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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
affiliate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
go backwards;  decline to inferior state; degenerate
move up or climb something; mount
supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
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auspicious     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
self-indulgent; moral decay
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bicker     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
make the false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; tear in cutting
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cohesion     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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thin layer; coating consisting of thin layer; ornamental coating to a building
a tendency to keep together
edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which cast off the water that falls on the roof
process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
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derelict     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
having the form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
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egocentric     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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caring only about oneself; selfish; self-centered
essential; not imaginary; actual or real
overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
of the same size, extent, or duration as another
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enact     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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decorate with ornamental appendages
associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
bring out; arouse; call forth
decree; establish by a legal and authoritative act; make into a law
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foray     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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nutritive material; a greasy substance found in unprocessed sheep's wool; yellow part of an egg
mental keenness; quickness of perception
follower; adherent; a person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others
assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle
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heyday     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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young deer; buck or doe of the first year; young of an animal
hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own religion, race, or politics
period of greatest popularity, success, or power; the golden age
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
singer, as opposed to an instrumental performer; vocal musician
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inclement     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
stormy; showing no mercy; physically severe
marked by prudence and restraint in the use of material resources; limited in quantity; saving; frugal; merciful
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
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infertile     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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unable to have children
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
established firmly and securely; rooted
invigorating; refreshing; strengthening; imparting vitality and energy
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
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malign     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
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negate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
walk for pleasure, display, or exercise
settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; discard as refuse
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parochial     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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having no adverse effect; harmless
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
not to be taken away; nontransferable
causing damage or harm; injurious
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prosaic     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
of or pertaining to the parts under the skin; injected beneath the skin
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
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resilience     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
excess in eating; the extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity
ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
revolving stone disk used for grinding, polishing, or sharpening tools; millstone
deep opening in the earth surface
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serendipity     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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expelling; driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership or association
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
catching with the teeth; long, pointed tooth
a larval frog or toad
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stoke     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
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tepid     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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extremely disturbed from emotion
below the average size; very small; little
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
into separate parts or pieces; apart
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unwieldy     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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established firmly and securely; rooted
of or pertaining to the parts under the skin; injected beneath the skin
below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
difficult to use or handle because of size or weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
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