GRE Vocabulary

Characterized by an anticlimactic drop from the serious to the trivial

Torn apart or deeply divided

To protest or reason earnestly with someone to change their behavior

Genuine and sincere, not pretended

Self-denial; the renunciation of one's own interests

A state of extreme poverty

To mark with irregular coloured blotches; a spotted pattern

A laxative medicine; having a purging effect

Wise and discerning; a wise person

To pay or compensate someone for work

To tangle or unravel; a loose thread or tangle

Using resources carefully and economically; the act of sparing something

Great power or authority

To lure or persuade through flattery or deception

The state of being expanded or swollen by internal pressure

A silly or affected smile; to smile in such a way

Free from color; transmitting light without distortion

A young eagle

A large removal van for transporting furniture

A system of government dominated by elderly people

Gloomy, bitter, and sullen in character

Inclined to speak irritably or curtly; likely to snap or bite

A puzzle in which pictures, symbols, or letters represent words or parts of words to form a message

Prosperous and flourishing; abounding in palm trees

To organize according to a scheme or formula

A geographical dictionary of place names; a journalist for a gazette

A farewell speech or statement

Enforcing rigid conformity regardless of individual differences

Failing to plan or save for the future; reckless

To confine or imprison within walls

A place where beehives are kept

People claiming special enlightenment; a name for secret elite groups

Delightfully charming and captivating

Mentally confused or dazed; blurred and indistinct

A person who takes great pleasure in fine food and drink

A habitually lazy or idle person

Of, relating to, or composed of bone

Artificially created; not genuine or natural

The quality of being naive or lacking worldly experience

A coat of arms or its formal description; to proclaim or display publicly

To determine fate in advance, especially by divine will

Fully satisfied, having had enough or too much

A balancing weight or force; to balance with an equal opposing force

A joke or trick; to jest or mock

A young hen less than a year old

Something considered essential or greatly desired

A crowd of ordinary people; a loose scrum in football

A curse calling down evil upon someone