GRE Vocabulary

Offensively self-assertive or conceited

A person who talks excessively and boringly

To go quickly; to hurry

Of or relating to rivers

Gradually becoming outdated or no longer used

Of or relating to coins and currency

A paid position requiring little or no work

Not capable of surviving or succeeding

The diameter of a gun barrel; the quality or level of ability (British spelling)

To repeat a process or action on each item in a set

A substance that causes liquid to coagulate or solidify

Dangerous or precarious; extremely

A person who builds and repairs ships

A person engaged in drunken revelry; relating to wild, drunken celebration

To increase power or importance; to exaggerate or make appear greater

Severe criticism or punishment

A gem cutter or engraver; relating to gems; (of writing) elegantly concise

To detract from or belittle; to partially repeal a law

Deception by pretending to be someone else; fraud

The cancellation or annulment of a contract or law

To turn to stone; to paralyze with fear

The science of diet and nutrition

To oversee and direct others' work

To make extremely dry or scorched through heat

A secure fortified place; the quality of being firmly fixed

Excessive or exaggerated public praise

To divide into branches or spread into multiple areas

Grossly unfair or wicked

Transparent; clear and easy to understand

Closely united within a group and unwelcoming to outsiders

Easily angered; quick-tempered and irritable

To clear someone of blame or guilt

To placate or win over someone; to reconcile differences

Lacking sensation or consciousness; unfeeling or cruel

An artificial replacement for missing teeth; false teeth

Having the ability to retain or remember things well

Relating to a society without a written language; not yet able to read or write

Extreme greediness in eating or desire

To exist or occur earlier than something else

Stubbornly refusing to reform morally; unrepentant

Relating to food, nutrition, or digestion

Containing no water

Extremely wicked or cruel; devilish

To rot and decay with a foul smell

A chemical that causes plant leaves to fall off

A person employed to do all kinds of work

The sense of smell

A formal speech or writing publicly praising someone or something