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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
acorn     Speak
 
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n.  
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fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup; a cone-shaped piece of wood
trick or stratagem practiced for deception
blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus Culex
rustic or countryman; especially a country bumpkin
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
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asinine     Speak
 
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utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish
feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
stinging; able to sting; giving or spending reluctantly
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
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blemish     Speak
 
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charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
plunge into water; wet thoroughly; extinguish
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clandestine     Speak
 
(4)
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pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
having some characteristic of a woman; womanlike; womanly; tender
secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
near the back or upper surface
present at birth; inborn; innate
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demur     Speak
 
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decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
be full of; be plentiful
object because of doubts; hesitate
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discern     Speak
 
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applaud; announce with great approval
injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
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expressly     Speak
 
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invulnerable; able to withstand attack
produced under conditions involving intense heat
wholly absorbing one's attention
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
not belonging to the real world; unnatural; odd and unfamiliar
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fawning     Speak
 
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acting as a substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
attempting to win favor by flattering; flattering
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable
flexible; becoming or being made suitable to a particular situation or use
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gouge     Speak
 
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worsen; make worse or more troublesome
steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from one's employer
believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
proceed slowly; waste time
force with the thumb; make a groove in
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impervious     Speak
 
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having the form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
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jumble     Speak
 
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originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars; any small vessel on the water
permission not to do something
assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
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mariner     Speak
 
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the skin of a beast with the hair on; raw or undressed hides; skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it
the drug that temporarily quickens some vital process; acts to arouse action
one whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; seaman or sailor
one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body; slight indentation on any surface
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naivete     Speak
 
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lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
composition for orchestra and a soloist
expelling; driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership or association
a secret agreement for any illegal purpose; conspiracy
restraint; avoiding excesses
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palatable     Speak
 
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giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
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psychoanalysis     Speak
 
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serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders
theory of numerical calculations
originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
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reverence     Speak
 
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harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
the extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow
profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
act of making a conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing
hugeness in a bad sense; the act of extreme evil or wickedness
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salient     Speak
 
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insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
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strife     Speak
 
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n.  
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process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
period of greatest popularity, success, or power; the golden age
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
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succinct     Speak
 
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plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated
existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real
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upheaval     Speak
 
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n.  
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violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
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