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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
apex     Speak
 
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n.  
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highest point; vertex; summit; climax
young deer; buck or doe of the first year; young of an animal
inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
colorless stone of high luster, made of paste, used as an inexpensive ornament
withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
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aquatic     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane
consisting of, relating to, or being in the water
acting as a substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
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blanch     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
go backwards;  decline to inferior state; degenerate
cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way; rebuke formally; censure severely or angrily
cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; tear in cutting
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compile     Speak
 
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v.  
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put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from one's employer
feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
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cypress     Speak
 
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n.  
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tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus, it is mostly evergreen and has wood remarkable for its durability
excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
an animal that eats other decaying organic matter; someone who collects things that others have discarded
roofed stand for spectators at the stadium; spectators or audience at an event; seating area at a stadium
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dissent     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
rob; a strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask an unreasonable price
differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval
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ephemeral     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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short-lived; enduring a very short time
unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
stinging; able to sting; giving or spending reluctantly
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ferment     Speak
 
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n.  
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direct financial aid by the government
excessive pride or self-confidence
face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
a very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
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gaudy     Speak
 
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capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
below the average size; very small; little
full of dirty water; wet and muddy, to be easily splashed about; slushy
very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
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impropriety     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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catching with the teeth; long, pointed tooth
favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters
distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
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lament     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
make something last; preserve from extinction
drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed
give as a gift; present
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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morsel     Speak
 
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n.  
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the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in biochemical reactions
coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus, it is mostly evergreen and has wood remarkable for its durability
open passage through a wood; grassy open or cleared space in a forest; opening in the ice of rivers or lakes
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oppressive     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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being beyond what is required or sufficient
not able to be perceived by senses, as touch; vague
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
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peruse     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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read or examine, typically with great care
put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
approach; tend to meet; come together
make whole; combine; make into one unit
cry with a low, whining, broken voice; whine; complain
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psychoanalysis     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders
the open square in a European town, especially an Italian town
time of animals sleep through the winter
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repress     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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engage in merrymaking, joking, or teasing
object because of doubts; hesitate
put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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shear     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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applaud; announce with great approval
cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
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sprawl     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
decay, or to cause something to decay
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
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thrifty     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force
composed of elements from a variety of sources
over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
becoming to brothers; brotherly
careful about money; economical
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transitory     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
of the same size, extent, or duration as another
existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
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