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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
abode     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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one derived from another; offspring or descendant; the result of creative effort, as product
act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments; one who is morbidly anxious about his health and generally depressed
small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of a hill
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bequeath     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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leave to someone by a will; hand down
alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch
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canopy     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
line around an area to enclose or guard it
beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
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concerto     Speak
 
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n.  
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manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters
a person who hides aboard a ship or other conveyance to obtain free passage
the drug that temporarily quickens some vital process; acts to arouse action
edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which cast off the water that falls on the roof
composition for orchestra and a soloist
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delirium     Speak
 
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n.  
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a mental disorder marked by confusion
a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
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elicit     Speak
 
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v.  
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throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
give as a gift; present
draw out; bring forth or to light;  generate or provoke as response or answer
decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
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entangle     Speak
 
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v.  
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belittle;  speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from one's employer
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
decorate with ornamental appendages
twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle
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flounder     Speak
 
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v.  
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turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate
move or act clumsily and in confusion
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hapless     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
insignificant; lacking importance; not following from premises or evidence; illogical
without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy
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illustration     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
cool, refreshing state of the air; the art of painting on freshly spread plaster before it dries
token; figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
picture; drawing; showing by example
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jaunt     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
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
upward slope or grade; movement upward
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
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mangle     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
dig the ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously
reduce level; lower grade of something
cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; tear in cutting
look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
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nimble     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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inclined to interfere in other people's business; intrusive with the offensive manner
light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
acting as a substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
relating to, or contributing to a sense of smell
implied or understood though not directly expressed
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piazza     Speak
 
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n.  
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form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
the open square in a European town, especially an Italian town
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
picture; drawing; showing by example
component or part; citizen, voter
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psychoanalysis     Speak
 
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n.  
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a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
handle, especially the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like
a viewer who enjoys seeing sex acts or sex organs of others
art of representing dances in written symbols; the arrangement of dances
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retort     Speak
 
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n.  
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reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
any of numerous flowerless, seedless vascular plants having roots, stems, and fronds and reproducing by spores
any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
departure of a large number of people
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shingle     Speak
 
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n.  
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brink; the very top edge of a container
specialist; a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
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stimulus     Speak
 
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n.  
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helps something to happen more quickly
great enjoyable or amusing activity
a subtle or slight degree of difference; a small difference in meaning
the soldier placed on guard; guard
cool, refreshing state of the air; the art of painting on freshly spread plaster before it dries
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subsidy     Speak
 
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n.  
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harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
direct financial aid by the government
a person dissatisfied with current conditions; a discontented person
small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
something that discourages; tending to deter
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vertigo     Speak
 
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n.  
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faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seeds the second year
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
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