GRE Vocabulary

Very strict and demanding

Providing surprising information; showing more of the body than usual

The state of lacking necessities; the act of taking something away

A bodily response to injury marked by redness, swelling, and pain

A sedimentary rock composed mainly of calcium carbonate

Wide in scope; open and talkative in manner

To carve or write words on a surface; to dedicate a work to someone

To poke or jab; to urge into action; a pointed instrument for goading

Lacking physical coordination or grace; not skillful or tactful; awkward to use or handle

Personal possessions; things one owns

To reach a conclusion by reasoning from evidence

A sacred religious text, especially the Bible

Done openly and not hidden or secret

A pathogenic microorganism; the earliest stage of an organism; the origin of an idea

A natural liking or attraction; a close similarity or connection

Brotherhood; a male college social organization

To buy back; to exchange for goods; to compensate for faults

Foolishness or reckless behaviour; a purely ornamental building

To wander away; a lost animal; wandering or misplaced

A small dish served before a meal to stimulate the appetite

An intuitive feeling or guess; to bend forward with raised shoulders

Elegant and fashionably stylish; such elegance

An exact or very close copy of something

To cleverly escape or avoid; to be beyond someone's understanding

A representative group; possible but dependent on uncertain conditions

To lie or spread out in a disorderly way; haphazard urban expansion

To flow over the edge of a container; excess that spills over

Of the greatest importance; supreme

To be enough or adequate for a need

To cause or give rise to a feeling or situation

A skilled craftsperson who makes things by hand

A long formal research paper for an advanced academic degree

A plant with edible young green shoots

The set of specialized words used in a particular field

A loud shrill cry; to scream shrilly

Not allowing light to pass through; unclear or hard to understand

An urge to vomit; strong disgust

A threat or source of danger; to threaten or intimidate

A spiny succulent plant native to dry regions; (informal) broken or non-functional

Unable to feel physically or emotionally; to cause loss of sensation

Giving personal satisfaction or fulfillment

To lose strength or hesitate; to speak or move unsteadily

Unnecessary worry or excitement over trivial matters; to worry or fret excessively

The chief official of a prison; an official enforcing specific regulations

A plant with beautiful, unusually shaped flowers; light purple colour

Of the nature of a miracle; extremely surprising and wonderful

To cause someone to feel deeply ashamed or lose self-respect

Relating to or caused by gravity