GRE Vocabulary

Dull, gloomy, and cheerless

A combined total of many parts; to collect into a whole; collective

To officially announce a law; to spread an idea widely

A very strong wind; a loud outburst of laughter

To restate in different words; a restatement that clarifies meaning

A poison produced by animals; intense spite or malice

A cloth wrapping a dead body; to cover or conceal something

Relating to catastrophic destruction or the end of the world

A threshing tool with a swinging stick; to wave limbs wildly or beat with a flail

Perfect, without any faults or flaws

A substance that slows or stops a chemical or biological process

Food fed to livestock; material used for a purpose

Left helpless or isolated with no way to leave

A wordplay joke exploiting multiple meanings or similar sounds; to make such a joke

Promoting good physical or moral well-being; beneficial and sound

The whole of something; the complete amount

To subject someone to cruel treatment because of their beliefs or identity

To make completely wet; to soak thoroughly

Harsh and loud in sound; noisy and disorderly

Past tense of slay; a large number; to turn sharply

Forming a unified whole; tending to hold together

The crime of betraying one's country

A short story illustrating a moral or religious lesson

A very small drop of liquid

A short rest or relief from difficulty; a temporary postponement

To suppress or put down a rebellion, fear, or disturbance

To make someone extremely angry

Resistance to change in motion; reluctance to act or change

Easily damaged or broken; lacking substance

Superfluous; unnecessarily repetitive; no longer needed

A large stringed instrument played with a bow, held upright between the knees

A pre-arranged meeting or meeting place; to meet at an agreed location

A case for carrying a handgun; to put a gun into its case

Feeling anxious or upset; moving in a disturbed manner

To describe something as less significant than it really is

A large carrion-eating bird; a person who exploits others

An underwater explosive weapon; to attack or destroy

A regularly issued publication; occurring at regular intervals

Patronage or protection; a favorable omen

A medicine taken to reduce or relieve pain

Impossible to explain or account for; baffling

Hard exhausting work; to work very hard

To treat people cruelly by abusing power; to weigh heavily on the mind

To flood with water; to overwhelm with a large amount

Compensation for a wrong or injury; war reparations

Having a sharp, strong smell or taste; biting or caustic

To assume as true without proof; a basic assumption used in reasoning

Mocking or contemptuous in an ironic way