GRE Vocabulary

Just begun and not fully developed; in an early, incomplete, or disorganized stage; To begin or initiate something

A person whose job is to fell trees and prepare timber

The main artery carrying blood from the heart

Of or relating to the shore; a coastal region

Emptied of air; feeling disappointed or discouraged

Willful neglect of duty; the act of abandonment

To change from solid to gas; to redirect impulses into constructive activities

Nervous, confused, and agitated

Stubbornly resistant or unruly; not responding to treatment; a heat-resistant material

A specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of foot disorders

Decay and death of body tissue due to loss of blood supply

To cause someone to feel bitter or resentful

Characteristic of a villain; extremely wicked or evil

A royal ceremonial guard; historically, a small independent farmer

Unable to concentrate; preoccupied or troubled

Apart; into separate pieces

Well-informed or familiar with a subject

To move in a wave-like motion; wavy in form

A brilliant and technically impressive performance or display of skill

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A street vendor who travels around selling goods

A comic parody or mockery; a variety show with comedy and striptease

To inform on someone; a person who betrays others to authorities

A sharp front tooth used for cutting food

An entertainer who performs ventriloquism with a dummy

A person's manner or bearing; facial expression

The use of ambiguous language to mislead or avoid a clear answer

The reporting of news or events; media coverage

Extremely harsh and bitter in tone or language

Having a strong flavour; lively and enthusiastic

Eagerly wishing or wanting something

Lacking meaningful content or intelligence; empty

A short stop or break between stages of a journey

Restricted or forced; lacking naturalness

A return to a former state or practice

A large fly that bites livestock; a person who provokes or annoys others

To grant nobility; to make more dignified

Rigidly applying theory without regard for practicality; a dogmatic theorist

The principal bullfighter who kills the bull

To cheat or defraud someone; a swindler

Holding a title in name only; nominal

A member of a small ruling group; a powerful wealthy person

Having certain manners; artificially stylized or affected

A shallow river crossing; to cross water by wading through it

A private or secret meeting; a papal election assembly

Travelling from place to place; an itinerant person

Deplorable, pitiful, or deeply regrettable

A person who makes fraudulent copies or forges metal