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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
alteration     Speak
 
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n.  
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long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat
a passage from one form or state to another; change
ghostly apparition; phantom; haunting or disturbing image or prospect
the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries
tough and aggressive or violent youth
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arboretum     Speak
 
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ambition; something that you hope to achieve
patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health and generally depressed
ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
a place where different tree varieties are exhibited
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chassis     Speak
 
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corrosion; a gradual decline of something
a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind
deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film
rectangular frame attached  working parts, as of an automobile
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contrived     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
torn into shreds; ragged; having ragged clothes; disordered or disrupted
flexible; moving and bending with ease
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crease     Speak
 
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a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies
song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music
crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
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effigy     Speak
 
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n.  
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class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
ban on commerce or other activity
belief in or acceptance of something as right; faith
a substance believed to cure all ills
crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person
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erode     Speak
 
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v.  
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expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
move or act clumsily and in confusion
arouse again; make someone have a feeling that they had in the past
eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
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foothold     Speak
 
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n.  
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holding with the feet; firm standing; something on which one may tread or rest securely
act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
small mug or cup; unit of liquid measure equal to one-quarter of a pint; human head
a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
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grudging     Speak
 
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wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane
of the same or similar nature or kind
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
unwilling or with reluctance; stingy
responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
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indict     Speak
 
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rebuke or scold angrily and at length
remove outer covering or skin with a knife or similar instrument
enrage; make furious or mad with anger
urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal
charge; accuse formally of a crime
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juggernaut     Speak
 
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n.  
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the overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path
wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
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metamorphosis     Speak
 
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a piece of orange or lemon peel used to give flavor to liquor; something that gives a pleasant taste; appetizer
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; major transformation
last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
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optimum     Speak
 
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lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
most favorable or advantageous
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
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parable     Speak
 
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n.  
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study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
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poseur     Speak
 
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one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property
resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
mechanical appliance using which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion
a person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others
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restitution     Speak
 
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n.  
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reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
the soldier placed on guard; guard
a heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering
effort; expenditure of much physical work
a kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle
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rudimentary     Speak
 
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weak; lacking firmness
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
unable to have children
unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
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sparse     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
in low spirits from loss of hope or courage
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subservient     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
behaving like slave; subordinate in capacity or function
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust; healthful
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
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vegetation     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
plants of an area or a region; plant life
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
essential quality; reputation; honor
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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