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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
abysmal     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
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bequeath     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
leave to someone by a will; hand down
move or act clumsily and in confusion
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; tear in cutting
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bilingual     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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rejection; an act of excluding or shutting out
small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin
using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
condition or quality of being an idiot; extreme folly or stupidity
bullfighter who performs the final passes and kills the bull
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commensurate     Speak
 
(4)
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saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
of the same size, extent, or duration as another
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
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cypress     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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open passage through a wood; grassy open or cleared space in a forest; opening in the ice of rivers or lakes
deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film
coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus, it is mostly evergreen and has wood remarkable for its durability
a flock of geese; a cluster or group
a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
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dissipate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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set on fire; cause to burn, flame, or glow; excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat
be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in a bad sense
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
cut into very small pieces; chop fine; suppress or weaken the force of
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extricate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
bite or chew on with the teeth
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
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fresco     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
minor objection or complaint; petty distinction
cool, refreshing state of the air; the art of painting on freshly spread plaster before it dries
summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of a hill
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garish     Speak
 
(9)
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unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
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impervious     Speak
 
(10)
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demanding great effort or labor; difficult
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
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instantaneous     Speak
 
(11)
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saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive
instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
tending to call up emotions, memories
in disrepair, run-down; of very poor quality or condition
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meddlesome     Speak
 
(12)
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inclined to interfere in other people's business; intrusive with the offensive manner
proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
of the same or similar nature or kind
consisting of, relating to, or being in the water
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overt     Speak
 
(13)
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occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
open to view; not secret or hidden
equivalent in effect or value
late; delayed; moving slowly
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pachyderm     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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roofed stand for spectators at the stadium; spectators or audience at an event; seating area at a stadium
board on which the painter mixes pigments
any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals, as elephant
one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
a tiny piece of anything;  very small particle
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pomp     Speak
 
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n.  
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departure of a large number of people
dignified or magnificent display; splendor
a substance believed to cure all ills
a secret agreement for any illegal purpose; conspiracy
small structure, often open on one or more sides, used as a newsstand or booth
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rhythmic     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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near the back or upper surface
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
not able to be perceived by senses, as touch; vague
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
recurring with measured regularity
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sill     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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expelling; driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership or association
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, which supports a structure
sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; the peculiarity of behavior
a person who hides aboard a ship or other conveyance to obtain free passage
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stupendous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
containing a high amount of water or water vapor
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
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subterfuge     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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restraint; avoiding excesses
pretense; something intended to misrepresent
a hard or severe blow; ability to strike a powerful blow; capacity to create a forceful effect
a flock of geese; a cluster or group
a person who hides aboard a ship or other conveyance to obtain free passage
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veneer     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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thin layer; coating consisting of thin layer; ornamental coating to a building
study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
essential quality; reputation; honor
study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
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