GRE Vocabulary

Protected against disease or harmful influence; exempt from something

Strikingly foreign or unusual; a non-native organism or person

A device for fastening things; to fasten or trim with a clip

To hint at something; a close friend; closely acquainted or private

Not religious; relating to worldly rather than sacred matters

Soft, gentle, or sensitive; a formal offer or bid; to formally present something

Able to bend without breaking; able to adapt to different situations

A secret plan by a group to do something harmful or illegal

A person killed or injured in a war, accident, or disaster

Working properly; designed to be practical and useful

A jury's decision in court; any judgement or conclusion

To handle skillfully; to control or influence someone unfairly

A member-owned business; willing to work with others

A circular or oval shape; to form into a ring

A person who actively works in a profession, especially medicine or law

Financial assistance or grant, especially from a government

An edible fungus; to grow or spread rapidly

A wide-mouthed glass or clay container; to shock or jolt unpleasantly

To make practical use of something

Forming a fundamental basis; implicit; situated beneath

A covering for the foot worn inside a shoe; to hit someone hard

A person who starts and runs a business, taking financial risks

A set of symptoms indicating a particular disease or condition

Relating to a large city; a senior bishop overseeing others

To melt into liquid; to disband; a gradual film scene transition

Relating to beauty and artistic taste (adj.); a style or sense of beauty (n.)

A magical formula; a period of time; to write letters of a word in order

To place something into another thing; something inserted

A hard protective head covering

Sudden overwhelming fear or anxiety; to feel or cause such fear

A thin flexible rope or string; an electrical cable

A false perception or belief; something that appears real but is not

Having an unknown or withheld identity

To move hurriedly using hands and feet; a disorganized rush or struggle

To make more attractive by adding ornaments; to award a medal or honor

Equal in value or effect; something equal to another

The regular beat of the heart or arteries; to throb rhythmically

Force or energy gained through movement; in physics, mass times velocity

A brother or sister; a person sharing the same parents

Use of words meaning the opposite of what is said; an unexpected outcome

A competitor striving for the same goal; to compete with or match

A blow with the fist; a hole-making tool; a mixed drink; to strike with the fist

A screen symbol; a religious image; a symbolic person or thing

To lose or cast off naturally; a simple structure for storage or shelter

A small bag for money; a handbag; to pucker one's lips

To raise an unrelated child; to encourage growth or development; relating to such care

A freely flowing substance; in a fluid state; easily converted to cash

A governmental body with the power to make and repeal laws