GRE Vocabulary

Not in good condition; weak, damaged, or logically flawed

Having untidy hair or clothing; in a state of disorder

A clever trick used to deceive; to entice or lure

Sullen, gloomy, and bad-tempered

To be overwhelmed or confused; to hesitate

A spiral tool for boring holes in wood or ground; to drill with such a tool

A rigid support for an injured limb; to immobilize with such a device

To free from entanglement; to unravel or separate

To injure or handle roughly; a heavy long-handled hammer

Extremely hot; bitterly harsh

Showing careful concern or attentive care for someone

A voluntary extra payment given for services; a tip

To remove the secret classification from official documents

A gradual progression through successive stages or tones

A large back tooth for grinding food; relating to such teeth

A farm tool for breaking up soil; to cause great distress or torment

Concise and full of meaning

Great energy and enthusiasm, especially in creative work

A mythological monster with mixed animal parts; an impossible fantasy

A tiny blood vessel or narrow tube; relating to such structures

Lacking sense or meaning; silly and pointless

An artistic movement using dreamlike, fantastical imagery to express the subconscious

A young duck

A person who is extremely poor

To mock or criticize using satire

A reduction or decrease

Friendly and peaceable in nature

Showing practical good judgment; based on common sense

To teach someone to accept beliefs uncritically; to brainwash

Feeling sincere remorse or guilt for one's wrongdoing

A bromine compound formerly used as a sedative; a trite or unoriginal remark

Practice fighting or a verbal argument

A military or national flag; the lowest naval commissioned officer rank

To officially declare invalid or void

Showing excessive love and affection

A fragrant mixture of dried flowers; a miscellaneous collection

A joyful muffled laugh; to laugh in such a way

Fear or hatred of foreigners or people from other cultures

A person who deceives others by assuming a false identity

An assumed or alternative name; also known as

Intelligently analytical and forcefully direct in expression

Too overwhelming or sacred to be expressed in words

Lying flat on one's back; passively indifferent

Magic or sorcery; exceptional skill in a field

To draw aimlessly; a casual sketch

To formally repeal or abolish a law or agreement

Lively and unpredictable in character; volatile

To spend too little or provide an inadequate amount; scanty