GRE Vocabulary

To resolve a matter; to become calm; to establish a home in a place

To raise to a higher rank; to support or advertise something

A fundamental belief or rule that guides behavior or reasoning

To continue to live or exist after hardship or danger

To join in or form a league, union, or association; A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner; Joined with another or others and having lower status

A person who reviews art or literature; someone who finds fault

A particular feature or element of something

To show how something works; to prove; to protest publicly

A system of belief in a god or gods, with associated practices

a written record; to record information

To make or form a cross; A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other; Transverse; lying across the main direction

To carry out an act; to pledge oneself to something

A point of view or outlook; the technique of depicting depth on a flat surface

The circumstances or background that clarify meaning

to make longer or larger; to reach out

A group of things sharing common characteristics; a class or division

Relating to education or scholarship (adj.); a university scholar or teacher (n.)

To touch; to come into physical contact with; The act of touching physically; being in close association

Suitable for a particular situation; to set aside for a specific purpose

A room or building for artistic work or media production

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense

To incline or bend; slim with little fat; an inclination from vertical

Cruel or improper treatment; to misuse or treat harmfully; offensive language

The process of evaluating something; an official judgment of value

To make or become larger; to develop or elaborate

Relating to a corporation or large business (adj.)

A large celestial body orbiting a star, such as Earth or Mars

A flat section of a surface; a group gathered to discuss or judge

Atmospheric conditions at a given time and place; to survive a difficult situation

Highest in power or rank; greatest or most extreme

A survey of public opinion; a formal vote; to conduct a survey

a formal plan or suggestion; an offer of marriage

A result or effect of an action; importance

To legally take a child into one's family; to accept or follow a plan or idea

A system of symbols for communication; a set of rules; to write computer programs

To recognize or admit something as true; to confirm receipt or express gratitude

Of the highest quality; the best period of life; to prepare for use

Total income earned by a business or government

Easily seen or understood; self-evident

To bring into existence; to produce

A general direction of change; a current fashion or popular topic

Body tissue that produces movement; physical strength (n.); to force one's way (v.)

To seize by force; to record or preserve; the act of capturing

A sudden dangerous situation requiring immediate action

Being the only one of its kind; highly distinctive or unmatched

Relating to a group sharing common racial or cultural origins

Subject matter or material (n.); satisfied (adj.); to satisfy (v.)

To be grateful for; to recognize the value of; to increase in value