GRE Vocabulary

Second to last in a sequence

Bad-tempered and quarrelsome

To vomit or expel forcefully; to surrender something unwillingly

Rule by a single authority with absolute, oppressive power

A person who doubts God's existence can be known; holding no firm view

A name or title by which someone or something is known

The lowest or worst point of something

To make uniform or blend into a consistent mixture

Excessively greedy; inclined to seize by force

To condescend to do something beneath one's dignity

Impossible to harm or defeat; completely protected

An early jazz style with a syncopated melody

Wet, dirty, and untidy; in a dilapidated state

A person who acts in a silly or ridiculous way; a clown

A person who insists strictly on rules or standards

A person who wanders with no fixed home; roving, wandering

Nearsightedness; lack of foresight or long-term perspective

An ancient writing material made from the papyrus plant; the plant itself

Harmful in effect; hostile or unfriendly

To cover with a thin layer of gold

A mythological half-man, half-horse creature

A sharp or witty reply to an argument or question

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses

To purify by heating and condensing; to extract the essence

To distribute power or functions away from a central authority

A tropical shrub with fragrant white flowers

Relating to colour; based on a twelve-semitone musical scale

A satirical attack on a person or institution; to mock through satire

Of or relating to the Old Stone Age

A tendon connecting muscle to bone; muscular strength

Elevation to divine status; the perfect or supreme example of something

Relating to or administered beneath the skin; a syringe for injecting under the skin

A long-handled curved blade for cutting grass; to cut with it

Appearing reasonable or true but actually false or misleading

Complete and absolute; not reduced in severity

The hard protective shell on the back of turtles, crabs, etc.

An early 19th-century photographic process or the image it produced.

The soft center of a plant stem; the essential core or meaning of something

To damage someone's reputation with false or malicious statements

Generous and noble in spirit

A confused muddle; to roll or toss about

Favourable; indicating a good chance of success

A place where weapons are stored; heraldry

Absence from school or duty without permission

With a sideways glance expressing doubt, suspicion, or disapproval; Turned to one side, especially of the eyes

To attribute fault or responsibility to someone or something

Oddly or whimsically amusing

A work imitating another artist's style; a mixture of different styles