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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
adoration     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
a person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
small exclusive group of friends or associates
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
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assimilate     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
speak about unimportant matters  rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
persuade not to do; discourage
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canopy     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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specialist; a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
a small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; spray; a youth; a lad; a brad, or nail without a head
covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
highland; upland; relatively flat highland
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coerce     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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block legislation by making long speeches
pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
object because of doubts; hesitate
restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
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counteract     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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accuse; challenge or discredit the credibility of
surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
negate; act against
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dissident     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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invigorating; refreshing; strengthening; imparting vitality and energy
stinging; able to sting; giving or spending reluctantly
huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
disagreeing, especially with a majority; rebellious
flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
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epitome     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
striking and vivid representation; picture
a flock of geese; a cluster or group
arrangement of parts or elements; outline
emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
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fastidious     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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short-lived; enduring a very short time
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
being beyond what is required or sufficient
caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
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hobble     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in a bad sense
introduce;  bring up for discussion or debate; announce
postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
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horticulture     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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open passage through a wood; grassy open or cleared space in a forest; opening in the ice of rivers or lakes
study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
cultivation of plants
work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
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lament     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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renew; repair; return to life
rebuke or scold angrily and at length
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; discard as refuse
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
decorate with ornamental appendages
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lusty     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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insignificant; lacking importance; not following from premises or evidence; illogical
deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss
exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust; healthful
yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
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nominal     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
in name only; insignificantly small
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
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placebo     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
any luminous winged insect, as luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae
easily deceived person; duplicate of a photographic image
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quell     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress;  pacify or quiet
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
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reprobate     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
violation of rule or regulation; breach; minor offense or petty crime
dependence; certainty based on experience
person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
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serendipity     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character
a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
a highly skilled artist, as a musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field
support on which a lever rests; prop or support
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smelt     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
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supple     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
marked by or having equity; just and impartial
flexible; moving and bending with ease
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
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visage     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
concave cut into a surface or edge; small hollow or depression
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
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