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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
aggravate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
decay, or to cause something to decay
engage in merrymaking, joking, or teasing
worsen; make worse or more troublesome
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ascent     Speak
 
(2)
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a place where things may be put for safekeeping, as storehouse, warehouse, museum, or tomb
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
upward slope or grade; movement upward
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buoyant     Speak
 
(3)
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very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or a direct path; roving; irregular in motion
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
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circumvent     Speak
 
(4)
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be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch
pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp
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cypress     Speak
 
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condition or quality of being an idiot; extreme folly or stupidity
house in which nuns reside; cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows
a secret agreement for any illegal purpose; conspiracy
coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus, it is mostly evergreen and has wood remarkable for its durability
distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
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emblem     Speak
 
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dignified or magnificent display; splendor
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
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errant     Speak
 
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holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or a direct path; roving; irregular in motion
difficult to use or handle because of size or weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
in disrepair, run-down; of very poor quality or condition
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forbidding     Speak
 
(8)
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insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
free from disturbance; pacific
unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
incapable of being described
prohibitive; harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
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glide     Speak
 
(9)
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stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
decree; establish by a legal and authoritative act; make into a law
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
engage in merrymaking, joking, or teasing
reduce level; lower grade of something
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indict     Speak
 
(10)
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dig the ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
charge; accuse formally of a crime
disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
behave arrogantly or pompously; walk with a swaying motion
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juggernaut     Speak
 
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n.  
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the overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path
vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
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magnify     Speak
 
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decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
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outset     Speak
 
(13)
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dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
state of being unmarried; single life
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
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plait     Speak
 
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the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
angry dispute; noisy quarrel; altercation
braid, especially of hair; flat fold; doubling, as of cloth
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psychoanalysis     Speak
 
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blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders
hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
a piece of orange or lemon peel used to give flavor to liquor; something that gives a pleasant taste; appetizer
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repeal     Speak
 
(16)
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make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
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skillet     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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one who executes or performs; doer
state of being unmarried; single life
long-handled stewing pan or saucepan sometimes having legs; a vessel for stewing meat
socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
braid, especially of hair; flat fold; doubling, as of cloth
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strife     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
line around an area to enclose or guard it
permission not to do something
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
god; divinity; supernatural things
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subside     Speak
 
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put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
bring out; arouse; call forth
make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
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uncouth     Speak
 
(20)
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not belonging to the real world; unnatural; odd and unfamiliar
caring only about oneself; selfish; self-centered
agonizing; distressing extremely painful
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
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