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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
ambiguous     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
equivalent in effect or value
prickly; barbed; having or covered with protective thorns
unclear or doubtful in meaning
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berth     Speak
 
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n.  
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ghostly apparition; phantom; haunting or disturbing image or prospect
board on which the painter mixes pigments
space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
school, especially a theological school for the training of priests; school of higher education, especially for girls
beasts of the chase; flesh of any of the edible beasts of the chase
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brusque     Speak
 
(3)
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of the same or similar nature or kind
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
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condescend     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
proceed slowly; waste time
stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
occur at the same time as; correspond
beat or pound with fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
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deadlock     Speak
 
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n.  
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quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character
a tendency to keep together
one derived from another; offspring or descendant; the result of creative effort, as product
standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
expelling; driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership or association
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edict     Speak
 
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n.  
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excessive pride or self-confidence
the decree, especially issued by a sovereign; official command
blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; a wanderer; tramp
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exacerbate     Speak
 
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v.  
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any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
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fastidious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
free from disturbance; pacific
impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope, or extent
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
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genial     Speak
 
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coiled around; highly involved; intricate
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious
friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
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idiocy     Speak
 
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n.  
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a great number; many
novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
condition or quality of being an idiot; extreme folly or stupidity
heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own religion, race, or politics
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libel     Speak
 
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n.  
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small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
game; play; curling-match; talk
cultivation of plants
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malnutrition     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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state of poor nutrition
competing as for any profit or prize
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
degree of visibility of your environment
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
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nomadic     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
essential; requisite;  impossible to be omitted or remitted
large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
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placate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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decree; establish by a legal and authoritative act; make into a law
remove or force out from a position of dwelling previously occupied
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
appease or pacify; bring peace to
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precipitate     Speak
 
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rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
influential in an original way; providing the basis for further development; creative
elaborately or excessively ornamented
of the same size, extent, or duration as another
present at birth; inborn; innate
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rejuvenate     Speak
 
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v.  
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cause to be interested or curious; captivate
make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance
give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate
appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
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sedition     Speak
 
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n.  
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resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery
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snarl     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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search thoroughly; search every place or part of
destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
growl viciously while baring the teeth; utter with anger or hostility
crush or crunch; crumple or squeeze; hunch
appease or pacify; bring peace to
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supposition     Speak
 
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n.  
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song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music
goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters; lovely young girl; maiden; peacock butterfly
act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
direct financial aid by the government
emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
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transitory     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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contrary to your interests or welfare; inconvenient; troublesome
related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
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