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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
adaptable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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flexible; becoming or being made suitable to a particular situation or use
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
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avid     Speak
 
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greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
compatible; friendly, and pleasant
reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
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cardigan     Speak
 
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n.  
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a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
knitted garment, such as a sweater or jacket that opens down the full length of the front
outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune
a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
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clique     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
small exclusive group of friends or associates
a highly skilled artist, as a musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field
lizard that changes color in different situations
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defile     Speak
 
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v.  
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pollute; make dirty or spotty
write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
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dislodge     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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emphasize; stress; pronounce with stress or accent; mark with an accent
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
remove or force out from a position of dwelling previously occupied
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
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enterprising     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical
extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
difficult to use or handle because of size or weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
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flabby     Speak
 
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momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
weak; lacking firmness
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
dark; dusky; naturally having the skin of a dark color
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glade     Speak
 
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n.  
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usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
degree of visibility of your environment
concave cut into a surface or edge; small hollow or depression
open passage through a wood; grassy open or cleared space in a forest; opening in the ice of rivers or lakes
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
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hubbub     Speak
 
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n.  
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using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
a very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head
loud noise of many confused voices; tumult; uproar.
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inscrutable     Speak
 
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eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
agonizing; distressing extremely painful
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
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monarch     Speak
 
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n.  
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helps something to happen more quickly
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
a person dissatisfied with current conditions; a discontented person
abnormal;  markedly different from an accepted norm
aggressive entrance into foreign territory; raid or invasion
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olfactory     Speak
 
(13)
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harsh and unpleasant; making a harsh sound
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
relating to, or contributing to a sense of smell
unprincipled; lacking honesty
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
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parable     Speak
 
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n.  
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a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
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propriety     Speak
 
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n.  
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something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
an event that departs from expectations; permission to do something differently from the usual way
coarse food for cattle or horses
work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
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repertoire     Speak
 
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n.  
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medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
a tiny piece of anything;  very small particle
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
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seminary     Speak
 
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n.  
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school, especially a theological school for the training of priests; school of higher education, especially for girls
colorless stone of high luster, made of paste, used as an inexpensive ornament
assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
bringing or coming to an end; cease
long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat
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stanza     Speak
 
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n.  
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withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
condition or quality of being an idiot; extreme folly or stupidity
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
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taut     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
full of dirty water; wet and muddy, to be easily splashed about; slushy
abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
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virtuoso     Speak
 
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n.  
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a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
an incorporated town that is not a city; a town, or a division of a large town
handle, especially the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like
a highly skilled artist, as a musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field
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