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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
amicable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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morally or legally constraining; required; binding
made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft
earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
in a position that is turned toward one side; away from the correct course
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
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bashful     Speak
 
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looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
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botany     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
the science which treats the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, places of growth, and classification
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
coming into being of something; origin
crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
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coerce     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress;  pacify or quiet
applaud; announce with great approval
restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity
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degrade     Speak
 
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support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
contradict; give a false impression
reduce level; lower grade of something
force with the thumb; make a groove in
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drab     Speak
 
(6)
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having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
mixed;  experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
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encephalitis     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a hard or severe blow; ability to strike a powerful blow; capacity to create a forceful effect
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
rejection; an act of excluding or shutting out
inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a virus
growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
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frustrate     Speak
 
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v.  
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sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress;  pacify or quiet
stop; impede; shut out from view
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
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grindstone     Speak
 
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n.  
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skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
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impetuous     Speak
 
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marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious
of the same or similar nature or kind
having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific
proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
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jabber     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly
believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress;  pacify or quiet
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madrigal     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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flag or banner, especially the national flag, carried by ship or a body of soldiers
song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music
distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
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negate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
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pander     Speak
 
(14)
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plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
offer illicit sex with the third party; tempt with or appeal to improper motivations
charge; accuse formally of a crime
cry with a low, whining, broken voice; whine; complain
make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
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plume     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
mass for dead; song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as memorial
provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
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reprobate     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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departure of a large number of people
a place, such as a branch of a tree, where birds rest or sleep
person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
a loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
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scuffle     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display
avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
moisten; lessen in force or effect
stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
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strangulation     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body; slight indentation on any surface
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
lizard that changes color in different situations
highland; upland; relatively flat highland
act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind
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subservient     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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free from disturbance; pacific
of or pertaining to the parts under the skin; injected beneath the skin
shining intensely and blindingly; staring with anger or fierceness
in disrepair, run-down; of very poor quality or condition
behaving like slave; subordinate in capacity or function
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vicarious     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
acting as a substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
into separate parts or pieces; apart
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
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