GRE Vocabulary

The scientific study of prehistoric life through fossils

The act of increasing or enlarging; an addition

A recklessly bold person; recklessly adventurous

A system of government with unlimited power held by one person

The state of being parallel; similarity or correspondence

Of or resembling reptiles; cold or contemptible

Fertility; ability to produce offspring or ideas

The ability or act of moving from one place to another

A major division of a long poem; the leading melody in choral music

Causing an unpleasant shock or clash; incongruous

Having a rosy complexion; excessively ornate in style

A scientist who studies birds

The ninth Greek letter; a very small amount

To search someone by feeling their clothing; to move about playfully

To shorten a word or text by omitting parts

The final resolution or outcome of a story or complex events

To waver indecisively between opinions or actions

Stubbornly determined to have one's own way

To pay out money, especially from a fund

To assert or declare something confidently as true

Causing strong disgust or hatred; deeply offensive

Farming and raising of livestock; careful management of resources

A rough physical struggle or fight; to struggle with someone

Patient self-control and tolerance; restraint from enforcing a right

To stir up or instigate trouble or unrest

To be clearly superior to or more impressive than someone or something

Failing to achieve the intended result; unsuccessful

A very short person or member of a pygmy people; unusually small

Lively, noisy celebration and merrymaking

A feeling of complete certainty or confidence

Easily made to feel sick or disgusted; overly sensitive

Showing little emotion; not easily excited

A large Arctic marine mammal with long tusks

To make amends for a wrongdoing or sin

Refreshingly invigorating; a system of structural supports

To fully satisfy an appetite or desire

Not involving or concerned with moral judgments

Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official

Separation or disconnection; chemical or psychological splitting

Unfairly favoring relatives or friends in positions of power

A soft insert worn in the ear to block noise or water

Distorted and difficult to understand

Unpleasant to taste or accept; disagreeable

A vertical side post of a door or window frame

The quality of being energetic, lively, or resonant

A substance added to food to give it flavor

Unnatural behavior or mannerisms intended to impress

The study of the origin and historical development of words