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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
amiable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
hard to understand; known only in a particular group
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
below the average size; very small; little
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auger     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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one derived from another; offspring or descendant; the result of creative effort, as product
assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
mental keenness; quickness of perception
a person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
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broach     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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give  right to; authorize; furnish with a right or claim to something; designate; give a title to
luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
introduce;  bring up for discussion or debate; announce
decay, or to cause something to decay
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coerce     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
charge; accuse formally of a crime
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
pierce; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp
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decadence     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
angry dispute; noisy quarrel; altercation
inexpensive waterproof covering used for floors; a stiff, smooth material that is used for covering floors
a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
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dregs     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
fragments; atoms; splintered pieces; bits
sediment settled at the bottom of a liquid; waste or worthless matter
small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
angry dispute; noisy quarrel; altercation
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excavation     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime
arrangement of parts or elements; outline
the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
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fawn     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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stipulated condition; an act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
quality of being radiant, shining, bright, or splendid
young deer; buck or doe of the first year; young of an animal
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hapless     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
having the quality of being vicious or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
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hummingbird     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
monosaccharide sugar, occurring widely in most plant and animal tissue
the science which treats the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, places of growth, and classification
tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions
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infallible     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of failure or error
arrogant; feeling or showing haughty disdain; overbearing
acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
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lout     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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rectangular frame attached  working parts, as of an automobile
crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
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ovation     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery
gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
beginning of something; taking in, as by swallowing; the process of receiving within
an abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
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paradigm     Speak
 
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n.  
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symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
a woman who has remained single beyond the conventional age for marrying; one whose occupation is to spin
braid, especially of hair; flat fold; doubling, as of cloth
patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health and generally depressed
a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something
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prospectus     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music
a pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles
condition or quality of being an idiot; extreme folly or stupidity
summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
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rekindle     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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pollute; make dirty or spotty
beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw
renew; repair; return to life
arouse again; make someone have a feeling that they had in the past
moisten; lessen in force or effect
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seismic     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled
caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
of or about typhus; resembling typhus; of serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
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stoke     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds
grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
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tattered     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane
located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily
torn into shreds; ragged; having ragged clothes; disordered or disrupted
agonizing; distressing extremely painful
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ubiquitous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
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