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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
allure     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
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asunder     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; showing sorrow
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
into separate parts or pieces; apart
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cessation     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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aggressive entrance into foreign territory; raid or invasion
bringing or coming to an end; cease
defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery
great enjoyable or amusing activity
concave cut into a surface or edge; small hollow or depression
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cipher     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
an incorporated town that is not a city; a town, or a division of a large town
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
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demure     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed
lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
most frequent; widespread; predominant
modest and reserved in manner or behavior
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eaves     Speak
 
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n.  
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knitted garment, such as a sweater or jacket that opens down the full length of the front
rejection; an act of excluding or shutting out
marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; major transformation
edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which cast off the water that falls on the roof
outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study; abstract
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endearment     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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line around an area to enclose or guard it
holding with the feet; firm standing; something on which one may tread or rest securely
tender affection; love; act of showing affection
aggressive entrance into foreign territory; raid or invasion
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
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fanfare     Speak
 
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n.  
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singer, as opposed to an instrumental performer; vocal musician
catching with the teeth; long, pointed tooth
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
a loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display
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heath     Speak
 
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n.  
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a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
gap or crack; short, sharp sound; money; cash
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
action taken in return for injury or offense
ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
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impair     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
hold firmly; hold fast by grasping or embracing tightly; set closely together; close tightly
draw out; bring forth or to light;  generate or provoke as response or answer
accuse; challenge or discredit the credibility of
injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
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knoll     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters
small rounded hill or mound; top or crown of a hill
art of representing dances in written symbols; the arrangement of dances
condition or quality of being an idiot; extreme folly or stupidity
vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
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microbe     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a secret agreement for any illegal purpose; conspiracy
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
vain man; one who wants to get admiration by dress; man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance
known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame
beginning of something; taking in, as by swallowing; the process of receiving within
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ovation     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
cool, refreshing state of the air; the art of painting on freshly spread plaster before it dries
enthusiastic, prolonged applause; show of public homage or welcome
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paralyze     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
make the false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
make powerless and unable to function; disable
wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
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plummet     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
remove from one country or state to another for residence; migrate from home
make a shop, sharp, cheerful sound, as of small birds or crickets
growl viciously while baring the teeth; utter with anger or hostility
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
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relic     Speak
 
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n.  
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surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
composition for orchestra and a soloist
process of planning, implementing, and controlling flow and storage of goods to satisfy customer requirements
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
a hard or severe blow; ability to strike a powerful blow; capacity to create a forceful effect
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sculpt     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
accuse; challenge or discredit the credibility of
sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
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sleek     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
having an even, smooth surface; smooth; not rough or harsh
arrogant; feeling or showing haughty disdain; overbearing
spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
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sustenance     Speak
 
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n.  
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color; appearance; particular gradation of color
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
a short, simple story teaching moral or religious lesson
sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
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vernacular     Speak
 
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n.  
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a heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay
small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars
everyday speech of people, as distinguished from literary language; standard native language of a locality
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