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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
adage     Speak
 
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n.  
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goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; a symbol of abundance
a float, especially a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position
prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
payment or expense; output
wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
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atrophy     Speak
 
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n.  
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shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
coarse food for cattle or horses
a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
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bolster     Speak
 
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put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
object because of doubts; hesitate
support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
growl viciously while baring the teeth; utter with anger or hostility
wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
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commensurate     Speak
 
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saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
open to view; not secret or hidden
situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; lower; under;
of the same size, extent, or duration as another
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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deluge     Speak
 
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n.  
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gap or crack; short, sharp sound; money; cash
small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
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dissuade     Speak
 
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beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking
form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
persuade not to do; discourage
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ephemeral     Speak
 
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full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable
short-lived; enduring a very short time
having disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
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flamboyant     Speak
 
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hard to understand; known only in a particular group
with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
elaborately or excessively ornamented
indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
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grating     Speak
 
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harsh and unpleasant; making a harsh sound
careful about money; economical
existing, happening, or done at the same time
free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
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hummingbird     Speak
 
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failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime
tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
a tiny piece of anything;  very small particle
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
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limerick     Speak
 
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n.  
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originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars; any small vessel on the water
humorous short verse; nonsense song or verse
a place, such as a branch of a tree, where birds rest or sleep
god; divinity; supernatural things
a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
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lofty     Speak
 
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gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
of or about the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals
unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft
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ovation     Speak
 
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enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin
supplement or appendix, especially to a will
act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
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pedigree     Speak
 
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n.  
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nook; small, recessed section of a room
clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
a pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction
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prosaic     Speak
 
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inharmonious; impossible to coexist; not easy to combine harmoniously
open to view; not secret or hidden
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
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rehabilitate     Speak
 
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v.  
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restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to the former state of health or good repute
dig the ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
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shoddy     Speak
 
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made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft
most favorable or advantageous
located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
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skimpy     Speak
 
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solid; heavy and compact in form
full of dirty water; wet and muddy, to be easily splashed about; slushy
capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance
positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory
inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting
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subservient     Speak
 
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expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
extremely disturbed from emotion
behaving like slave; subordinate in capacity or function
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
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turret     Speak
 
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peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
a larval frog or toad
a small, circular tower that is part of a castle; a part of a military vehicle that contains a large gun
fragments; atoms; splintered pieces; bits
the overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path
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