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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
alcove     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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support on which a lever rests; prop or support
rejection; an act of excluding or shutting out
ban on commerce or other activity
nook; small, recessed section of a room
long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat
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auditory     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
of or pertaining to the parts under the skin; injected beneath the skin
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
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borough     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
an incorporated town that is not a city; a town, or a division of a large town
predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
pretense; something intended to misrepresent
a place where different tree varieties are exhibited
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contention     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
competing as for any profit or prize
profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
cultivation of plants
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
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dilapidated     Speak
 
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in disrepair, run-down; of very poor quality or condition
composed of elements from a variety of sources
marked by prudence and restraint in the use of material resources; limited in quantity; saving; frugal; merciful
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
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dividend     Speak
 
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n.  
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the sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to individuals; a distribute sum
expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
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entreat     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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make powerless and unable to function; disable
pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
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forbidding     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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animated; lively; vigorous and active
acting as a substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
prohibitive; harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
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heresy     Speak
 
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n.  
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school, especially a theological school for the training of priests; school of higher education, especially for girls
picture design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into the surface
lizard that changes color in different situations
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
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immerse     Speak
 
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v.  
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cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; discard as refuse
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline
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jaunt     Speak
 
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n.  
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shallow place in a body of water; sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, sandbank, or sandbar
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
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mangle     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; tear in cutting
make powerless and unable to function; disable
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
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ogle     Speak
 
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v.  
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plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
reduce level; lower grade of something
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
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palatable     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or a direct path; roving; irregular in motion
acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
lacking pity or compassion; cruel and savage
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prolific     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
arrogant; feeling or showing haughty disdain; overbearing
producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
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roundabout     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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circuitous; going round; indirect; encircling; enveloping; comprehensive
incapable of failure or error
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
acting as a substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
stinging; able to sting; giving or spending reluctantly
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shackle     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
restrain by force, especially by law or authority; repress; curb
draw out; bring forth or to light;  generate or provoke as response or answer
take away a vital or essential part of
chain; fetter; restraint that confines or restricts freedom
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spate     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain
introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
a substance believed to cure all ills
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subversive     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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containing a high amount of water or water vapor
tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
relating to marriage or wedding ceremony
proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree
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viscous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
narrow in outlook; related to a local church community
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
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