GRE Vocabulary

Without a definite shape or clear structure

Intense anger; to make someone angry

A solo song with orchestral accompaniment in an opera

A strong feeling of disgust or loathing

The act of misleading or tricking someone; dishonest behavior

Friendly and pleasant in manner

The large leaf of a fern or palm

To place on a shelf; to postpone or set aside indefinitely

The boundary line of a circle; the length of this line

A perfect or typical example; the embodiment of a quality

Sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing

A short, traditional saying expressing a general truth

Ridiculously small or trivial; contemptibly worthless

A large branch of a tree

The quality of lasting or remaining unchanged indefinitely

The wool of a sheep; a warm fabric; to swindle someone

Extremely interesting and compelling; the process of joining with rivets

A grooved wheel and rope machine for lifting; to lift with a pulley

To scold someone harshly

To enclose in a capsule; to summarize concisely

To lean or lie back in a relaxed position

A large wild cat of the Americas; informally, an older woman who pursues younger men

Small, weak, and insignificant

An object fired or thrown through the air; propelled forward with force

The highest point in the sky or of achievement

Modest and unpretentious

A supposed cure-all remedy or solution to all problems

To pretend to be something one is not; a costume party with masks

A state of great disorder or ruin

A dirty smear or mark; to smear or blur a surface

Fine mud deposited by water; to clog with silt

Feeling strong admiration or a favourable effect

A bitter digestive fluid produced by the liver; ill temper

Of little or no importance; trivial

To prove something is false or incorrect; to refute

A return to illness or bad behavior after improvement; to fall back into a worse state

Polite and well-mannered; affectedly refined or respectable

To irritate or make sore by rubbing; to feel annoyed or impatient

To form anew; to restore food by adding liquid

To attack violently or with harsh words

Lively and combative; ready to stand up for oneself

Inspiring affection or warmth; charming and lovable

An optical illusion of water in the distance; something illusory or unattainable

To tease by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach

An ancestor or forefather

To burn until blackened; a charred substance

To be ill or troubled; an illness

Lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm