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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
acclaim     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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applaud; announce with great approval
search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
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ascent     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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trick or stratagem practiced for deception
a lawyer using questionable methods; an unethical lawyer or politician
masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
wood or collection of trees, shrubs
upward slope or grade; movement upward
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brim     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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the overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path
firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus Culex
lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
brink; the very top edge of a container
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collusion     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
one who executes or performs; doer
a secret agreement for any illegal purpose; conspiracy
state of poor nutrition
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destitute     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
having the quality of being vicious or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
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dissipate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
make powerless and unable to function; disable
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
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exertion     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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bringing or coming to an end; cease
effort; expenditure of much physical work
person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea
a tendency to keep together
a place, such as a branch of a tree, where birds rest or sleep
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fraught     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
elastic; difficult to chew; having a texture resembling rubber
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
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hinder     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
force to leave; remove from office
put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
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incite     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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decorate with ornamental appendages
close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
give off; send out; give out as a sound
appease or pacify; bring peace to
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linguistics     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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easily deceived person; duplicate of a photographic image
failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime
lizard that changes color in different situations
humanistic study of language and literature
edge, especially of a round surface; the surface of a solid; circumference
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mediate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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make something last; preserve from extinction
be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in a bad sense
supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
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muggy     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful
warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
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piazza     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
the open square in a European town, especially an Italian town
assault; a very powerful attack
small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
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plume     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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picture; drawing; showing by example
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
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rigor     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
animals of a period or region
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
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simulate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display
delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
hold firmly; hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly; set closely together; close tightly
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spool     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
something similar to such a cylinder in shape; the amount of wire, thread, or string wound on such a cylinder
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
tough and aggressive or violent youth
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substantive     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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having disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats
essential; not imaginary; actual or real
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
existing, happening, or done at the same time
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veracity     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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bringing or coming to an end; cease
truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies
tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery
act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
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