GRE Vocabulary

Smooth, soft, and glossy like satin

Not honorable; morally base or shameful

To make accustomed to something through repetition

The scientific study of the microscopic structure of biological tissues

Calm and peaceful; a mythical bird said to calm the sea

Confident, charming, and stylishly elegant

Active or occurring during the daytime; happening every day

Of or relating to spring; fresh and youthful

The highest point or peak of development

Unnaturally stiff and formal in style or manner

Of or relating to a wedding or marriage

Having an attractively shapely figure

Disrespectfully casual about serious matters

Expressed in a clear, forceful, and incisive way

A purple gemstone; the colour purple

A sudden violent outburst of emotion or a sudden attack of a disease symptom

A quick, clever, and witty reply; the ability to make such replies in conversation

Attempting to gain favour through flattery or excessive pleasantness

To free someone from a mistaken belief

Feeling great joy, especially after a victory

A person's permanent home or legal residence

Official approval or praise

To grow or expand rapidly; a new bud or shoot

A ghost or specter of a dead person

To raise a young bird until it can fly; to grow feathers

To treat someone as a celebrity or important person

A clever, amusing remark; a witty saying

A hereditary disorder causing uncontrolled bleeding

Tending to talk a great deal; very chatty

Extreme shame or embarrassment; religious self-denial

Stubborn refusal to change one's opinions or actions

Innocent and sweet-faced like a cherub or young child

Insincere talk about morals; the jargon of a group; to tilt

Beyond what is normal or natural; extraordinary

Boldly disrespectful; impertinent

A ghost or phantom; a threatening or haunting prospect

Idle chatter; to talk at length about trivial matters

Expressing a biased or one-sided point of view

Lacking moral principles or integrity

Saliva drooling from the mouth; to drool

To send money or forgive a debt; scope of responsibilities

To settle a dispute as a neutral judge

To straighten; to relax and become less formal

To enroll as a student at a college or university; a newly enrolled student

The body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment

To damage someone's reputation or make something dirty

Sensitive to tickling; delicate or tricky to handle

The pointed tip of a pen that transfers ink to paper