GRE Vocabulary

The principal church of a bishop's diocese; a large, important church

A large sharp-pointed nail; a sudden sharp increase; to pierce or add secretly to a drink

A board for mixing paint colors; a range of colors used in art

To express deep grief or regret; a song or expression of mourning

To set fire to something; to trigger a reaction

To take turns repeatedly; happening by turns

A person who intimidates others; to intimidate or mistreat someone

A place for storing weapons; a large stock of weapons or resources

A decorative band or chain worn around the wrist

To make something impure or harmful by introducing toxic matter

To restrain or reduce the activity of something

A difficult or unfortunate situation; to pledge solemnly

Failure to meet an obligation; a preset setting or value

To scatter in different directions; to break up and disappear

Not drunk or intoxicated; serious and sensible; to become clear-headed

A quick or secret look; to look secretly

Mutually inconsistent or conflicting; involving contradiction

To make flat; to knock down; to press against a surface

Emitting warm light; full of enthusiastic praise

To weaken or damage, making less effective

A sharp tool for shaving; to shave with it

In a state of panic or frenzied rush

To take back; to restore land for use; to recycle waste materials

An underground pipe carrying waste water away

Capable of producing abundant crops or offspring; highly productive

To handle a weapon or tool skillfully; to exercise power or influence

A large, flat, thick piece of solid material

Done or happening at the right time; promptly

A strong feeling of revulsion; to cause such a feeling

Ordinary written or spoken language, not poetry; plain expression

The top of a hill or wave; a decorative plume or tuft; to reach the highest point

To speak quietly and unclearly; a quiet, unclear utterance

A small sealed container for medicine; a spacecraft compartment

A rigid bar used to lift or move things; to pry something open

Vertical; honest and morally correct; a vertical support

To formally put an end to a law or institution

The quality of continuing firmly; the state of lasting over time

To set free from imprisonment or oppression

A pleasure or racing vessel (n.); to sail in a yacht (v.)

A fortified military structure for defense

The state of being unknown or unidentified

Self-governing; acting independently

To cause to fall over; to overthrow

Lower in rank or quality; a person of lower rank

The level of confidence and enthusiasm felt by a person or group

An oval edible nut; the tree that produces it

A company controlled by a parent company; serving a secondary or supporting role

A person who speaks by divine inspiration or predicts the future