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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
abacus     Speak
 
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n.  
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crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
slave; bondman; slavery; bondage
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
long-legged, swift-running wild cat tamed and used for hunting in India
manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters
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atrocity     Speak
 
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n.  
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using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
small mug or cup; unit of liquid measure equal to one-quarter of a pint; human head
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
any luminous winged insect, as luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae
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caste     Speak
 
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n.  
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line around an area to enclose or guard it
small structure, often open on one or more sides, used as a newsstand or booth
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
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circumvent     Speak
 
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believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
crush or crunch; crumple or squeeze; hunch
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
give  right to; authorize; furnish with a right or claim to something; designate; give a title to
restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
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decompose     Speak
 
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quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
decay, or to cause something to decay
put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
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effigy     Speak
 
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n.  
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any of numerous flowerless, seedless vascular plants having roots, stems, and fronds and reproducing by spores
crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person
soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it isn't easy to free oneself
a lawyer using questionable methods; an unethical lawyer or politician
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
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epitaph     Speak
 
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n.  
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the language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
an abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
inscription on a tombstone in memory
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fictitious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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solid; heavy and compact in form
flexible; becoming or being made suitable to a particular situation or use
existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real
flexible; moving and bending with ease
inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting
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glossy     Speak
 
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lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
harmful to living things; injurious to health
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incite     Speak
 
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v.  
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arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed
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inquisitive     Speak
 
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insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
of or pertaining to the parts under the skin; injected beneath the skin
excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
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miscellaneous     Speak
 
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extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
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multitude     Speak
 
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component or part; citizen, voter
public declaration of principles; statement of policy
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
a great number; many
long-legged, swift-running wild cat tamed and used for hunting in India
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pare     Speak
 
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v.  
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approach; tend to meet; come together
intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
remove outer covering or skin with a knife or similar instrument
revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
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plummet     Speak
 
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fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
behave arrogantly or pompously; walk with a swaying motion
make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
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rapture     Speak
 
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n.  
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wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal
a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
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seamstress     Speak
 
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n.  
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assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
talking to oneself; the act of a character speaking to himself to reveal his thoughts to the audience
limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing
woman whose occupation is sewing; needlewoman
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sleek     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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compatible; friendly, and pleasant
feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
having an even, smooth surface; smooth; not rough or harsh
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
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swerve     Speak
 
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v.  
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sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
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vicarious     Speak
 
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dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
of the same or similar nature or kind
acting as a substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
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