GRE Vocabulary

Violent uncontrolled anger (n.); to express intense anger or move with great force (v.)

Made by humans rather than nature; fake or forced

To move downward; to be passed down through generations

Theoretical, not concrete; a summary of a text

Willingly; easily and without difficulty

To work together toward a common goal

One of the seven main landmasses of the Earth; exercising self-restraint

A closed path for electric current; a regular route or series of venues

To examine systematically or quickly; an act or result of scanning

Relating to or expressed in words; spoken; relating to verbs

To bring goods in from abroad; an imported product

A feeling or emotion, especially tender or nostalgic ones; an opinion

Of or relating to a god; holy; to foretell or discover by intuition

To supervise and direct people or a project

A creative idea or motivating influence

A friend or companion; a breeding partner; to pair for reproduction

A long journey or effort in pursuit of a goal; to seek or pursue

Giving up something valued for a greater purpose; an offering to a deity

An offer of a price at auction; an attempt to achieve something; to offer a price

A middleman who arranges deals between parties; to negotiate or arrange a deal

The quality of being correct and free from error

Rigid and hard to bend; formal in manner; to cheat or fail to pay

A chronic disease involving abnormally high blood sugar levels

Poisonous or harmful; severely negative

Deep sorrow caused by loss or misfortune

To give freely to a cause or person in need

To deal with a problem; to bring someone to the ground in sport; equipment or gear

The quality of being worthy of respect; calm and serious manner

A sphere of gas enclosed in liquid; to produce bubbles

A large farm building for storing crops or sheltering animals

To focus on a particular area of work or study

A situation with only difficult choices

A legal obligation or debt; something that is a burden or disadvantage

A person from whom one is descended; a forerunner or earlier form

To strongly disapprove of; to declare guilty or unfit

Clothes worn to represent a character or period; to dress in costume

A formal written law passed by a legislature

To smile broadly showing the teeth; such a smile

A humorous drawing or comic strip; an animated film

The rate or efficiency of producing goods, services, or results

Unfriendly and antagonistic; showing ill will or opposition

To form an idea in the mind; to become pregnant

A substance that stimulates immunity against a disease

Petty malice or desire to hurt someone; to deliberately annoy or thwart

A surprising or enlightening disclosure; the act of revealing something unknown

To admit something is true; to yield or surrender

Impressively striking or dramatic; a lavish public performance

Complete and utter; very thin and transparent; to swerve suddenly