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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
apparition     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man
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augment     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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cardigan     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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knitted garment, such as a sweater or jacket that opens down the full length of the front
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
arrangement of parts or elements; outline
degree of visibility of your environment
game; play; curling-match; talk
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cornucopia     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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colorless stone of high luster, made of paste, used as an inexpensive ornament
goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; a symbol of abundance
highland; upland; relatively flat highland
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
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digress     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth to drink
growl viciously while baring the teeth; utter with anger or hostility
turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
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elude     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
rob; a strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask an unreasonable price
show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
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equitable     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
hard to understand; known only in a particular group
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
marked by or having equity; just and impartial
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fascinate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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divide into parts, pieces, or sections
steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from one's employer
cause to be interested or curious; captivate
avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
remove outer covering or skin with a knife or similar instrument
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grating     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
harsh and unpleasant; making a harsh sound
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy; muscular in build; strong or muscular
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impregnable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
essential; not imaginary; actual or real
equivalent in effect or value
mixed;  experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings
invulnerable; able to withstand attack
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ineligible     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful
unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
caring only about oneself; selfish; self-centered
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mediate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
leave someone who needs or counts on you
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
approach; tend to meet; come together
resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
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obstruct     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking
stop; impede; shut out from view
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
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perennial     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
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quell     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring
decay, or to cause something to decay
gradually deprive infants of mother's milk; detach affections of
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
extinguish; put down forcibly; suppress;  pacify or quiet
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recession     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
gap; a long narrow opening
a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
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schooner     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
the feeling of great happiness and well-being, sometimes exaggerated
market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East
a human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
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stockade     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a strong wooden fence built around an area to defend it against attack; enclosure made with posts and stakes
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
composition for orchestra and a soloist
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
a place where different tree varieties are exhibited
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tenacity     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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animals of a period or region
known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame
cultivation of plants
firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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tremor     Speak
 
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n.  
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shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
plants of an area or a region; plant life
a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae
a mental disorder marked by confusion
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