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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
apostrophe     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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long-handled stewing pan or saucepan sometimes having legs; a vessel for stewing meat
lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it; the indifference
restraint; avoiding excesses
text character used to mark the possessive or to show the omission of letters or numbers
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
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ballast     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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recklessly bold person; a person who risks life and limb for a living or to be seen
heavy substance used to add stability or weight
a loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
any of numerous flowerless, seedless vascular plants having roots, stems, and fronds and reproducing by spores
humanistic study of language and literature
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bestow     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
give as a gift; present
cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
enrage; make furious or mad with anger
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cornucopia     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
ruling; governing; exercising vicarious authority; one who rules or reigns; governor; ruler
a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; a symbol of abundance
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decadent     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
self-indulgent; moral decay
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divest     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
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enormity     Speak
 
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n.  
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firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
mental keenness; quickness of perception
hugeness in a bad sense; the act of extreme evil or wickedness
a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; a wanderer; tramp
stupid person; person who is not very bright
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firefly     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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any luminous winged insect, as luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae
hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
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gratuity     Speak
 
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n.  
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a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present
art of dressing up; practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem
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icicle     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East
pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
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infuriate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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enrage; make furious or mad with anger
proceed slowly; waste time
violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose
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meager     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust; healthful
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
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ovation     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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long-handled stewing pan or saucepan sometimes having legs; a vessel for stewing meat
enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
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pamper     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
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proclivity     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
coming into being of something; origin
the figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
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rehabilitate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward the desired end
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to the former state of health or good repute
step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
accuse; challenge or discredit the credibility of
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sacrilegious     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane
inclined to eat; hungry; irritable
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
elastic; difficult to chew; having a texture resembling rubber
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slough     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
give as a gift; present
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; discard as refuse
search thoroughly; search every place or part of
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tactile     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily
artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
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transcend     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
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