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GRE Vocabulary: Level 3
aggregate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
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barrage     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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artificial obstruction; a heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
a tiny piece of anything;  very small particle
game; play; curling-match; talk
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cannibal     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind
suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
something that is required in advance; necessity; required as a prior condition
a person who hides aboard a ship or other conveyance to obtain free passage
summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
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commiserate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
give over something to another for care, protection, or performance; give as a trust to someone;
feel or express pity or sympathy for
wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
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delude     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
reduce level; lower grade of something
deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
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embargo     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle
a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
ban on commerce or other activity
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epoch     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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restraint; avoiding excesses
a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something
a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
permission not to do something
science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
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fraught     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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indecent; obscene; humorously coarse
inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
invulnerable; able to withstand attack
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
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gull     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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excessive pride or self-confidence
long-legged, swift-running wild cat tamed and used for hunting in India
the mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain
an incorporated town that is not a city; a town, or a division of a large town
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hypodermic     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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of or pertaining to the parts under the skin; injected beneath the skin
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
not to be taken away; nontransferable
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel
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jumble     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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skillful performance or ability in using hands; dexterity
hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
a heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering
woman whose occupation is sewing; needlewoman
assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
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mince     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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make the false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
cause to be interested or curious; captivate
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
cut into very small pieces; chop fine; suppress or weaken the force of
close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch
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opportune     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane
of or pertaining to the parts under the skin; injected beneath the skin
timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
arrogant; feeling or showing haughty disdain; overbearing
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peckish     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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self-indulgent; moral decay
pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy
actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing the warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited
inclined to eat; hungry; irritable
huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree
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projectile     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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bringing or coming to an end; cease
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object
catching with the teeth; long, pointed tooth
nutritive material; a greasy substance found in unprocessed sheep's wool; yellow part of an egg
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relic     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
a person who loves humankind in general; a very generous person or institution
a small, circular tower that is part of a castle; a part of a military vehicle that contains a large gun
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
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sanction     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
leave someone who needs or counts on you
trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
make whole; combine; make into one unit
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stagnant     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled
scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
careful about money; economical
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surmise     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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deny; go back on; fail to fulfill promise or obligation
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to the former state of health or good repute
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
free, as from difficulties or perplexities; cause to be emitted or evolved
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vicarious     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable
occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
acting as a substitute; done by deputy; experienced at secondhand
agonizing; distressing extremely painful
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