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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
appendage     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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gold and silver in the form of bars
something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it
novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
payment or expense; output
singer, as opposed to an instrumental performer; vocal musician
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avid     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane
elaborately or excessively ornamented
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
implied or understood though not directly expressed
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chaff     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a person who loves humankind in general; a very generous person or institution
trivial or worthless matter; thin, dry bracts or scales, especially
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
text character used to mark the possessive or to show the omission of letters or numbers
standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
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concord     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
an abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
small mug or cup; unit of liquid measure equal to one-quarter of a pint; human head
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cultivate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
belittle;  speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; reduce in esteem or rank
improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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divest     Speak
 
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v.  
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settle accounts to pay them off; clear up
pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate
free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
crush or crunch; crumple or squeeze; hunch
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executor     Speak
 
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n.  
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resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
one who executes or performs; doer
the capacity of guardian; guardianship; capacity or activity of tutor; instruction or teaching
sacred song; poetical composition for use in the praise or worship of God
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in biochemical reactions
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fume     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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everyday speech of people, as distinguished from literary language; standard native language of a locality
the language used by a special group; technical terminology; nonsensical or meaningless talk
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles
standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
effort; expenditure of much physical work
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gallop     Speak
 
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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
deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking
shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly
move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds
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illustration     Speak
 
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n.  
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honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
essential quality; reputation; honor
result of improving something; the process of removing impurities
picture; drawing; showing by example
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jaunt     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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sacred writing or book; authoritative statement; document; inscription
beasts of the chase; flesh of any of the edible beasts of the chase
independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
restraint; avoiding excesses
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; short journey
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lyric     Speak
 
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n.  
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a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
helps something to happen more quickly
state of poor nutrition
representative or perfect example of a class or type; brief summary, as of a book or article
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nominal     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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in name only; insignificantly small
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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persecute     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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make a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; plot together
get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
remove or force out from a position of dwelling previously occupied
pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
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plummet     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
persuade not to do; discourage
cause to emit a flash of light
deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
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repugnant     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful
wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or a direct path; roving; irregular in motion
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shingle     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
picture; drawing; showing by example
battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a virus
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
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spool     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body; slight indentation on any surface
a tendency to keep together
state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal
mass for dead; song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as memorial
something similar to such a cylinder in shape; the amount of wire, thread, or string wound on such a cylinder
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tacit     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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tending to call up emotions, memories
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
having the form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse
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transitory     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
prickly; barbed; having or covered with protective thorns
below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
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