GRE Vocabulary

Showing disrespect for sacred things; secular; to desecrate

A small natural or artificial cave

Property or money a bride's family gives to the groom at marriage

To annoy or irritate someone; to cause distress or worry

Nervously tense or anxious; overly strict about rules and unable to relax

To fish with a dragnet; to search thoroughly; a large fishing net

Impossible to stop or prevent; relentlessly severe

The main point or essential meaning of something

A substance used as food or food ingredient

Great courage and bravery, especially in battle

To undergo fermentation; a state of agitation or unrest

A religious sermon or moralizing lecture

A small cut or notch; to make a small cut; (British informal) prison or to steal

A mythological half-woman, half-fish sea creature

A person who sees or observes something

A strong feeling that something bad is about to happen

To cause hostility or opposition in someone

A force or weight that offsets another; to balance an opposing force

Unmarried or abstaining from sex, especially for religious reasons

Characterized by sensual pleasure; curvaceous and sexually attractive

A precursor or harbinger of something to come

Linked or fitted closely together; a railway signal safety system

A formal speech of praise, especially delivered at a funeral

A small, cheap ornament or piece of jewellery

To irritate or annoy someone

The process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy

Excessive pride in oneself; an elaborate literary metaphor

A strong feeling of dislike or aversion

To kill someone illegally without a trial, especially by a mob

To give pleasure or satisfaction; to fulfill a desire

To walk with short steps, swaying from side to side

Involving or characterized by deep, quiet thought

A small short-handled axe used with one hand

Narrow-minded or isolated; relating to an island

Arriving or happening later than expected

The ceremony of crowning a new monarch

Hesitant or broken in speech or movement

A crazy or idle person; a large diving bird

To isolate or set apart; to seize property by legal authority

To express internal feelings outwardly; to attribute emotions to external causes

Flashy and attention-grabbing in appearance

A stinging wild plant; to irritate or annoy

Tending to prevent or discourage, especially due to excessive cost

The ability to make quick, accurate judgments; keen insight

To deliberately ignore or slight someone; a deliberate slight

A very small person or thing

Deserving strong criticism or moral condemnation

To secure a boat in place; a broad open boggy landscape