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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
aggregate     Speak
 
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v.  
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counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
pollute; make dirty or spotty
supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
decay, or to cause something to decay
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
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auger     Speak
 
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basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, which supports a structure
coming into being of something; origin
quality of being radiant, shining, bright, or splendid
small mug or cup; unit of liquid measure equal to one-quarter of a pint; human head
hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
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chirp     Speak
 
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make a shop, sharp, cheerful sound, as of small birds or crickets
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
dig the ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
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codicil     Speak
 
(4)
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a strong wooden fence built around an area to defend it against attack; enclosure made with posts and stakes
whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
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degrade     Speak
 
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reduce level; lower grade of something
give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to the former state of health or good repute
read or examine, typically with great care
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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diminutive     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious
below the average size; very small; little
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
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emulate     Speak
 
(7)
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go backwards;  decline to inferior state; degenerate
reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
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fodder     Speak
 
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n.  
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collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
coarse food for cattle or horses
something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain
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gouge     Speak
 
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wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
build; put together out of components or parts
bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
negate; act against
force with the thumb; make a groove in
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impassioned     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing the warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
in waves; fluctuate; having curls
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lasso     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle
something that discourages; tending to deter
tough and aggressive or violent youth
monosaccharide sugar, occurring widely in most plant and animal tissue
recklessly bold person; a person who risks life and limb for a living or to be seen
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mediate     Speak
 
(12)
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negate; act against
make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward the desired end
resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
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nubile     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
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parable     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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trick or stratagem practiced for deception
merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery
a larval frog or toad
a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
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poseur     Speak
 
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long-legged, swift-running wild cat tamed and used for hunting in India
entire range; all notes in musical scale
a person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
a small, circular tower that is part of a castle; a part of a military vehicle that contains a large gun
coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus, it is mostly evergreen and has wood remarkable for its durability
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replenish     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
beat or pound with fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
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skillet     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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sacred writing or book; authoritative statement; document; inscription
handle, especially the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like
singer, as opposed to an instrumental performer; vocal musician
follower; adherent; a person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others
long-handled stewing pan or saucepan sometimes having legs; a vessel for stewing meat
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sparse     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
elaborately or excessively ornamented
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
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tariff     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study; abstract
harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
tax on goods coming into a country
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tutelage     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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helps something to happen more quickly
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
the capacity of guardian; guardianship; capacity or activity of tutor; instruction or teaching
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