GRE Vocabulary

A state of physical or mental weakness

The tendency to become easily excited or aroused

A beggar or begging friar; depending on alms for a living

The quality of being absolutely essential or necessary

Having no added fragrance; odourless

A blood cell or very small particle

Dishonest or unscrupulous behaviour; trickery

A complete list of all recordings by a musician or group

To enhance or increase the potency of something

To criticize harshly or beat severely

A ditch or moat used as a fortification

A substance that softens and moisturizes the skin; soothing

Tendency to change frequently; lack of consistency

Decorative woodwork with interlaced geometric patterns

Having a disgusting smell; harmful or noxious

To confuse or muddle; rotten or muddled

To beat rapidly or strongly (of the heart); to tremble

Excessively formal and observant of ceremony or etiquette

Financially rewarding; profitable

A false show or claim intended to deceive

Doubtful, not easily convinced

Having very little or no money; poor

To cause someone to become distant or alienated

To shrink and wither with age or illness; withered and wrinkled

Excessively arrogant or self-confident; exaggerated

A small or minor fault or offence

Very generous; abundant

To walk unsteadily due to old age; a parasitic plant with thread-like stems

Smelling stale or moldy; old-fashioned and outdated

To administer a transfusion; to pour from one vessel to another

The state of being impatient or difficult to control

A person who loves or collects books

Not expressing a clear opinion or commitment; deliberately vague

Wickedness or deeply immoral behaviour

Urgent and pressing; requiring immediate action

Relating to the ear or hearing; pertaining to the heart's auricles

To persistently harass with requests; troublesome and persistent

A custom or phrase used to identify group membership; an outdated belief or slogan

Extremely dark, gloomy, or hellish

The process of converting a solid or liquid into a gas

To preach or moralize at length

To appease or win the favour of someone, especially a god

To bribe someone to commit an unlawful act, especially perjury

A four-legged animal

An excessive or unnecessary amount of something

Cowardly and lacking courage

A bad-tempered, scolding older woman

A thick rope or cable used to tow or moor a ship