GRE Vocabulary

The process of giving birth; childbirth

A coarse cotton fabric; pompous or inflated language

The practice of a woman having multiple husbands simultaneously

A protozoan with many cilia; having cilia

Covered with coarse or abundant hair

Pleasantly full or satisfied

The quality of not allowing liquids or gases to pass through

Resembling a human or ape; an ape-like animal

Having a streaked or patchy brownish-grey colouring

To renounce or give up a right or privilege

To feel intense disgust or hatred toward something

Open and honest, without deception

The act of cutting off; natural shedding of plant parts

Characterized by self-restraint and abstinence

Not producing fruit; sterile

Bitterness of taste or harshness of manner

Familiar with or having personal knowledge of someone or something

An intense fear of heights

To improvise speech or performance; an improvised remark

To praise or flatter someone excessively

To gather into a mass; a collected cluster or mass

To cause distress or injure someone's rights

To use or exhibit alliteration in writing or speech

A pleasant or useful feature or facility

A year-by-year historical record

The condition of preceding something in time or order

Writings of doubtful authenticity; biblical texts outside the main canon

A short, witty, instructive saying or maxim

Curved like an eagle's beak; eagle-like

Objects made by human hands, especially of historical significance

Relating to or suffering from astigmatism

Support or sponsorship from an organization or person

Pioneering new ideas, especially in the arts; innovative and experimental

Causing deep wonder or admiration

A setback or relapse

A single-celled microscopic organism, some of which cause disease

Shameless, openly bold or impudent

To dress or decorate in a gaudy, tasteless manner

To dwell on something excessively; to criticize harshly

To besiege or persistently harass

A leader or indicator of future trends

A spoken blessing

To deprive someone of a loved one through death

Wildly out of control; violently frenzied

Excessively fond of drinking alcohol

A container for storage or waste; to throw away

Window coverings to block light; makes unable to see

A feeling or sign that something bad will happen; ominous