GRE Vocabulary

Remaining calm and composed even under pressure

A newly coined word or phrase

Clever but deliberately misleading or fallacious reasoning

A small sparkling metallic decoration sewn on clothing; to sparkle or decorate with such pieces.

A covered open-sided walkway connecting two buildings

A large choral and orchestral composition on a religious theme

Relating to eugenics or improvement of genetic qualities in offspring

The condition of being a serf under the feudal system

To make impure by adding inferior substances; corrupted or debased

Slow or intended to cause delay

Not connected; expressing contrast or alternatives

Devoted to pleasure and luxury, especially fine food

Arrogantly superior and contemptuous toward others

The supposed power to perceive things beyond normal senses; keen insight

Of, relating to, or resembling a pig

Childish irritability or sulkiness

A single corrective lens worn over one eye

A long, formal analysis or discussion of a topic; a treatise

To treat someone or something as a god; to worship

To castrate; to weaken or strip of effectiveness

Sluggish, inactive, or dormant

To defeat someone by being more clever or cunning

Having a large, protruding belly

Refraining from indulging in food, drink, or other appetites

Containing false statements that damage someone's reputation

Lively energy and enthusiasm; vitality

Trivially small or unimportant

A shimmering display of shifting rainbow-like colours on a surface

A teacher, especially a strict or pedantic one

An unproven remedy or a favorite but ineffective solution

Directed or moving towards a centre

A young bird still too young to leave the nest

A grumpy person; to complain in a bad-tempered way

Relating to bile; suffering from digestive disorder; irritable

Having a mysterious, divine, or awe-inspiring quality

A communal dining hall in an institution such as a monastery or college

Awareness or knowledge of something

Resembling or full of vapor; misty, hazy, or insubstantial

A person who steals cattle or livestock

An underlying layer or foundation

A craft using a hooked needle to make interlocking loops of thread; to make such items

A payment for a professional service with no fixed fee

Enthusiastic liveliness and energy

Sharply sarcastic or critical; a substance used to fix dye

A small brass instrument like a trumpet; an ice cream cone

A rounded swelling or bulge on a surface

Comic or poorly written verse with irregular rhythm

Excessively flattering or complimentary, often insincerely so