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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
addendum     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
direct financial aid by the government
something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
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assertive     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
of the same size, extent, or duration as another
positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory
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catharsis     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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disloyal person; traitor or rebel
something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
singer, as opposed to an instrumental performer; vocal musician
purging or cleansing of any passage of body
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claustrophobia     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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component or part; citizen, voter
art of dressing up; practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem
upward slope or grade; movement upward
an abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
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desolate     Speak
 
(5)
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worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
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dissipate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward the desired end
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
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esoteric     Speak
 
(7)
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flexible; moving and bending with ease
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose
hard to understand; known only in a particular group
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frigate     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
the soldier placed on guard; guard
originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars; any small vessel on the water
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
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gargantuan     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
lacking pity or compassion; cruel and savage
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter
having some characteristic of a woman; womanlike; womanly; tender
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impeach     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
take away a vital or essential part of
accuse; challenge or discredit the credibility of
extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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inhumane     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
flexible; moving and bending with ease
deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
lacking pity or compassion; cruel and savage
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modify     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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read or examine, typically with great care
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
plunge into water; wet thoroughly; extinguish
intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
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obese     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
extremely fat; grossly overweight
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; worthless; mean; shabby
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pandemonium     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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something similar to such a cylinder in shape; the amount of wire, thread, or string wound on such a cylinder
state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
young deer; buck or doe of the first year; young of an animal
rustic or countryman; especially a country bumpkin
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
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pseudonym     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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deadlock; the situation in which further action is blocked
the skin of a beast with the hair on; raw or undressed hides; skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
a very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
token; figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
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rhythmic     Speak
 
(16)
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free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
recurring with measured regularity
short-lived; enduring a very short time
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
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scorch     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
stop; impede; shut out from view
burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
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strenuous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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causing damage or harm; injurious
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
long and thin; slender; having little substance
feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
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supposition     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters; lovely young girl; maiden; peacock butterfly
one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
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versed     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled
situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; lower; under;
moved by sexual love; loving
burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
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