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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
amputate     Speak
 
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seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
occur at the same time as; correspond
cut off part of the body, especially by surgery; prune
remove from one country or state to another for residence; migrate from home
search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
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bawl     Speak
 
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belittle;  speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
appease or pacify; bring peace to
make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily
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choreography     Speak
 
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art of representing dances in written symbols; the arrangement of dances
deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film
a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
quality of being radiant, shining, bright, or splendid
lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
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connoisseur     Speak
 
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craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
composition for orchestra and a soloist
specialist; a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
state of being unmarried; single life
a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
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decadent     Speak
 
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of or about the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
self-indulgent; moral decay
inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting
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egocentric     Speak
 
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solid; heavy and compact in form
unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft
caring only about oneself; selfish; self-centered
weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
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erode     Speak
 
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eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
gradually deprive infants of mother's milk; detach affections of
proceed slowly; waste time
make a shop, sharp, cheerful sound, as of small birds or crickets
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formulate     Speak
 
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chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
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gaffe     Speak
 
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pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
a heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
act of making a conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing
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impale     Speak
 
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rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity
trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp
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innocuous     Speak
 
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lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
having no adverse effect; harmless
existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real
acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
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modify     Speak
 
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grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
force to leave; remove from office
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murmur     Speak
 
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urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal
give  right to; authorize; furnish with a right or claim to something; designate; give a title to
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
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pithy     Speak
 
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relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical
precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
disagreeing, especially with a majority; rebellious
holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise
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quill     Speak
 
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study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
one of the large feathers of a bird's wing, or stock of such a feather; pen made by the point of a feather
payment or expense; output
colorless stone of high luster, made of paste, used as an inexpensive ornament
a pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction
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requiem     Speak
 
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tough and aggressive or violent youth
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime
mass for dead; song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as memorial
a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
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scuffle     Speak
 
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digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to the former state of health or good repute
bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in a bad sense
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sneer     Speak
 
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act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
plunge into water; wet thoroughly; extinguish
show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed
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supercilious     Speak
 
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behaving like slave; subordinate in capacity or function
arrogant; feeling or showing haughty disdain; overbearing
casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
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veer     Speak
 
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shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in a bad sense
applaud; announce with great approval
show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
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