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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
apostrophe     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion
text character used to mark the possessive or to show the omission of letters or numbers
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bereft     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
most favorable or advantageous
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blunder     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
deep opening in the earth surface
small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
thin layer; coating consisting of thin layer; ornamental coating to a building
board on which the painter mixes pigments
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confluence     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
permission not to do something
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
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cringe     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
decree; establish by a legal and authoritative act; make into a law
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
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elude     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
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endearment     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in which fire is extinct; hot coal without flame
originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
tender affection; love; act of showing affection
text character used to mark the possessive or to show the omission of letters or numbers
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fortitude     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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nook; small, recessed section of a room
something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it
mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe; an opening
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; the result of creative effort, as product
bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
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germane     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
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impertinent     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated
existing, happening, or done at the same time
unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance
improperly forward or bold; rude
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lark     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
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madrigal     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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purging or cleansing of any passage of body
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
highland; upland; relatively flat highland
a person dissatisfied with current conditions; a discontented person
song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music
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outlandish     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
springing back; having the power of rebounding; able to return quickly to a former state or condition
large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
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pare     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
move or act clumsily and in confusion
postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
renew; repair; return to life
remove outer covering or skin with a knife or similar instrument
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prolific     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious
darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
animated; lively; vigorous and active
producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
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renege     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle
form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
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sift     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, delightful ones
restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
give over something to another for care, protection, or performance; give as a trust to someone;
plunge into water; wet thoroughly; extinguish
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
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stagnant     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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improperly forward or bold; rude
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
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tenacity     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
one who executes or performs; doer
massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color of a gray to black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge
firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
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traverse     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
renew; repair; return to life
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
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