GRE Vocabulary

Quick and light in movement; mentally alert

A detailed scholarly work on a single subject

To slap someone's buttocks as punishment; a smack or slap

Poorly built and likely to collapse; weak and unsteady

To speak with involuntary repetitions; a speech disorder causing this

To correct an error or put an undesirable situation right

A large and varied number or variety

Massive, uniform, and resistant to change

Having a hoarse voice; strongly built; an Arctic sled dog

A belief contradicting established religious or accepted doctrine

To reduce the value or quality of something

A tendency or inclination toward a particular behavior or health condition

A difficult problem or riddle

The ability to anticipate and plan wisely for the future

The process or amount of fluid, gas, or information that escapes through a leak

To cut with scissors in short strokes; a small cut or piece cut off

A metal fastening pin; to fasten with rivets or hold attention completely

Very old-fashioned or out of date

A sudden sharp feeling of pain or emotional distress

To punish or scold severely

A drooping lazy posture; to stand or walk with such a posture

Emotionally distant and unfriendly; apart from others

To shine with a soft, wavering light; a faint trembling gleam

The dry outer shell of seeds or fruits; to remove such a shell

To read or examine carefully; to read through

Warm and friendly in manner; a sweet concentrated fruit drink

A chemical substance used to kill insects

To strike with a beak; a quick light kiss; a unit of dry measure

A fragrant soothing ointment; anything that comforts or relieves

Based on instinct; done without conscious thought

Done with great care and attention to detail; very thorough

To move quickly and lightly from place to place

A noisy disorderly fight; to engage in such a fight

Smugly satisfied with oneself; unconcerned about possible problems

Having a hidden or obscure meaning; mysterious and hard to understand

Relating to the physical body

Willing to follow commands; compliant

Welcoming and generous to guests; favorable and open

An imagined perfect and harmonious society

A pole with a flat blade used to row a boat; to row

The art of creating and arranging dance movements for a performance

Located underground; hidden or secret

Extremely dangerous or deadly; intensely hostile

A strong unpleasant smell; to give off a bad odour

To blend or combine things together; a blend or mixture

A group of young birds hatched together; to dwell on something moodily

To permanently abandon or renounce someone or something

To be intensely agitated or angry; to boil or bubble