flood stage
stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
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supposition     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in which fire is extinct; hot coal without flame
sacred writing or book; authoritative statement; document; inscription
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
a human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
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vogue     Speak
 
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n.  
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something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it
book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
color; appearance; particular gradation of color
popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
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