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 Test Questions
GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
annul     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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make the false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly
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atrocity     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
time of animals sleep through the winter
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
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boorish     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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full of juicy; full of richness; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable
not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
marked by energy and vigor; manly; able to copulate, as for male
rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
incapable of being read; unclear; not legible
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cipher     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
recklessly bold person; a person who risks life and limb for a living or to be seen
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
a kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle
isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart
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delinquency     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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specialist; a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
the science which treats the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, places of growth, and classification
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
beasts of the chase; flesh of any of the edible beasts of the chase
failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime
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discrete     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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moved by sexual love; loving
related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
extremely disturbed from emotion
able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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exhale     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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be superior; distinguish oneself
give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
breathe out; send air out of your lungs
bring out; arouse; call forth
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forceps     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
a pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
the soldier placed on guard; guard
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
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gaiety     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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process of planning, implementing, and controlling flow and storage of goods to satisfy customer requirements
maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery
a larval frog or toad
gold and silver in the form of bars
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humid     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
free from disturbance; pacific
containing a high amount of water or water vapor
warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy
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linear     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
late; delayed; moving slowly
over-bright in color; tastelessly showy
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
having the form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
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lusty     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious
characterized by unrest or disorder
exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust; healthful
delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
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oblique     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
flexible; moving and bending with ease
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
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parchment     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae
the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
plants of an area or a region; plant life
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prolific     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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artificially formal; obviously planned or calculated; not natural
extremely disturbed from emotion
producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
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refute     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
free of; rid; remove all of one's clothing
make a shop, sharp, cheerful sound, as of small birds or crickets
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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sieve     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
permission not to do something
a bowl-shaped tool with many small holes, used to separate larger from smaller pieces or solids from a liquid
a place where things may be put for safekeeping, as storehouse, warehouse, museum, or tomb
person or thing regarded as embodying or exhibiting some quality, idea
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stagnant     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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established firmly and securely; rooted
indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
morally or legally constraining; required; binding
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swarthy     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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likely to fail or be inaccurate
dark; dusky; naturally having the skin of a dark color
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
without skill, ineffective; worthless; lacking purpose
wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or a direct path; roving; irregular in motion
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vertigo     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
stupid person; person who is not very bright
a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things
severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
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