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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
alcove     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
nook; small, recessed section of a room
shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
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aquatic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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consisting of, relating to, or being in the water
holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
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bigot     Speak
 
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n.  
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hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own religion, race, or politics
blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus Culex
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
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clinch     Speak
 
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v.  
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hold firmly; hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly; set closely together; close tightly
violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward the desired end
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daredevil     Speak
 
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n.  
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recklessly bold person; a person who risks life and limb for a living or to be seen
gap or crack; short, sharp sound; money; cash
a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
a larval frog or toad
crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
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emigrate     Speak
 
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v.  
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make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
burn with hot liquid or steam; pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid
remove from one country or state to another for residence; migrate from home
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
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entrenched     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
established firmly and securely; rooted
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
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fetter     Speak
 
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v.  
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restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
hold firmly; hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly; set closely together; close tightly
move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
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gargantuan     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable
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humidity     Speak
 
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n.  
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result of improving something; the process of removing impurities
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
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linear     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
having the form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
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mince     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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cut into very small pieces; chop fine; suppress or weaken the force of
offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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onslaught     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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assault; a very powerful attack
assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
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placate     Speak
 
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v.  
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make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from one's employer
appease or pacify; bring peace to
associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
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proclivity     Speak
 
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n.  
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animals of a period or region
vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
sacred song; poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God
restraint; avoiding excesses
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retrospective     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past
weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; showing sorrow
burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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shun     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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avoid deliberately; keep away from
bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
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stuntman     Speak
 
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n.  
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a highly skilled artist, as a musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field
a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk
slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body; slight indentation on any surface
music performed in the open air at nights; complimentary performance given to honor or express love for someone
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thrash     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress;  pacify or quiet
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
proceed slowly; waste time
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
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virile     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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most favorable or advantageous
cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated
marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
extremely fat; grossly overweight
young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
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