GRE Vocabulary

A person not in the military or police; relating to ordinary citizens

The natural environment where an organism lives

Seeds of cereal crops; a small particle; texture or pattern in wood

The study of right and wrong conduct; moral standards

The probability of something happening; betting ratio

a means or channel; intermediate size; average

Formal speech or writing on a subject; to discuss at length

Clearly different or separate; easy to perceive

Unpleasant to look at; morally offensive

To paint or draw a likeness; to represent or describe in a particular way

Coming or happening after something else

Happening often; to visit a place regularly

An official prohibition; to officially forbid something

To regard with respect, pleasure, or approval

An extraordinary event attributed to supernatural power; a remarkable fortunate occurrence

To be greater than or go beyond a limit or standard

The written text of a play or film; a handwriting style (n.); to write a script (v.)

An organization helping those in need; money or goods given to the poor; generosity

A specific action or plan used to achieve a goal

Sufficient or good enough for a purpose

A large keyboard musical instrument; softly (as a musical direction)

The blank edge of a page; a border or edge; an extra amount beyond the minimum

A hard building material of cement and gravel; real and specific rather than abstract

A doctor's written order for medicine or treatment

To pursue someone or something; the act of pursuit

A newly enlisted soldier or new member; to enlist or hire new members

A piece used to repair a hole or flaw; to repair or fix something

General agreement among a group of people

To look steadily and intently; a long fixed look

To make stronger or more effective; to emphasize or encourage

To make a solemn promise or oath; to use offensive language

A thin piece cut from something; to cut into thin pieces

A job or profession; military control of a territory

Holy and deserving great respect; connected with religion

A rule expressed in symbols; a method for achieving a result

Perfectly accurate in every detail; to demand something forcibly

A quality belonging to something; to regard something as caused by someone

A person accused or sued in a court of law

A burial place in the ground; serious and solemn in manner or situation

The flat area of the thighs when seated; one circuit of a track; to drink with the tongue

A professional who designs buildings; one who plans or creates something

A request for information; a systematic investigation into a matter

A horizontal bar or metal track; a railway

A proposed explanation that can be tested; an assumption for argument

To form or make up; to write music or text; to calm oneself

A traditional story involving heroic or supernatural elements; a very famous person

To control or manage according to rules; to adjust for proper functioning

A young person between puberty and adulthood; relating to that stage of life