GRE Vocabulary

A tight bandage applied to a limb to stop severe bleeding

Of or relating to the West; a person from the Western world

To arrange into distinct layers or social levels

Resembling a palace; impressively grand and luxurious

To harass a speaker with hostile remarks or questions

To hit hard; a heavy blow

Immeasurably tiny; a vanishingly small quantity

The science of studying the atmosphere and predicting weather

To formally charge someone in court; to call to account

The harsh cry of a donkey; to make such a sound

A small exclusive group sharing a common interest

Sediment at the bottom of a liquid; the worst part of something

Not returned or reciprocated, especially of love

Characteristic of a despot; tyrannical and oppressive

Richly abundant and profuse in growth

Impossible to read or decode

Joined flowing handwriting style; a cursive font or script

A fortunate and unexpected discovery made by chance

The scientific study of drugs and their effects on the body

To behave in a certain way; to be in accord with

Contemptibly small or inadequate

Acting impulsively and forcefully without careful thought

To free someone from oppression or slavery

Characteristic of informal everyday speech; a colloquial expression

Not pledged to any cause or position; neutral

Using very few words; brief and concise

To act clumsily or incompetently; a blunder

A small imaginary underground creature; a dwarf-like figure

A puppet, usually wooden, controlled by strings pulled from above

Money or goods given to the poor as charity

Full of knots; complex and difficult to solve

Curved or bulging outward like the outside of a sphere

To inform or notify someone of something

To reduce intensity or sensitivity; to muffle or dull

A medicine that relieves constipation; having a bowel-stimulating effect

To damage or spoil the appearance of something

To conspire secretly for a dishonest purpose

Separation or disconnection; a logical 'or' proposition

A secret group plotting for power; a conspiracy

A fertile soil of mixed sand, silt, clay, and organic matter

A moral doubt or hesitation (n.); to hesitate due to conscience (v.)

Of or relating to horses; a horse or horse-like animal

Having a large amount of space inside; roomy

The quality of being cruel and pitiless

A mocking remark; to taunt or jeer at someone

A performance using gestures without words; to act out silently

A shady leafy shelter or recess in a garden; a pleasant retreat

Never tiring; persistently energetic