GRE Vocabulary

Using too many words; tediously long and wordy

The quality of being excessively wordy or long-winded

To suspend a parliamentary session without dissolving it

Containing a condition or proviso; temporary

The sport of fighting with fists; boxing

To multiply rapidly; to germinate; to teem with

Partially blind; lacking insight

The outskirts or environs of a place

A compulsive urge to start fires

Feelings of doubt or moral unease

A traitor who collaborates with the enemy

Good-natured teasing or banter

A fast, turbulent section of a river

A mischievous or dishonest rascal

Irritating and repellent in manner or appearance

Shining very brightly; radiant

Becoming less harsh or strict; an act of softening

Alternately increasing and decreasing in severity (of a disease)

Being revived or reborn with new vigor

A person who has renounced worldly things

Able to be repaired or corrected

To feel or express discontent; to complain

To criticize or rebuke someone sharply

To repay or return in kind; to recompense

An official decree or written reply on a point of law

To rise again; a renewal of activity or strength

A net-like pattern or structure of criss-crossing lines or cracks

To engage in noisy, boisterous merrymaking

Having a red or rosy complexion

Containing or producing salt

Calm composure in difficult situations

A large number or amount

To harm or injure; damage or hurt

To sparkle, twinkle, or give off flashes of light

The act of cutting or splitting apart

Able to be understood or interpreted

To run hurriedly with light steps

Financial instruments such as stocks or bonds

Diligence and persistent effort

Diligent and persistently hardworking

The act of humiliating or degrading oneself

Excessively focused on oneself, ignoring others

Aggressive expression of one's own opinions or wishes

Prone to pompous moralizing; pithy and aphoristic

Inclined to follow others without independent thought; easily led

A condition or complication resulting from a previous disease or injury

To seize or confiscate property by legal authority; to sequester

Having a saw-toothed edge; to cut into a jagged edge