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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
alchemy     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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holding with the feet; firm standing; something on which one may tread or rest securely
science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
gap; a long narrow opening
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
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arithmetic     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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theory of numerical calculations
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music
the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
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celestial     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
disagreeing, especially with a majority; rebellious
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complacency     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
the drug that temporarily quickens some vital process; acts to arouse action
music performed in the open air at nights; complimentary performance given to honor or express love for someone
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
the feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
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dapper     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
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ebb     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in a bad sense
postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
fall away or back; decline or recede; fall back from the flood stage
be full of; be plentiful
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exodus     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
departure of a large number of people
a human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
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flux     Speak
 
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n.  
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lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
turning or twisting force
singer, as opposed to an instrumental performer; vocal musician
flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
the power of a country to control its own government
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gouge     Speak
 
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v.  
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destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
cause to emit a flash of light
breathe out; send air out of your lungs
force with the thumb; make a groove in
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humid     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
incapable of failure or error
of the same size, extent, or duration as another
containing a high amount of water or water vapor
arrogant; feeling or showing haughty disdain; overbearing
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jaunt     Speak
 
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n.  
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a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
shell; outer covering
one whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; seaman or sailor
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
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mosaic     Speak
 
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n.  
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theory of numerical calculations
reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
action taken in return for injury or offense
picture design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into the surface
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obese     Speak
 
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solid; heavy and compact in form
of or about the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
extremely fat; grossly overweight
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plankton     Speak
 
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n.  
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assault; a very powerful attack
cool, refreshing state of the air; the art of painting on freshly spread plaster before it dries
all the animals and plants, which live at or near-surface of waters; a collection of small or microscopic organisms
something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it
remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
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projectile     Speak
 
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n.  
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ruling; governing; exercising vicarious authority; one who rules or reigns; governor; ruler
a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
condition or quality of being an idiot; extreme folly or stupidity
the mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
an abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
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rubbery     Speak
 
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reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
elastic; difficult to chew; having a texture resembling rubber
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
below the average size; very small; little
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
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serrated     Speak
 
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open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
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smithereens     Speak
 
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n.  
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long-legged, swift-running wild cat tamed and used for hunting in India
small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk
fragments; atoms; splintered pieces; bits
everyday speech of people, as distinguished from literary language; standard native language of a locality
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swagger     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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behave arrogantly or pompously; walk with a swaying motion
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
cut off part of the body, especially by surgery; prune
stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
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vegetation     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who executes or performs; doer
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
plants of an area or a region; plant life
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