GRE Vocabulary

To fill with horror or shock

To confirm or prove with evidence

A practical tool or implement, especially for kitchen use

At ease in many cultures; involving people from all over the world

Done too quickly without enough care; hurried and rash

Perfectly clean and flawless

A small unexpected fault in a machine or system; to malfunction intermittently

A tendency to expect the worst; a gloomy outlook

A deadlock situation where no progress can be made; a dead-end road

To change or vary irregularly

A supporter of a cause or belief; sticking to something

A strong feeling of dislike; something strongly disliked

A fixed phrase with a non-literal meaning; a characteristic mode of expression

To merge or join into a single whole

A person who helps another commit a crime

A disorder causing persistent inability to sleep

Extremely large or impressive in scale

A coal container; to deliberately sink a ship or wreck a plan

To shout disapproval at someone; a shout of disapproval; exclamation used to scare someone

Believing in equal rights for all; a person who holds such beliefs

A contemptuous smile or remark; to express scorn

A line made by folding; to make wrinkles or folds in something

A long pin for holding food during cooking; to pierce with a skewer or mock severely

Required by law or rules; obligatory

The branch of mathematics involving derivatives and integrals; a mineral deposit in the body

A ghost or phantom; a mysterious or unexpected appearance

A soft, bright lustre on a surface

Penetrating and sharp (of sound, cold, or gaze); a hole in the body for jewelry

To strengthen with defenses; to reinforce or enrich

Calmness and self-control of mind

The imaginary circle around the Earth midway between the two poles

The highest or final point of something; a climax

Full of danger or risk

Deeply devout and religious; or making a show of one's virtue

A soft crackling sound; to make such a sound; to steal livestock

Resembling soil; natural and frankly direct

A distinct and significant period of history or time

A trick or device used to attract attention or gain an advantage

A state of uncertainty or neglect; in Catholic theology, a place for innocent souls awaiting heaven

To shock or overwhelm with surprise

To fill or inspire deeply with a quality or idea

To wind or wander in a curving path; a winding bend in a river

Deserving pity; so poor or inadequate as to be contemptible

To press and work dough or similar material with the hands

Sly and clever in deception; craftiness

Showing a bad-tempered, gloomy silence; morose

Outstandingly bad or shocking; conspicuously offensive

To cook in simmering liquid; to hunt or take illegally