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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
appendage     Speak
 
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n.  
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pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it
study of insects; branch of zoology which treats of insects
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belie     Speak
 
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v.  
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contradict; give a false impression
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
worsen; make worse or more troublesome
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blunder     Speak
 
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n.  
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knitted garment, such as a sweater or jacket that opens down the full length of the front
coming into being of something; origin
massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color of a gray to black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
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cohesive     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
produced under conditions involving intense heat
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated
advanced in development; appearing or developing early
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cringe     Speak
 
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v.  
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scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
enrage; make furious or mad with anger
growl viciously while baring the teeth; utter with anger or hostility
shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
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dote     Speak
 
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v.  
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give  right to; authorize; furnish with a right or claim to something; designate; give a title to
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal
appease or pacify; bring peace to
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
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epoch     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who settles dispute or controversy between parties; referee or judge, one chosen to see that the rules of a game
a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
composition for orchestra and a soloist
a container used for storing or putting objects in; reservoir
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
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fauna     Speak
 
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n.  
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animals of a period or region
representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
irreligious person; pagan; one who does not acknowledge the God of the Bible
god; divinity; supernatural things
the skin of a beast with the hair on; raw or undressed hides; skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it
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hapless     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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essential; requisite;  impossible to be omitted or remitted
magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
joking ,often inappropriately; humorous
able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
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hubbub     Speak
 
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n.  
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a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; a wanderer; tramp
act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
irreligious person; pagan; one who does not acknowledge the God of the Bible
loud noise of many confused voices; tumult; uproar.
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infringe     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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remove or force out from a position of dwelling previously occupied
plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
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mortar     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
radiation; discharge; an act of emitting
a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
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obtuse     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
invigorating; refreshing; strengthening; imparting vitality and energy
rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
lacking in insight or discernment; stupid
turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
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peripheral     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative
located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable
responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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prelude     Speak
 
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n.  
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natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
highland; upland; relatively flat highland
a person who loves humankind in general; a very generous person or institution
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
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repress     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
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sieve     Speak
 
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n.  
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blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person
a bowl-shaped tool with many small holes, used to separate larger from smaller pieces or solids from a liquid
vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
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skirmish     Speak
 
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n.  
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something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
tax on goods coming into a country
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
long-handled stewing pan or saucepan sometimes having legs; a vessel for stewing meat
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synonymous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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brief and compact; expressing much in few words
insignificant; lacking importance; not following from premises or evidence; illogical
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
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unscrupulous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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unprincipled; lacking honesty
harmful to living things; injurious to health
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
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