GRE Vocabulary

To throw into disorder; to interrupt or disturb something

Designed for a specific purpose; highly skilled in a particular field

Worth having or choosing; pleasing and attractive

What is left over; a dead body; ancient ruins

To warn of danger; a warning signal; watchful and attentive

To claim something is true without full proof

A small simple one-room shelter or dwelling

To achieve or reach a goal through effort

Requiring immediate attention or action

An organised group of singers, especially in a church

A person with special knowledge of an organization's inner workings

To restrict within limits; a boundary or border

Conforming to established or traditional beliefs and practices

To leave someone stranded; a thread or fiber; a beach

A large ensemble of musicians playing various instruments together

Stern, forbidding, and gloomy; sinister or ghastly

A prolonged period of very little rain; an extended dry or unsuccessful period

To support or maintain a principle or decision

Involving or posing danger or risk

To crush into powder; to sharpen by friction; tedious hard work

A popular food flavoring from a tropical orchid; plain or standard

To order medicine for a patient; to lay down rules or directions

A picture or image; vividly explicit or pictorial

The movement of blood through the body; the spread of something; number of copies sold

Likely to explode; a substance that can explode

To light up; to clarify or explain; to decorate with lights

To pass through something; to understand deeply

To cook on a grill; to question intensely; a cooking grate

The state of not being guilty; purity and lack of harmful knowledge

A variable or factor that defines or limits a system or experiment

A defect or imperfection; to make defective

A tendency to expect positive outcomes

The way one holds their body; one's attitude on an issue; to pose or show off

A practice session for a play, concert, or speech before the actual performance

To call upon for help; to cite as authority or justification

To throw away something unwanted; something discarded

Control or limitation of someone or something; self-control

A very large quantity; a plentiful supply

The length of time something lasts

A suggested plan or offer for consideration; a statement that can be true or false

Able to be easily carried or moved; a portable device or building

The quality of being clear and easy to understand

Poetry or writing with regular rhythm; a stanza of a song

An award or prize for winning a competition; a symbol of victory

Characterized by irony; meaning the opposite of what is said

To make a rapid rattling sound; to unsettle; a rattling toy or sound

The act of moving downward; ancestry or family origin

To cause sudden shock or surprise; a sudden fright