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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
amputate     Speak
 
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v.  
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approach; tend to meet; come together
cut off part of the body, especially by surgery; prune
move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds
increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
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barricade     Speak
 
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essential quality; reputation; honor
profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
picture design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into the surface
hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
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chaff     Speak
 
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helps something to happen more quickly
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property
trivial or worthless matter; thin, dry bracts or scales, especially
one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
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concoct     Speak
 
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free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly
digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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demolish     Speak
 
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increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
remove from one country or state to another for residence; migrate from home
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divest     Speak
 
(6)
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bring out; arouse; call forth
come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
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expend     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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speak indistinctly; pass over carelessly or with little notice
rebuke or scold angrily and at length
lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
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forceps     Speak
 
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n.  
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a pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction
coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus, it is mostly evergreen and has wood remarkable for its durability
irreligious person; pagan; one who does not acknowledge the God of the Bible
cool, refreshing state of the air; the art of painting on freshly spread plaster before it dries
something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it
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heathen     Speak
 
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hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
direct financial aid by the government
handle, especially the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like
blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
irreligious person; pagan; one who does not acknowledge the God of the Bible
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illumination     Speak
 
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something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
cool, refreshing state of the air; the art of painting on freshly spread plaster before it dries
revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
degree of visibility of your environment
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
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irreverent     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated
disrespectful; showing lack of due respect; not revering god
harmful to living things; injurious to health
of the same size, extent, or duration as another
incapable of being read; unclear; not legible
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microbe     Speak
 
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sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror or pain
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
rejection; an act of excluding or shutting out
slave; bondman; slavery; bondage
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narcotic     Speak
 
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the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
irreligious person; pagan; one who does not acknowledge the God of the Bible
all the animals and plants, which live at or near-surface of waters; a collection of small or microscopic organisms
condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; infirmity; weakness of resolution
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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paradigm     Speak
 
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n.  
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a vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
humanistic study of language and literature
small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
public declaration of principles; statement of policy
a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something
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portent     Speak
 
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a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
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roundabout     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
essential; requisite;  impossible to be omitted or remitted
having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
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ruffle     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
charge; accuse formally of a crime
appease or pacify; bring peace to
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sparse     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable
holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope, or extent
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
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surmise     Speak
 
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v.  
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put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
growl viciously while baring the teeth; utter with anger or hostility
burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
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voluptuous     Speak
 
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lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
being beyond what is required or sufficient
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
produced under conditions involving intense heat
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