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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
amputate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth to drink
utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
cut off part of the body, especially by surgery; prune
put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
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balk     Speak
 
(2)
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shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
reduce level; lower grade of something
put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
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bigotry     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle
sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
an abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
belief in or acceptance of something as right; faith
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contention     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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ban on commerce or other activity
withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
competing as for any profit or prize
trivial or worthless matter; thin, dry bracts or scales, especially
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dapper     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish
gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
elastic; difficult to chew; having a texture resembling rubber
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dowdy     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
compatible; friendly, and pleasant
giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned
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exacerbate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
applaud; announce with great approval
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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foothold     Speak
 
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n.  
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holding with the feet; firm standing; something on which one may tread or rest securely
excessive pride or self-confidence
distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
a person who loves humankind in general; a very generous person or institution
the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
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garish     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
having the quality of being vicious or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
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incendiary     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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arsonist; bomb that is designed to start fires
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
entire range; all notes in musical scale
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
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linoleum     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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thin layer; coating consisting of thin layer; ornamental coating to a building
small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of a hill
inexpensive waterproof covering used for floors; a stiff, smooth material that is used for covering floors
inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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morsel     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
roof-like cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind
ban on commerce or other activity
market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East
excess in eating; the extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity
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obstinate     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
shining intensely and blindingly; staring with anger or fierceness
used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
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perversion     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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ruling; governing; exercising vicarious authority; one who rules or reigns; governor; ruler
the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement; an instance of abnormal activity
direct financial aid by the government
long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat
list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
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prosaic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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established firmly and securely; rooted
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
invulnerable; able to withstand attack
having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
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roundabout     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
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ruffle     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
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soliloquy     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement; an instance of abnormal activity
direct financial aid by the government
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
talking to oneself; the act of a character speaking to himself to reveal his thoughts to the audience
a place, such as a branch of a tree, where birds rest or sleep
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torque     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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turning or twisting force
the sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to individuals; a distribute sum
house in which nuns reside; cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows
sickness;a slight but often persistent illness
disloyal person; traitor or rebel
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virulent     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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near the back or upper surface
extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
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