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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
amenable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful
solid; heavy and compact in form
unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
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avid     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
able to see differences; showing careful judgment or fine taste
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bibliography     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
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concerto     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, which supports a structure
hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
composition for orchestra and a soloist
board on which the painter mixes pigments
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debonair     Speak
 
(5)
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lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful
springing back; having the power of rebounding; able to return quickly to a former state or condition
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
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disinterested     Speak
 
(6)
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not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
flexible; moving and bending with ease
decomposed and foul-smelling; rotten; decayed
open to view; not secret or hidden
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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ensign     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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flag or banner, especially the national flag, carried by ship or a body of soldiers
irreligious person; pagan; one who does not acknowledge the God of the Bible
trick or stratagem practiced for deception
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
the drug that temporarily quickens some vital process; acts to arouse action
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filibuster     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
block legislation by making long speeches
speak about unimportant matters  rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly
speak indistinctly; pass over carelessly or with little notice
draw out; bring forth or to light;  generate or provoke as response or answer
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gaiety     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
young deer; buck or doe of the first year; young of an animal
masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
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humidity     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel
the science which treats the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, places of growth, and classification
dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
shack; small, wretched house
board on which the painter mixes pigments
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knoll     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of a hill
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; a wanderer; tramp
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
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mallet     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
act of making a conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing
the feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble
act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head
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opportune     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force
timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
careful about money; economical
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
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parochial     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
improperly forward or bold; rude
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pseudonym     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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pretense; something intended to misrepresent
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
the skin of a beast with the hair on; raw or undressed hides; skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it
small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of a hill
mental keenness; quickness of perception
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replicate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back
force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display
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scuffle     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion
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sleight     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
talking to oneself; the act of a character speaking to himself to reveal his thoughts to the audience
excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
coming into being of something; origin
skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
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subversive     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
prickly; barbed; having or covered with protective thorns
tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
arrogant; feeling or showing haughty disdain; overbearing
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transient     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting
one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
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