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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
accumulate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
dig out of ground; remove from grave
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bawdy     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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caring only about oneself; selfish; self-centered
of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical
turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
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cavalcade     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
abnormal;  markedly different from an accepted norm
a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
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conjecture     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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give as a gift; present
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
burn with hot liquid or steam; pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
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derelict     Speak
 
(5)
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unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
in waves; fluctuate; having curls
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discern     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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make whole; combine; make into one unit
detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
plunge into water; wet thoroughly; extinguish
establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
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exacerbate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
burn with hot liquid or steam; pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid
make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
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fraught     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
caring only about oneself; selfish; self-centered
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
difficult to use or handle because of size or weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
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gaunt     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
of or about typhus; resembling typhus; of serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable
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impeach     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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accuse; challenge or discredit the credibility of
rob; a strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask an unreasonable price
make powerless and unable to function; disable
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
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intrepid     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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fearless; indicating or springing from courage
timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
most frequent; widespread; predominant
attempting to win favor by flattering; flattering
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luminous     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
consisting of, relating to, or being in the water
earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
lacking protection or a guard; vulnerable
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nuptial     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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having the quality of being vicious or adhesive; soft and sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive
contrary to your interests or welfare; inconvenient; troublesome
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
in disrepair, run-down; of very poor quality or condition
becoming to brothers; brotherly
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pillage     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth to drink
increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
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proclivity     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
a subtle or slight degree of difference; a small difference in meaning
act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
the science which treats the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, places of growth, and classification
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recoil     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
worsen; make worse or more troublesome
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shoal     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
small mug or cup; unit of liquid measure equal to one-quarter of a pint; human head
shallow place in a body of water; sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, sandbank, or sandbar
ghostly apparition; phantom; haunting or disturbing image or prospect
turning or twisting force
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stingy     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
stinging; able to sting; giving or spending reluctantly
inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting
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succinct     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
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unwitting     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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implied or understood though not directly expressed
not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable
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