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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
apex     Speak
 
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n.  
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heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
angry dispute; noisy quarrel; altercation
entire range; all notes in musical scale
a person who hides aboard a ship or other conveyance to obtain free passage
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arboretum     Speak
 
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rustic or countryman; especially a country bumpkin
a place where different tree varieties are exhibited
protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
result of improving something; the process of removing impurities
long-legged, swift-running wild cat tamed and used for hunting in India
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caricature     Speak
 
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goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters; lovely young girl; maiden; peacock butterfly
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
upward slope or grade; movement upward
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concise     Speak
 
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brief and compact; expressing much in few words
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
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deft     Speak
 
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quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
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eclectic     Speak
 
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composed of elements from a variety of sources
having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific
occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
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entreat     Speak
 
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gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
make whole; combine; make into one unit
make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
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firefly     Speak
 
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time of animals sleep through the winter
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders
any luminous winged insect, as luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae
organization of performers and associated personnel
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glaring     Speak
 
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
shining intensely and blindingly; staring with anger or fierceness
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
caring only about oneself; selfish; self-centered
not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
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impeach     Speak
 
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avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
speak indistinctly; pass over carelessly or with little notice
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
accuse; challenge or discredit the credibility of
make whole; combine; make into one unit
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kiosk     Speak
 
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the skin of a beast with the hair on; raw or undressed hides; skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it
the feeling of great happiness and well-being, sometimes exaggerated
something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
small structure, often open on one or more sides, used as a newsstand or booth
rubber or plastic nipple or teething ring for a baby to suck or chew on
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motif     Speak
 
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agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film
disloyal person; traitor or rebel
foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation
dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
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obstruct     Speak
 
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be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
beat or pound with fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
stop; impede; shut out from view
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palpable     Speak
 
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tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
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plummet     Speak
 
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feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, delightful ones
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ransack     Speak
 
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create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
search thoroughly; search every place or part of
happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
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scavenger     Speak
 
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n.  
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an animal that eats other decaying organic matter; someone who collects things that others have discarded
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
action taken in return for injury or offense
prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
woman whose occupation is sewing; needlewoman
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strangulation     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
talking to oneself; the act of a character speaking to himself to reveal his thoughts to the audience
an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
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synonymous     Speak
 
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acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
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typhoid     Speak
 
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one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
of or about typhus; resembling typhus; of serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation
long and thin; slender; having little substance
insignificant; lacking importance; not following from premises or evidence; illogical
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