GRE Vocabulary

A guess or unproven idea; to form an opinion without sufficient evidence

To complete fully; perfect and supremely skilled

A claim to a quality or status, often undeserved; pretentiousness

To scorch or burn a surface with intense heat; dry and withered

To hold someone in a warm embrace; a snuggle

A person with no fixed home who moves from place to place

A person living an unconventional, free-spirited lifestyle; nonconformist

A black-and-white North American mammal that sprays a foul smell; to defeat completely

A person deviating from social norms; markedly abnormal

A group of islands in the sea

An expert with refined taste in art, food, or other fields

The study of family histories and lineages; a family tree

To display or decorate with a prominent design or symbol

Black particles from incomplete combustion; to cover with soot

Clever at finding practical solutions with available means

Smug self-satisfaction, often without awareness of potential problems

Still existing; not lost or destroyed

A decorative band of cloth worn around the waist or shoulder

A person who guards or takes care of something

To praise highly

A substance that increases physiological or nervous activity; something that promotes enthusiasm

A slight trace of colour or quality; to add a faint tint

Splendid, luxurious, and expensive-looking

Persistent determination; firmness of purpose

Shaped into alternating parallel ridges and grooves

Persistent, determined, and unwilling to give up

A tightening loop of rope; to catch with a noose

A game bird of northern regions; to complain or grumble

To abandon in a remote place; a dark brownish-red color

Extreme simplicity and self-discipline; government spending cuts

The fluid in plants; to gradually weaken or drain

Continuing without pause or stop

A large wild cat, especially a black leopard or cougar

To irritate or annoy; impudent boldness; bile

The prevailing fashion or style; something currently popular

Partly burned coal or wood; ash left after burning

Loud and disorderly in behaviour; a boisterous person

The quality of being complex and detailed

A large, impressive building or abstract structure

Flexible and easy to bend; lithe and graceful

A singer, especially one performing with a band

Relating to brothers or brotherly friendship

A person who shoots with a bow and arrow

A raised mound of earth or stone built to hold back water or support a road

A long adventurous journey or quest

Twisted or crooked; going wrong or off course

An indirect or suggestive hint, often derogatory or sexual in nature

Impressively large or ambitious; often pompous or pretentious