GRE Vocabulary

A feeling of pleasure or satisfaction

To secure or settle decisively; a tight grip or hold

The quality of being new and creative; the ability to think independently

Treating all sides equally and fairly; unbiased

To legally force someone to leave a property

Of or relating to the South Pole region

The crime of deliberately setting fire to property

Causing harm gradually and stealthily; treacherously deceptive

Having many mountains; huge and towering

A powerful, intense desire for something

To deny or contradict; to nullify or cancel out

To make someone feel revitalized; to reload a webpage to show new content

to spread something widely or in all directions; spread out; not concentrated or focused

Full of lively energy and enthusiasm

A follower of a nature-worshipping religion; relating to such religions

To think deeply and quietly; to practise mental or spiritual contemplation

A bright green precious gemstone; rich green in colour

To make someone feel sad; to become sad

A person or team expected to lose; someone at a disadvantage

Having excellent moral character

A fake or fraud; to pretend or deceive; not genuine

A book for recording financial accounts

A large rolling wave or swelling mass; to surge or swell in waves

To mix ingredients together; to invent or fabricate a story or plan

A painful muscle spasm; to restrict movement

To bring to life or energize; alive and lively

An intense obsession or enthusiasm; a state of abnormally elevated mood

Of supreme or dominant importance

To warn or rebuke someone; to caution against wrongdoing

To rise or increase suddenly and dramatically; a type of firework

To praise enthusiastically; enthusiastic public praise

Specialized vocabulary of a particular field or group

To calm or pacify by satisfying demands; to relieve anger or conflict

A dazed or semi-conscious state; deep concentration or hypnosis

The state of being unknown; difficulty of understanding; darkness

The theory and practice of teaching

A natural ability or talent

To make a bomb safe; to reduce tension in a situation

To imprison or confine someone, especially as a legal punishment

Carefully planned to achieve a result; determined by mathematical calculation

Acting secretly to avoid detection; covert

A cut made into something, especially a surgical cut

A deviation from what is normal; a mental lapse; an optical defect

A large thick piece; an attractive muscular man

A type of evergreen tree; neat in appearance; to tidy up

To be a perfect or typical example of something

A complete and humiliating failure

A vast flat treeless Arctic plain with permanently frozen subsoil