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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
adage     Speak
 
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n.  
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holding with the feet; firm standing; something on which one may tread or rest securely
science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
gap; a long narrow opening
wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
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awry     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
in a position that is turned toward one side; away from the correct course
extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter
unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
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blanch     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in a bad sense
detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring
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cohesive     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated
of the same size, extent, or duration as another
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
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denomination     Speak
 
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n.  
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singer, as opposed to an instrumental performer; vocal musician
sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
the power of a country to control its own government
lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
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dupe     Speak
 
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n.  
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heavy substance used to add stability or weight
a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; the peculiarity of behavior
independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
easily deceived person; duplicate of a photographic image
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enormity     Speak
 
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n.  
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turning or twisting force
foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation
hugeness in a bad sense; the act of extreme evil or wickedness
long-handled stewing pan or saucepan sometimes having legs; a vessel for stewing meat
act of making a conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing
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folklore     Speak
 
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n.  
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the practice of eating the flesh of your kind
last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk
stipulated condition; an act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
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gnaw     Speak
 
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v.  
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accuse; challenge or discredit the credibility of
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
bite or chew on with the teeth
give off; send out; give out as a sound
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
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indentation     Speak
 
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n.  
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reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
action taken in return for injury or offense
pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels
theory of numerical calculations
concave cut into a surface or edge; small hollow or depression
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ingratitude     Speak
 
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n.  
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coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus, it is mostly evergreen and has wood remarkable for its durability
inscription on a tombstone in memory
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color of a gray to black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge
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mortar     Speak
 
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n.  
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a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of a hill
assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it
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obese     Speak
 
(13)
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located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
extremely fat; grossly overweight
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
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persecute     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
give up; do without; go or pass by without claiming
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quill     Speak
 
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n.  
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small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk
long-legged, swift-running wild cat tamed and used for hunting in India
young deer; buck or doe of the first year; young of an animal
one of the large feathers of a bird's wing, or stock of such a feather; pen made by the point of a feather
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roundabout     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
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salient     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
having an even, smooth surface; smooth; not rough or harsh
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
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submissive     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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improperly forward or bold; rude
animated; lively; vigorous and active
yielding; inclined or ready to submit
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
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superfluous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive
in a position that is turned toward one side; away from the correct course
being beyond what is required or sufficient
lacking protection or a guard; vulnerable
of or pertaining to the parts under the skin; injected beneath the skin
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voyeur     Speak
 
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n.  
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originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars; any small vessel on the water
a viewer who enjoys seeing sex acts or sex organs of others
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
the soldier placed on guard; guard
flag or banner, especially the national flag, carried by ship or a body of soldiers
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