essential gre words: level 2 lesson 1
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Ultimate Vocabulary's Essential GRE Words is a video lesson series specifically designed to help you boost your GRE score. This is the fastest and easiest way to improve your GRE score - because you are learning the words that appear most frequently on the GRE Exam. Includes definitions, synonym/antonyms, and examples all sourced from the Ultimate Vocabulary software. To view the video, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JZvsEMn-KcTRANSCRIPT
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WORD LIST Accelerate
Annals
Coalition
Concord
Derivative
Efficacy
Exhaust
Finite
Hazard
Inevitable
Lever
Maritime
Monetary
Pare
Polar
Selective
Tribune
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ACCELERATE VERB: cause to move faster SYNONYM: speed up “Without incentives, goes the argument, the drift of
talented young players towards more successful counties, with open doors, will accelerate.”
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ANNALS NOUN: a chronological account of events in successive years SYNONYM: chronological record “She has been acclaimed as the greatest Canadian painter of
the century, while her four books are said to have reached new heights of perception and understanding in the annals of Canadian literature.”
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COALITION NOUN: an organization of people (or countries) involved
in a pact or treaty SYNONYMS: alliance, alignment “On the contrary, he could do nothing else without
playing into the hands of those plotting his downfall and a return to a form of a coalition.”
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CONCORD
NOUN: agreement of opinion
SYNONYMS: harmony, concordance
“The bishops apparently began with a meeting of their own in which they established a place of peace and concord.”
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DERIVATIVE
ADJECTIVE: based on or copying something else
“It would not be reasonable to argue that Georgian London was a pale derivative of Georgian country houses.”
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EFFICACY
NOUN: capacity or power to produce a desired effect
ANTONYM: inefficacy
“It was also thought that there was a very static population in the area which would be helpful to research related to the efficacy of the new services.”
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EXHAUST
VERB: use up the whole supply of
“Similarly in Germany, industry-wide agreements (especially in boom periods) were unable to exhaust the capacity to pay of prosperous firms.”
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FINITE
ADJECTIVE: bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
ANTONYM: infinite
“The ideas are too large and too all-embracing for the finite mind to absorb them.”
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HAZARD
NOUN: a source of danger
SYNONYMS: jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment
“Another hazard was that bottles sometimes fell off the shelves because of vibration from above.”
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INEVITABLE
ADJECTIVE: incapable of being avoided or prevented
SYNONYMS: unavoidable, inescapable
“Given the number of groups in any organization, it is inevitable that conflicts will develop.”
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LEVER
NOUN: a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
“There are lever and turn handles with swirls and scrolls; fingerplates and a variety of window fasteners, hinges and accessories.”
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MARITIME
ADJECTIVE: bordering on the ocean, or characteristic of things living or located near the sea
“This is quite an energetic section of the walk with steep slopes covered in beautiful maritime heaths.”
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MONETARY
ADJECTIVE: relating to or involving money
SYNONYM: pecuniary
“Agreements with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, upon which Poland’s credit depends, also envisage this starting date.”
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PARE
VERB: strip the skin off
SYNONYMS: skin, peel
“After removing the tape, pare away any surplus adhesive with a razor blade.”
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POLAR
ADJECTIVE: located at or near, or coming from, the earth’s poles
“Only a few species inhabit both polar regions, and each region has recruited almost entirely from its own hemisphere.”
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SELECTIVE ADJECTIVE: characterized by very careful or
fastidious choices “More frequently they try to manipulate the media
to their advantage by the selective release of carefully timed and adjusted information and by threatening, punishing, and intimidating media staff.”
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TRIBUNE
NOUN: in ancient Rome, an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests
“Because a tribune was the anointed representative of the people, they were protected by strict laws.”
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