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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
aggravate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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make something last; preserve from extinction
outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
worsen; make worse or more troublesome
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
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berate     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly
weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
rebuke or scold angrily and at length
wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
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buoyant     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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able to float; cheerful and optimistic
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers
present at birth; inborn; innate
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composure     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
entire range; all notes in musical scale
omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event
socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
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cuticle     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seeds the second year
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elated     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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overjoyed; extremely happy and excited
elastic; difficult to chew; having a texture resembling rubber
not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
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encephalitis     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
token; figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public
dignified or magnificent display; splendor
inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a virus
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figurative     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of failure or error
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
having some characteristic of a woman; womanlike; womanly; tender
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heresy     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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concave cut into a surface or edge; small hollow or depression
one who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; bootlicker; yes man
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
music performed in the open air at nights; complimentary performance given to honor or express love for someone
battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
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incite     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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cry with a low, whining, broken voice; whine; complain
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
feed to the full; feed luxuriously; glut; indulge with rich food
copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
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labyrinth     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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stupid person; person who is not very bright
colorless stone of high luster, made of paste, used as an inexpensive ornament
wood or collection of trees, shrubs
foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation
maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
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mirth     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
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outskirt     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a member of the most developed mammals, including humans, monkeys, and apes; senior clergyman
legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience
excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
irreligious person; pagan; one who does not acknowledge the God of the Bible
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pelt     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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the skin of a beast with the hair on; raw or undressed hides; skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it
condition quality of being frail, physically, mentally, or morally; infirmity; weakness of resolution
an incorporated town that is not a city; a town, or a division of a large town
greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle
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procession     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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stupid person; person who is not very bright
act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain
reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation
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rancid     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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having disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats
not belonging to the real world; unnatural; odd and unfamiliar
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
excessively abundant or numerous; in widespread existence, practice, or use
light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
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secular     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
coiled around; highly involved; intricate
high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
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sparing     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
marked by prudence and restraint in the use of material resources; limited in quantity; saving; frugal; merciful
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
animated; lively; vigorous and active
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tempest     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
the extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
the sum of money to be divided and distributed; share of a sum divided that falls to individuals; a distribute sum
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viscous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft
free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
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