GRE Vocabulary

Carefree and boisterously cheerful; a severe scolding

The loss of property or rights as a legal penalty

Extending back beyond memory; very ancient

A blockage of logs on a river; a situation where progress is halted

To transfer pollen to a plant for fertilization

Refusing to compromise or change one's views

To remove the internal organs of; to strip of essential content

A small, dirty, or poorly built dwelling

A hinged bridge that can be raised to block passage or allow boats through

Existing from birth; natural and innate

Done with great effort; lacking natural ease

Allowing no refusal or argument; abruptly authoritative and final

Based on logical deduction from general principles

Inclined or willing; having a particular tendency

An iron grate for broiling food; an American football field

To circulate fresh air through a space; to discuss openly

A vein of metallic ore in rock

To lose or reduce in value; to belittle

A small hand-held percussion instrument with jingling metal disks

Sharp and harsh in tone; sour or bitter in taste

To discourage or intimidate

A cheap showy ornament or trinket of little value

Planned or considered in advance; deliberate

A small ring; a spiral curl of hair

To express sympathy or compassion for someone's misfortune

To move in a circular or spiral path

A small striped rodent found mainly in North America

To hand over a suspect to another country's authorities

Dexterity and skill; a clever trick

The sound a duck makes; a fraudulent doctor; to make a duck's sound

A covered walkway in a religious building; to seclude from the outside world

A person wandering with no fixed home; wandering, roving

Slow to understand; not mentally sharp; (of an angle) between 90 and 180 degrees

To drink, especially alcohol; to absorb ideas

An act of plundering or destructive damage

A bank of snow accumulated by the wind

To seal cracks or joints with a waterproof filler; the filler itself

Not earned or merited; unfair

Wide open, especially of the mouth in astonishment or wonder; Selfless, spiritual love, especially God's love for humanity or a Christian's love for others

Clever dishonest cunning; craftiness

Relating to the sounds of spoken language

To sing with melodious trills; a trilling or quavering sound

A pile of wood for burning a body at a funeral

To make or become liquid

Moral uprightness and strict adherence to ethical principles

A state of extreme poverty or lack of basic necessities

Deserving praise or reward

Strong disgust or aversion; a force pushing things apart