GRE Vocabulary

To downplay or minimize something; to perform with insufficient emphasis

Not special; ordinary and unremarkable

To supply or provide goods or provisions

Generosity and nobility of spirit

Having only one dimension; lacking depth

Annoyance or irritation; a source of distress

The tendency to make mistakes or be wrong

To reduce costs or cut back on spending

Giving a general overview or summary

Extreme reluctance to spend money; stinginess

Carefree indifference or nonchalance

To obstruct or refuse to cooperate; such an obstruction

Extremely interesting and exciting; captivating

The quality of being narrow-minded or isolated from outside influences

Clever deception or trickery used to mislead others

A chemical substance used in laboratory reactions or tests

To separate a soul or spirit from its physical body

To draw, paint, or depict something

Causing irritation or annoyance; tiresome

A polygon with six sides and six angles

Receding; (genetics) expressed only when both alleles are identical

Burning hot; extremely harsh

Insincerely flattering; oily or greasy

A wide decorative fabric band worn around the neck

Falsely flattering or insincerely ingratiating

Relating to apoplexy; extremely angry

A simultaneous rapid discharge of firearms; to attack with a volley of gunfire

To move swiftly, especially of wind-driven clouds (v.); wind-driven clouds or rain (n.)

A person who spends money wastefully; wasteful with money

To put into motion; to motivate someone to act

An academic seminar or conference

A large, lively celebration or gathering

Excessively dramatic or theatrical in manner

An exit or way out; to leave or go out

A formal conversation or conference

Naive, innocent, and trusting

Mournful, expressing sadness

To deceive or trick someone by disguising one's true intentions

A dishonest, deceitful person; the jack in a deck of cards

Lending money at excessively high interest rates

A complicated, confusing, or embarrassing situation

To isolate or keep apart from others

Not attractive or impressive in appearance

Lacking ambition or motivation; lazy and ineffective

To thicken or solidify from a liquid state; a coagulated mass

A strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean

A person aged between 80 and 89

To steal something of small value; to pilfer