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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
accrue     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
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auspicious     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
having disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats
attempting to win favor by flattering; flattering
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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bravado     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a secret agreement for any illegal purpose; conspiracy
a mental disorder marked by confusion
study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
a container used for storing or putting objects in; reservoir
defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery
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condiment     Speak
 
(4)
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state of being predisposed; tendency or inclination
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
a lawyer using questionable methods; an unethical lawyer or politician
any of numerous flowerless, seedless vascular plants having roots, stems, and fronds and reproducing by spores
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decompose     Speak
 
(5)
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make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
crush or crunch; crumple or squeeze; hunch
decay, or to cause something to decay
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elicit     Speak
 
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increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
search thoroughly; search every place or part of
object because of doubts; hesitate
plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
draw out; bring forth or to light;  generate or provoke as response or answer
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entitle     Speak
 
(7)
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deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
move or act clumsily and in confusion
charge; accuse formally of a crime
increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
give  right to; authorize; furnish with a right or claim to something; designate; give a title to
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fraught     Speak
 
(8)
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disagreeing, especially with a majority; rebellious
existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real
furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific
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gaunt     Speak
 
(9)
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very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
characterized by unrest or disorder
most frequent; widespread; predominant
extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
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hyperbole     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
the figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin
an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
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infallible     Speak
 
(11)
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so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
incapable of failure or error
open to view; not secret or hidden
having some characteristic of a woman; womanlike; womanly; tender
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mosaic     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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nutritive material; a greasy substance found in unprocessed sheep's wool; yellow part of an egg
picture design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into the surface
something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it
tender affection; love; act of showing affection
prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
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nuance     Speak
 
(13)
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a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
a viewer who enjoys seeing sex acts or sex organs of others
a subtle or slight degree of difference; a small difference in meaning
the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
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pauper     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
talking to oneself; the act of a character speaking to himself to reveal his thoughts to the audience
limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
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psychoanalysis     Speak
 
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a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
rectangular frame attached  working parts, as of an automobile
freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
abnormal;  markedly different from an accepted norm
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renegade     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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stipulated condition; an act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
great enjoyable or amusing activity
disloyal person; traitor or rebel
a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film
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seclusion     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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rubber or plastic nipple or teething ring for a baby to suck or chew on
dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
a tendency to keep together
isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart
everyday speech of people, as distinguished from literary language; standard native language of a locality
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sovereignty     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
the power of a country to control its own government
the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement; an instance of abnormal activity
truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies
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superfluous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
being beyond what is required or sufficient
unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
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vicarious     Speak
 
(20)
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acting as a substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
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