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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
affront     Speak
 
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n.  
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great enjoyable or amusing activity
vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
support on which a lever rests; prop or support
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation
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belie     Speak
 
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soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
cause to emit a flash of light
reduce level; lower grade of something
contradict; give a false impression
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caustic     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
massive; bulky; great in size
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
shining intensely and blindingly; staring with anger or fierceness
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cipher     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
one whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; seaman or sailor
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
a substance believed to cure all ills
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deadlock     Speak
 
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n.  
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one of the large feathers of a bird's wing, or stock of such a feather; pen made by the point of a feather
standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
stipulated condition; an act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
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dulcet     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance
sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope, or extent
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
hard to understand; known only in a particular group
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exertion     Speak
 
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n.  
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the feeling of great happiness and well-being, sometimes exaggerated
partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in which fire is extinct; hot coal without flame
quality of being radiant, shining, bright, or splendid
effort; expenditure of much physical work
maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
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folklore     Speak
 
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n.  
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a person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
necessary requirement; indispensable item
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
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gnat     Speak
 
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n.  
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soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it isn't easy to free oneself
blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus Culex
partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in which fire is extinct; hot coal without flame
angry dispute; noisy quarrel; altercation
picture design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into the surface
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incursion     Speak
 
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n.  
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inscription on a tombstone in memory
gold and silver in the form of bars
long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle
act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind
aggressive entrance into foreign territory; raid or invasion
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infallible     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
incapable of failure or error
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
unclear or doubtful in meaning
holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
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lurk     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring
act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
fall away or back; decline or recede; fall back from the flood stage
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
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overt     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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composed of elements from a variety of sources
flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running
open to view; not secret or hidden
harsh and unpleasant; making a harsh sound
related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
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pigment     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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sacred song; poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God
condition or quality of being an idiot; extreme folly or stupidity
enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
highest point; vertex; summit; climax
a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
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projectile     Speak
 
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n.  
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any luminous winged insect, as luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae
state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
trivial or worthless matter; thin, dry bracts or scales, especially
a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
theory of numerical calculations
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roundabout     Speak
 
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circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific
one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
having no adverse effect; harmless
extremely disturbed from emotion
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secular     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
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subdue     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
rob; a strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask an unreasonable price
imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose
make a shop, sharp, cheerful sound, as of small birds or crickets
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symmetrical     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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weak; lacking firmness
causing damage or harm; injurious
wholly absorbing one's attention
proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
in a position that is turned toward one side; away from the correct course
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transitory     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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long and thin; slender; having little substance
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
marked by or having equity; just and impartial
existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
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