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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
affront     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
slave; bondman; slavery; bondage
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
dependence; certainty based on experience
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arduous     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
unable to have children
being beyond what is required or sufficient
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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blanch     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back
extend; stretch; spread; sit or lie with the body and limbs spread out awkwardly
cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
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cornucopia     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; a symbol of abundance
sickness;a slight but often persistent illness
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it; the indifference
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demure     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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having a tendency to loosen or relax.
acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
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discourse     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
inscription on a tombstone in memory
tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
a pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction
god; divinity; supernatural things
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errant     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or a direct path; roving; irregular in motion
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
in name only; insignificantly small
inclined to eat; hungry; irritable
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fraught     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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marked by or having equity; just and impartial
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
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gnaw     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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gradually deprive infants of mother's milk; detach affections of
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
block legislation by making long speeches
bite or chew on with the teeth
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impassioned     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
flexible; becoming or being made suitable to a particular situation or use
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing the warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited
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innocuous     Speak
 
(11)
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brief and compact; expressing much in few words
marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious
having no adverse effect; harmless
unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
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luminous     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
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noxious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed
weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
in waves; fluctuate; having curls
harmful to living things; injurious to health
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patronage     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
arsonist; bomb that is designed to start fires
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pomp     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
dignified or magnificent display; splendor
independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
time of animals sleep through the winter
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reciprocal     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
arrogant; feeling or showing haughty disdain; overbearing
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
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scribble     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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breathe out; send air out of your lungs
write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
emphasize; stress; pronounce with stress or accent; mark with an accent
revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
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sparse     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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agonizing; distressing extremely painful
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
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supplement     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
move or act clumsily and in confusion
appease or pacify; bring peace to
revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
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tranquil     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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being beyond what is required or sufficient
free from disturbance; pacific
used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or a direct path; roving; irregular in motion
incapable of failure or error
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