GRE Vocabulary

An overused, unoriginal remark that sounds meaningful; a cliché

A person of noble birth; aristocratic in manner or origin

Friendly and enjoying the company of others; an informal social gathering

Very particular, hard to please, and fussy about details

Words or sounds spoken as a magic spell or charm

Word for word; in exactly the same words as the original

Relating to or able to walk; a covered walkway in a building

Not attracting attention; discreet and inconspicuous

To deliberately damage or deface public or others' property

Relating to the sense of smell

To entangle or trap; to involve in difficulties

A mental disorder marked by anxiety or obsessive behavior, less severe than psychosis

Strikingly attractive or attention-grabbing

Covering many subjects comprehensively; having very broad knowledge

To raise objections; an act of objection or hesitation

To fall behind or move in a scattered way; a spread-out irregular group

The act of taking food or substances into the body orally

Lacking energy or enthusiasm; sluggish and indifferent

To grind into dust or powder; to destroy completely

Silent acting using gestures; to perform or mimic without words

An electricity generator; a very energetic person

The outer shell or husk; to remove the shell from corn or oysters

A short, witty saying expressing a general truth

Winding and snake-like in shape or movement; crafty or deceitful

Easily influenced by others or experiences

Large enough to be noticed or measured

Fragmentary and inconsistent; aggressively determined and combative

A small biting flying insect

To transform completely in form or nature

To envy; to give or allow something reluctantly

A burden of responsibility or duty

To overturn a boat or vessel

To drive out evil spirits through ritual; to free from harmful influence

A technical expert in a managerial role; an advocate of technocracy

To give energy and vitality to someone or something

Clumsy and lacking grace

Strongly opposed or unwilling to something

Having a jagged, saw-like edge

Impossible to hold back or control; bursting with energy

The origin or source of something; the tracing of a word's etymology

Deeply rooted and firmly established

A heavy square-bladed knife used for chopping meat and bones

Feeding on animals or insects

Relating to a fraction; very small or partial

Exceptional technical skill in performance or art

The aquatic larva of a frog or toad

A minor personal weakness or quirk of character

To polish until shiny; the resulting shine or lustre