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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
advent     Speak
 
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n.  
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form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
upward slope or grade; movement upward
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auditory     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
rash; marked by unthinking boldness
tending to call up emotions, memories
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
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cessation     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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bringing or coming to an end; cease
slave; bondman; slavery; bondage
outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study; abstract
recklessly bold person; a person who risks life and limb for a living or to be seen
the capacity of guardian; guardianship; capacity or activity of tutor; instruction or teaching
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constituent     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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catching with the teeth; long, pointed tooth
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
a person who refuses to see the beauty or the value of art or culture.
a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
component or part; citizen, voter
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cursive     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
extremely disturbed from emotion
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embargo     Speak
 
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n.  
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ban on commerce or other activity
maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
a heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
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excel     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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be superior; distinguish oneself
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
contradict; give a false impression
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
accuse; challenge or discredit the credibility of
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fanaticism     Speak
 
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n.  
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mental keenness; quickness of perception
assault; a very powerful attack
a small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; spray; a youth; a lad; a brad, or nail without a head
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
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gratuity     Speak
 
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n.  
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something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present
a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; the result of creative effort, as product
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
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incite     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly
decree; establish by a legal and authoritative act; make into a law
accuse; challenge or discredit the credibility of
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
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instill     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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slip or glide away; pass away silently
persuade not to do; discourage
restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed
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monarch     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
a passage from one form or state to another; change
the capacity of guardian; guardianship; capacity or activity of tutor; instruction or teaching
deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
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multitude     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
a great number; many
necessary requirement; indispensable item
inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a virus
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pagan     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
ambition; something that you hope to achieve
state of reduced or suspended sensibility; daze; lack of awareness
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plummet     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
move or act clumsily and in confusion
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reciprocal     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane
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satanic     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
profoundly cruel or evil; fiendish; extremely malicious or wicked; infernal
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope, or extent
implied or understood though not directly expressed
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strangulation     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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ambition; something that you hope to achieve
skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind
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subterfuge     Speak
 
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n.  
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pretense; something intended to misrepresent
battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a virus
catching with the teeth; long, pointed tooth
using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
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virtuoso     Speak
 
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n.  
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something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present
isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
a larval frog or toad
a highly skilled artist, as a musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field
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