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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
alchemy     Speak
 
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n.  
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medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
rustic or countryman; especially a country bumpkin
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
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avid     Speak
 
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careful about money; economical
of or about the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
inclined to eat; hungry; irritable
inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting
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buoy     Speak
 
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payment or expense; output
action taken in return for injury or offense
conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs
a float, especially a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
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coerce     Speak
 
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restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
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dapper     Speak
 
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relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily
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dividend     Speak
 
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the sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to individuals; a distribute sum
lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat
dignified or magnificent display; splendor
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
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exertion     Speak
 
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ghostly apparition; phantom; haunting or disturbing image or prospect
effort; expenditure of much physical work
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
a bowl-shaped tool with many small holes, used to separate larger from smaller pieces or solids from a liquid
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
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fanaticism     Speak
 
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act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
knitted garment, such as a sweater or jacket that opens down the full length of the front
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; the result of creative effort, as product
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
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glaring     Speak
 
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actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing the warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited
solid; heavy and compact in form
lacking cohesion, connection, or harmony; unable to think in a clear manner
shining intensely and blindingly; staring with anger or fierceness
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
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ideology     Speak
 
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short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
pretense; something intended to misrepresent
study of origin and nature of ideas
talking to oneself; the act of a character speaking to himself to reveal his thoughts to the audience
marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; major transformation
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infuriate     Speak
 
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rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress;  pacify or quiet
enrage; make furious or mad with anger
decree; establish by a legal and authoritative act; make into a law
increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
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minion     Speak
 
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nutritive material; a greasy substance found in unprocessed sheep's wool; yellow part of an egg
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; major transformation
monosaccharide sugar, occurring widely in most plant and animal tissue
a loyal servant of another, usually more powerful being
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niche     Speak
 
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something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
a mental disorder marked by confusion
angry dispute; noisy quarrel; altercation
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
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peripheral     Speak
 
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having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
rash; marked by unthinking boldness
abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
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quirk     Speak
 
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seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
the sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to individuals; a distribute sum
a float, especially a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position
sudden sharp turn or twist; strange attitude or habit; the peculiarity of behavior
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reprobate     Speak
 
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a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
sickness;a slight but often persistent illness
a mental disorder marked by confusion
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skillet     Speak
 
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one who settles dispute or controversy between parties; referee or judge, one chosen to see that the rules of a game
brink; the very top edge of a container
an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel
long-handled stewing pan or saucepan sometimes having legs; a vessel for stewing meat
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submissive     Speak
 
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yielding; inclined or ready to submit
very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
implied or understood though not directly expressed
prickly; barbed; having or covered with protective thorns
turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
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succinct     Speak
 
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various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
not to be taken away; nontransferable
acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane
acting as a substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
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virtuoso     Speak
 
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standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
a very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
a highly skilled artist, as a musician; one who is dazzlingly skilled in his field
any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals, as elephant
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