GRE Vocabulary

Present but hidden or inactive; dormant

A required procedure or custom; something done as a routine convention

Using metaphor or figures of speech; not literal

Ghostly or phantom-like; relating to a spectrum

A loud continuous noise or outcry; to demand noisily

To gradually introduce ideas or qualities into someone's mind

Following in a regular or logical order; step by step

Barren and empty of people; to devastate a place

To turn at an angle or distort; oblique or slanted

A state of disorder or confusion; to throw into disorder

Severe suffering; to cause great pain or distress

To take harmful action in response to harm done; to get revenge

Quieted or deadened in sound

A brief smell carried through the air; a light puff of air, smoke, or breath; To carry or move through the air in light puffs; to smell briefly

Relating to prophecy; accurately predicting future events

To shape or carve material into a three-dimensional artwork

A large building where aircraft are stored or maintained

To spread through every part of something; to permeate

A pipe or channel through which water or cables pass; a means of transmission

Excitement or anxiety about an uncertain outcome

A narrow water channel; a difficult situation

A formal black suit worn by men at evening events

A male sheep; a battering device; to crash forcefully into something

Able to read and write; educated and knowledgeable

Native to or confined to a particular region; a locally native species or disease

A close, harmonious relationship of mutual trust and understanding

A sticky natural or synthetic substance used in varnishes and plastics

A painting made on wet plaster; the technique of making such paintings

Equality or equivalence in status or value; (math) odd or even property

An irresistible urge to act; the use of force to make someone do something

A panel enclosing a vehicle's wheel; a boat's side cushion

An unexpected financial gain or piece of good luck

Lacking strength or effectiveness; weak

An ardent enthusiast or religious follower

To take the place of someone or something; to supersede

The fastest gait of a horse; to run or move very fast

A published notice or article about someone who has recently died

A slanting line connecting non-adjacent corners; slanting or oblique

A restorative medicine or drink; tonic water; invigorating

A large, important city, especially the main city of a country or region

Basic and undeveloped; at the most elementary level

Unfairness or injustice in a situation

A tiny parasitic arachnid; a very small amount

To reduce or neutralize the effect of something by acting against it

Separated; emotionally uninvolved; (of a house) not joined to another

The horizontal base of a window or door frame

A hole dug by an animal; to dig or tunnel into the ground

Antisocial or criminal behavior; failure to meet obligations