GRE Vocabulary

Rudely arrogant or disrespectful in manner or speech

The farthest point in orbit from Earth; the highest point of achievement

A looped rope for catching animals; to catch with such a rope

Trembling or quivering; timid and hesitant

To encircle or decorate with a wreath; to twist into a circular shape

Completely soaked or thoroughly wet

To unnecessarily delay or put off doing something

To crawl on the ground; to act in a very submissive or humble way

To be an early sign of something to come; to foreshadow

To mark or fix the limits of something

Delicate ornamental work made from fine twisted metal wire

A disorderly crowd; the common people regarded with contempt

A ceremonial garment worn by clergy during religious services

A clever or deceptive plan to gain an advantage

An addition at the end of a letter or document after its completion

Full of reeds; high and thin in sound; tall and slender

Capable of making mistakes or being wrong

Mutually destructive; relating to internal conflict within a group

To act against or fail to comply with a law or rule

Late; arriving after the expected time

Aggressive, warlike, or eager to fight

Disrespectful treatment of something sacred

Having a naturally dark complexion

Having a deeply established, hard-to-change habit or tendency

Charming and attractive in an innocent way

A person who humbly prays or petitions; begging humbly

The bending of light or sound waves when passing between different media

As an adjective, openly expressive of emotion or serving to demonstrate; as a noun, a grammatical term for pointing words like "this" or "that"

The outer protective layer of the skin

A painfully obvious mistake; an animal that howls

A rude, aggressive, or clumsy person

Tall, slender and graceful

A building for storing grain; a grain-producing region

Attractive and pleasant in appearance

To gain an advantage over someone by more skillful maneuvering

Pretended; not genuine

Plain and unfashionable in appearance

A performer who can replace another; to learn a role as a substitute

To thoroughly defeat or overcome an opponent

A loud boisterous laugh; to laugh boisterously

Excessively prim, proper, or fussy

To make hair or clothing untidy; a tangled mass

A defensive wooden fence enclosure; a military prison

The act of refraining; a decision not to vote

A small room just below the roof of a house; an attic

Relating to birth

Having unlimited power and authority

Done without any cause or provocation