GRE Vocabulary

The concluding and climactic part of a performance or musical work

To swell or protrude outward; a rounded protrusion on a surface

A site for extracting stone; a hunted animal or person; to mine stone

A shortage or insufficient supply of something

A particular place or location where something happens

Characterized by disorder and violent disturbance; moving in an irregular way

Animal dung used as fertilizer; to spread fertilizer on land

A core belief or principle held as true by a person or organization

To make a bad situation worse; to annoy or irritate

The state of being mentally ill; madness

Relating to the countryside; simple and rough; a rural person

A cloak or covering; a symbol of authority; to cover or conceal

Strictness and precision; harsh conditions

A state of continuous change; flow; a chemical agent for cleaning metal

A question or inquiry; to ask or express doubt

Dark and depressing; sad and pessimistic

Designed to be thrown away after use; a single-use item

To throw with a swinging motion; a strap for throwing or supporting

Owned or controlled exclusively by one party; relating to ownership

To irritate or bother someone

Individually separate and distinct; not continuous

To write or draw carelessly (v.); careless hasty writing or drawing (n.)

An enclosed area; something included in a letter or package

To sexually assault or harass; to annoy or disturb

An official who enforces rules in a sport; to act as umpire

Serving as a sign of something; the indicative grammatical mood

Neat and orderly; to make neat; a container for odds and ends

Not functioning normally or healthily

A shallow body of water separated from the sea by a reef or sandbar

Mixed or conflicting feelings about someone or something

A severe snowstorm with strong winds and poor visibility

A large sweet fruit with a hard rind

Intense, fierce anger; retribution

Directly relevant to the matter at hand

To shrink back involuntarily from pain or fear

A raised platform in a church for preaching

An assumption taken as true; arrogant overconfidence

To provide with a permanent fund; to give a natural quality or ability

To make something seem less important than it is

A strong calling or suitability for a particular career or profession

An embankment built to prevent river flooding

The planning and management of the supply and movement of goods or personnel

A small open fruit pie; sharp or sour in taste; cutting in manner

No longer fresh or pleasant, as food or air; no longer interesting or original; hackneyed; To become or make no longer fresh or interesting

To worry or feel anxious; a state of irritation

To spread information or ideas widely

To compliment insincerely to gain favour; to make someone look good

A court order prohibiting or requiring an action; an authoritative command