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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
applicable     Speak
 
(1)
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containing a high amount of water or water vapor
weak; lacking firmness
capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance
used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
wholly absorbing one's attention
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ardent     Speak
 
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displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
done routinely and with little interest or care; acting with indifference; showing little interest or care
giving a false appearance of frankness; not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
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blockade     Speak
 
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n.  
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cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person
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give over something to another for care, protection, or performance; give as a trust to someone;
set on fire; cause to burn, flame, or glow; excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat
burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
stoop or descend; let one's self down; submit; waive the privilege of rank or dignity
speak indistinctly; pass over carelessly or with little notice
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demean     Speak
 
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degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing
write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
give as a gift; present
happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
approach; tend to meet; come together
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embezzle     Speak
 
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cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
beat or pound with fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from one's employer
make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
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expressly     Speak
 
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not to be taken away; nontransferable
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
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fawn     Speak
 
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n.  
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beautiful writing; excellent penmanship
whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy
young deer; buck or doe of the first year; young of an animal
spire, also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form
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reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
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impair     Speak
 
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v.  
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injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
make powerless and unable to function; disable
cause to emit a flash of light
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
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innocuous     Speak
 
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containing a high amount of water or water vapor
present at birth; inborn; innate
rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
of the same size, extent, or duration as another
having no adverse effect; harmless
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malcontent     Speak
 
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n.  
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cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
coarse food for cattle or horses
an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
a person dissatisfied with current conditions; a discontented person
man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk
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(13)
v.  
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give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
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parable     Speak
 
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n.  
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long-handled stewing pan or saucepan sometimes having legs; a vessel for stewing meat
a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
stipulated condition; an act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
a flock of geese; a cluster or group
introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
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plume     Speak
 
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n.  
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outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study; abstract
tender affection; love; act of showing affection
goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; a symbol of abundance
hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
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ravenous     Speak
 
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lively; brisk; animated; vigorous; airy; gay
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
extremely hungry; voracious; eager for prey
instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
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scurvy     Speak
 
(17)
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advanced in development; appearing or developing early
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; worthless; mean; shabby
invigorating; refreshing; strengthening; imparting vitality and energy
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strangulation     Speak
 
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n.  
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goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; a symbol of abundance
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind
recklessly bold person; a person who risks life and limb for a living or to be seen
turning or twisting force
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taut     Speak
 
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pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish
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vagabond     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
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; a wanderer; tramp
dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
action taken in return for injury or offense
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