GRE Vocabulary

Quiet, modest, and reserved; affectedly shy or serious

Extremely wicked or evil; devilishly cunning

Experienced indirectly through another person; acting on behalf of another

A decorative horizontal band on a wall; a type of coarse woollen cloth

A wrong or misleading name or term for something

Cheerful and full of good humor

A soldier who abandons their military post without permission

To mock or taunt; a contemptuous remark

A direct ancestor or originator

A stand with a slanted top for holding a speaker's notes or a book

To father a child; to cause or produce something

The spouse of a monarch; to associate or keep company with someone

Having a beneficial or improving effect; wholesome

A servile follower or subordinate of a powerful person

Impossible to use up; unlimited in supply

A decorative molding at the top of a wall or building

A cloth covering a coffin; a gloomy atmosphere; to become boring or unappealing

A collection of documents about a person or subject

A hanging spike of ice formed by freezing dripping water

To walk or stand unsteadily, as if about to fall

To criticize or punish someone severely

The state of being famous and highly respected; a distinguished person

To dig up a buried body; to bring something hidden to light

A manager or organizer of entertainment events, especially in music or theatre

Easily frightened or startled; nervous and unpredictable

To make wrinkled or untidy; a wrinkle or crease

To draw attention away from others; the rear of a stage

Causing great pain or sorrow; very serious

Hard, tedious, and unpleasant work

To feel or show great joy or triumph

Showing respectful deference to others

Completely soaked through with liquid; to drench or saturate

Straw or reeds used to cover roofs; to cover a roof with such material

An injury from overstretching a joint; to injure a joint this way

To explain in careful detail

A sudden strong rise or increase

The act of abandoning a duty, person, or military post

An introductory section at the beginning of a book

Deserving blame for wrongdoing; guilty

A pale purple or violet colour; having such a colour

A sign or warning of a future event; to predict or foretell

Absurd and without meaning

Curved inward like the inside of a bowl

The trade of working with timber to build structures

Not appropriate or proper by social standards; indecorous

Relevant and appropriate to the topic being discussed

An unwelcome intruder who interferes in others' affairs

A large fleet of warships