GRE Vocabulary

To find fault with trivial details

To linger or delay; resembling tar

Extremely nervous or upset; overly elaborate

A slow, graceful dance in triple time; the music for such a dance

To formally renounce a belief or allegiance

A showy display of wealth or ability intended to impress others

To obtain something through clever or devious means

Petty and persistently irritating

Eating both plants and animals; having wide-ranging interests

To confuse or stupefy someone

A feeling of tiredness, weakness, or lack of energy; listlessness

To trick or deceive someone; a hoax

Relating to the abdomen or front surface of the body

The quality of being friendly and sociable at gatherings

Departing from accepted or orthodox beliefs

Excessive self-interest; the belief that morality is based on self-interest

A person who uses excessive flattery to gain favour from those in power; a servile flatterer

A person who eats greedily or excessively; a lover of good food

Humorous and joking in manner

An actor; relating to drama and acting

Knowledge of something before it happens

A large pot used for boiling

Confirmed as true or accurate

To protest or object strongly

A large wide-mouthed pitcher or jug with a handle

An artificial sweetener much sweeter than sugar

Extremely greedy for wealth or material gain

Excessively sweet or sentimental; an artificial sweetener

Done carelessly or hastily; slapdash

Inspiring respect or fear; formidable

To intimidate or bully someone with an overbearing manner

A bold, reckless outlaw or criminal

A phrase or expression characteristic of a person or group

To turn into a fossil; to become rigid or outdated

Skillful and nimble with one's hands

To gently rebuke or criticize someone

To manipulate electoral district boundaries for political advantage; the act of doing so

Habitually complaining or whining

Agreement or harmony; repetition of consonant sounds

To tear or split apart violently

A ritual or ceremonial washing of the body

To pour liquid carefully from one vessel to another

Easily irritated or bad-tempered over small matters

A symmetrical open curve; the path of a projectile under gravity

The handle of a tool or weapon

A man excessively concerned with his appearance; a dandy

Not essential; able to be done without

Relating to or written in poetic meter; having regular rhythm