GRE Vocabulary

A stick used by a conductor or carried as a symbol of authority

To domesticate or subdue; not wild; dull and unexciting

Practices that maintain health and cleanliness

To expel someone from a country; to behave in a certain way

A sudden, humiliating failure or disaster

Causing harm or damage

A biological classification ranking below family and above species

A loud harsh noise; to make such a noise

To eat hastily and greedily; to swallow up

The act of achieving a goal; something accomplished through effort

A sudden sharp shake or shock; to shake abruptly

Having intense enthusiasm or passion

A legal writ ordering court appearance or evidence production; to issue such a writ

Temporary and subject to change; not yet final

To repair something broken or damaged; to recover or improve

Relating to metaphysics; abstract or beyond the physical world

The act of tearing down or destroying a building or structure.

Deeply religious and pious; sincere and earnest

The act of piercing into something; keen insight

A twisted facial expression of pain or disgust; to make such an expression

Bitter conflict or disagreement

A statement that overstates the truth; the act of exaggerating

To make more noticeable; to emphasize; to stress

A strap for restraining an animal; to fasten with a leash

A drainage channel along a road or roof; a degraded environment

A natural tendency or inclination toward something

To restore to a former position or condition

A false belief firmly held despite evidence to the contrary; the state of being misled

To make or become solid; to consolidate or strengthen

To attribute something to a particular cause or person

Strangely unsettling; mysteriously unusual

A single sheet of glass in a window; a panel or section

To make slightly wet; to reduce enthusiasm or intensity

To suffocate or stifle; to suppress; a stifling cloud of smoke

A high-ranking military or law officer; to arrange in order

Not wanted or welcome; an unwanted person

Extremely ugly, frightening, or offensive

Silent or unable to speak; to turn off sound; a device to soften sound

To cross or meet at a point

Rolled or ground oats; a porridge made from oats

Deceitful and disloyal; dangerously unpredictable

Trouble or unwanted difficulty; to annoy or pester someone

To specify as a condition of an agreement

A large collection of texts; the main body of an organ

A person or thing that perfectly represents an abstract quality

Past the deadline or expected time

Producing a large amount of output or results; highly productive

Worn and in poor condition; mean or unfair