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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
abominable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
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bereft     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss
proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
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censure     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; tear in cutting
associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
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convoluted     Speak
 
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full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
coiled around; highly involved; intricate
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
of or about the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals
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cursory     Speak
 
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relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
flexible; moving and bending with ease
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
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eclectic     Speak
 
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lacking cohesion, connection, or harmony; unable to think in a clear manner
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
composed of elements from a variety of sources
opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
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evocative     Speak
 
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unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
composed of elements from a variety of sources
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
tending to call up emotions, memories
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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fang     Speak
 
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n.  
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pretense; something intended to misrepresent
deadlock; the situation in which further action is blocked
catching with the teeth; long, pointed tooth
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
dignified or magnificent display; splendor
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gaffe     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who executes or performs; doer
an incorporated town that is not a city; a town, or a division of a large town
song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music
socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
the extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow
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immaculate     Speak
 
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used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
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insufficient     Speak
 
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of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable
being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
unwilling or with reluctance; stingy
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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mores     Speak
 
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n.  
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agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
a viewer who enjoys seeing sex acts or sex organs of others
conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs
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nuance     Speak
 
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n.  
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favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
a subtle or slight degree of difference; a small difference in meaning
competing as for any profit or prize
sacred song; poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God
excess in eating; the extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity
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pachyderm     Speak
 
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n.  
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popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals, as elephant
a great number; many
foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation
disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel
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prerequisite     Speak
 
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any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae
prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
the power of a country to control its own government
angry dispute; noisy quarrel; altercation
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rekindle     Speak
 
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v.  
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arouse again; make someone have a feeling that they had in the past
make laws; create or pass laws
move up or climb something; mount
turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking
remove from one country or state to another for residence; migrate from home
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scoff     Speak
 
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v.  
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growl viciously while baring the teeth; utter with anger or hostility
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
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steeple     Speak
 
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n.  
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natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
a mental disorder marked by confusion
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
spire, also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form
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tempest     Speak
 
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n.  
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the extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow
something that discourages; tending to deter
something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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unearth     Speak
 
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v.  
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bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
contradict; give a false impression
pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
engage in merrymaking, joking, or teasing
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