GRE Vocabulary

Relating to hypnosis; mesmerizingly fascinating; a sleep-inducing substance

To kill germs; to make unable to reproduce

To surround with armed forces; to overwhelm with demands

Richly delicious; highly pleasing or attractive

Short and solidly built

To secretly listen to others' conversation

A fragrant purple flower; a bluish-purple colour

A trench made by a plow; to wrinkle or draw the brow together

The branch of philosophy studying the fundamental nature of reality

An act of retaliation

A sun-dried clay brick; a building made from such bricks

Harsh and loud in sound; aggressively insistent

A pause or gap in continuity; an interruption

A mistaken belief or flawed argument

A person with authority to judge or settle a dispute; one who has ultimate control over something

Pitifully sad, lonely, or abandoned; hopeless

Slanting or inclined; indirect or evasive

The receding of the tide; to decline or weaken

To officially clear someone of blame or criminal charges

Loss of memory due to injury or illness

Careful good judgment and caution in decision-making

Dark, dull, and dirty-looking; shabby

To roll in mud or water; to indulge excessively in something

A fine-grained layered sedimentary rock

To run quickly and lightly in a playful way; a quick light run

Violent, frenzied, destructive behaviour; to act wildly and violently

A carved relief jewel; a celebrity's brief guest appearance

Able to be swapped or substituted for each other freely

A fourteen-line poem with a fixed rhyme scheme

A pale shade of colour; to colour lightly

Excessively showy or garish; a grand celebratory feast

A counter-argument presented to disprove an opposing claim

The state of being calm and peaceful

Relating to nomads; moving from place to place

To produce and release a substance from a gland; to hide

To be an omen of a future event; a portent

Sweet liquid from flowers; any delicious drink

To focus obsessively on something; to stare fixedly

The way a person behaves and presents themselves; manner or bearing

To fail a course or exam; a failing grade

Dull and uninteresting in colour or appearance

To unfairly criticize or belittle someone; to damage their reputation

To name or list items one by one

Reduction in disease severity; forgiveness of sin or debt

Lacking fresh air; overly formal or old-fashioned

Compensation for loss; return of something to its original state or owner

Developed after birth through experience, not innate

Holding one's attention completely; very exciting