GRE Vocabulary

The consequences or effects following a significant or catastrophic event

The hard outer layer of bread or food; any hard outer surface

A period of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary

A small blood-sucking flying insect that can spread diseases

Not awake or aware; done without intention; the unconscious mind

To redirect to a different course; to distract or entertain

Not taking action; accepting without resistance; the grammatical passive voice

A shocking or offensive act; strong indignation; to cause moral shock or anger

Exclusive control of a market or resource by one party

To officially call someone to appear; to gather or muster courage or strength

Not required; left to personal choice

To hang or swing loosely

A variety of animal or plant; to reproduce or raise animals

A safe or peaceful place; a sheltered harbour

The ability to move or be moved freely

A sudden sharp movement; to move with a sharp tug; an obnoxious person

To state or confirm something positively; to support or uphold

To drink in small mouthfuls; a small mouthful of drink

To extend across a distance or time period; the full length or duration of something

To stay or remain somewhere longer than expected; to persist

To clap hands in approval; to praise

A sheltered port for ships; to shelter someone or hold a feeling

Not bright; to make less bright; indistinct

The act of injecting liquid into the body; a dose given by syringe

To suppose something is true without proof; to act without permission

An amount beyond what is necessary; more than normal or permitted

A component part of a whole; a voter represented by an elected official

An old and valuable object from an earlier period; old-fashioned

To make smooth and shiny; a substance used for shining surfaces; refinement

The ability to say clever and amusing things; verbal ingenuity that evokes laughter; (archaic, chiefly in 'to wit') To know; to be aware of

Extraordinarily good; relating to myth or legend

The act of leaving a job voluntarily; calm acceptance of something unavoidable

An action or act; a legal document transferring property

The act of closing or ending; emotional resolution; a fastening device

To remove markings or data from a surface or storage medium

An airport or station building; a computer terminal; fatal or at the end

A person who does something for pleasure, not professionally; non-professional

A Muslim place of worship

Arranged in a straight line; sequential

Reverence shown to a deity; to perform religious devotion

Bitterness or anger from feeling wronged or treated unfairly

A reason that makes an action seem acceptable; the act of justifying

A recess in a wall; a role or position that suits someone perfectly; a specialized market segment

To review and improve written material; to study again for an exam

To make a dog's sharp sound; speak sharply (v.); a dog's cry; tree covering (n.)

To attract and hold someone's strong interest; to captivate

To pierce with a sharp weapon; an act of stabbing; a sudden sharp pain

A machine that produces electricity; something that originates or produces