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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
aboriginal     Speak
 
(1)
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precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
influential in an original way; providing the basis for further development; creative
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
below the average size; very small; little
of or about the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals
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assertive     Speak
 
(2)
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pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
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chivalrous     Speak
 
(3)
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rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
not agreeing with tastes or expectations
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compile     Speak
 
(4)
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supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
dig the ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
proceed slowly; waste time
put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
leave someone who needs or counts on you
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deference     Speak
 
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n.  
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willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
permission not to do something
predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study; abstract
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
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divest     Speak
 
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v.  
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decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
breathe out; send air out of your lungs
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executor     Speak
 
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n.  
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blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
one who executes or performs; doer
book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person
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fawn     Speak
 
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n.  
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whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
a human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
young deer; buck or doe of the first year; young of an animal
rustic or countryman; especially a country bumpkin
long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle
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gouge     Speak
 
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v.  
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stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
set on fire; cause to burn, flame, or glow; excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat
force with the thumb; make a groove in
pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
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indescribable     Speak
 
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below the average size; very small; little
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
incapable of being described
acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
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infuriate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed
enrage; make furious or mad with anger
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of
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maniacal     Speak
 
(12)
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indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
in disrepair, run-down; of very poor quality or condition
wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane
young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
unclear or doubtful in meaning
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olfactory     Speak
 
(13)
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light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
relating to, or contributing to a sense of smell
acting as a substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
dark; dusky; naturally having the skin of a dark color
secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
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parochial     Speak
 
(14)
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having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
marked by or having equity; just and impartial
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quandary     Speak
 
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n.  
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a person who hides aboard a ship or other conveyance to obtain free passage
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
trick or stratagem practiced for deception
act of making a conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
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repress     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations
put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
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sacrilegious     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane
in waves; fluctuate; having curls
inclined to interfere in other people's business; intrusive with the offensive manner
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
having an even, smooth surface; smooth; not rough or harsh
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spartan     Speak
 
(18)
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of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable
compatible; friendly, and pleasant
producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
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terminology     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
entire range; all notes in musical scale
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus Culex
freeing someone from the control of another
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transfuse     Speak
 
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v.  
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be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
bite or chew on with the teeth
throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring
urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal
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