GRE Vocabulary

Pure and angelic; relating to the seraphim

Playful and full of fun

Not proportionate or corresponding in size or degree

A gradual decrease in musical loudness

To make holy or sacred

Stubbornly obstinate

Willing to please others; cheerfully obliging

Pleasant and agreeable to the ear; harmonious in sound

Easily irritated and sharply bad-tempered

Delightfully fragrant or delicious; divine

Calm, steady, and not easily disturbed

To amuse oneself; to play or frolic

Very generous and tireless

The quality of being easily irritated or annoyed

A clever but deceptive or fallacious argument

Dry food or fodder, especially for livestock

Logical, methodical reasoning

A government grant or subsidy; to subsidize

The period or process of flowering

A reduction in the density of a material, especially a fluid

Whimsical humor; an amusing joke or act

In agreement or harmony; suitable and appropriate

To raise petty objections; a trivial criticism

A centre of attention and admiration; a guiding star.

Trivial, worthless, or having no legal effect

To speak or write at great length about a subject

To give life or energy to something

To emerge from a narrow passage or confined space into open ground

Payment or financial benefit for employment or office

To whip or flog; an organism with flagella

The study and art of preaching sermons

Playfully humorous or fond of making jokes

Creating a favorable impression; attractive or appealing

To predict or forecast a future event

Causing harm or evil

Powerful and mighty

To correct and revise a written text

Carelessness; an unintentional mistake from inattention

The quality of being sociable and enjoying others' company

Capable of being assumed without direct proof

The state of no longer being used or practised; disuse

Of the same age or era; a contemporary person or thing

Relating to or resembling a fox; cunning

A collector or student of coins and currency

An enthusiast or devotee of cinema

The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle

Light, playful teasing or witty banter

To install someone formally in a position