GRE Vocabulary

Tending to stop and refuse to continue; uncooperative

Great injustice or wickedness; a sinful act

To combine again in a new way; to undergo genetic recombination

A false or misleading rumor or story

To conceal one's true feelings or intentions; to feign

To shorten a text while keeping essential content; to curtail

Showing disrespect toward something sacred

To fill with great delight or joy; to captivate

Aid given to someone in distress; to give such aid

To expose to radiation; to illuminate with light

Sordid, corrupt, or morally unpleasant

A male goose; a quick look

A large enclosure where birds are kept

Highly fertile or productive

Friendly and peaceful relations between people or nations

Habitually lazy; (of a condition) slow-developing and painless

Lacking interest, liveliness, or depth; dull and uninspiring

Compensation or reward for service or loss; to compensate or reward

To supply or expose something to air or oxygen

A sudden impulsive whim or change of mind

To make poor; to weaken in quality

Not allowing liquids or gases to pass through; waterproof

Loyalty and faithfulness owed to a lord or sovereign

To deny responsibility for or renounce a claim to something

A noxious or oppressive atmosphere or influence

The state of having a bad reputation

A humorous five-line poem with an aabba rhyme scheme

Free from deceit; honest but naive

A feeling of offense or resentment

Deliberately deceptive and two-faced in behavior

The way a person carries themselves and behaves in public

A pictorial writing system, as used in ancient Egypt; relating to or resembling such symbols

A scholar who studies musicology

Causing or deserving disgrace or shame; humiliating

Done quickly and efficiently

Silly, pointless, and self-satisfied; vacuously stupid

Anxious concern or attentive care for someone

To delight intensely; to rape or seize by force

Able to be logically defended or justified; well-founded

A vitamin C deficiency disease; contemptible

Relating to the Celsius temperature scale; the scale itself

A frame used for public punishment; to expose to public ridicule or harsh criticism

Extremely cowardly; a coward

To remove clothing or a hat, especially as a sign of respect

An abundance; fullness and completeness

Providing useful insight or knowledge

Extreme greed for wealth

Holding strong opinions and unwilling to change them