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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
allegation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seeds the second year
outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study; abstract
suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
god; divinity; supernatural things
improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing
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authoritative     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
short-lived; enduring a very short time
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
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choppy     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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having many small waves; rough with small waves
attempting to win favor by flattering; flattering
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish
harmful to living things; injurious to health
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comely     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; showing sorrow
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
coiled around; highly involved; intricate
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deterrent     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
something that discourages; tending to deter
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
a larval frog or toad
lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
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eaves     Speak
 
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n.  
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edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which cast off the water that falls on the roof
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
condition or quality of being an idiot; extreme folly or stupidity
rubber or plastic nipple or teething ring for a baby to suck or chew on
an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
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evoke     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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bring out; arouse; call forth
speak indistinctly; pass over carelessly or with little notice
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
remove outer covering or skin with a knife or similar instrument
disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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fledgling     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
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germane     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific
excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
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igneous     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
moved by sexual love; loving
invigorating; refreshing; strengthening; imparting vitality and energy
produced under conditions involving intense heat
relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical
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insipid     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
existing, happening, or done at the same time
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
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mote     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
period of greatest popularity, success, or power; the golden age
god; divinity; supernatural things
a tiny piece of anything;  very small particle
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obstruct     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
stop; impede; shut out from view
object because of doubts; hesitate
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philistine     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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inscription on a tombstone in memory
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
edge, especially of a round surface; the surface of a solid; circumference
a person who refuses to see the beauty or the value of art or culture.
freeing someone from the control of another
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proclivity     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame
battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it
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ransack     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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force with the thumb; make a groove in
gradually deprive infants of mother's milk; detach affections of
search thoroughly; search every place or part of
feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy
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shackle     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
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stingy     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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having a tendency to loosen or relax.
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
stinging; able to sting; giving or spending reluctantly
stormy; showing no mercy; physically severe
having many small waves; rough with small waves
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sustenance     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a subtle or slight degree of difference; a small difference in meaning
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
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ventilate     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate
make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
freshen; circulate through and freshen
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