GRE Wordlist

to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch

a person or thing detested or loathed

a curse; execration

harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner

to declare earnestly or solemnly; affirm positively; aver

constant; unremitting

constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task;

an omen, token, or indication

inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious

to make false and malicious statements about; slander

apt or designed to ensnare or perplex, especially in argument

to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily

swiftness; speed

a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.

the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel

to discover; preceive; detect.

to see by looking carefully; discern; espy

to detest utterly; abhor; abominate;

to curse; imprecate evil upon; damn; denounce

critical explanation or interpretation of a text or portion of a text, expecially of the Bible

to atone for; make amends or reparation

to remove or destory totally; do away with; exterminate

• to deny, dispute, or contradict.
• to speak or act against; oppose

not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions, especially in theology

incapable of being evaded; inescapable

free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree

• settle or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling;
• firmly established by long continuance

arousing or expressive of sexual desire; lustful; lecherous

• alluring by a show or flashy or vulgar attraction
• pertaining to or characteristic of a prostitute
• cheap, showy

threatening

to render utterly perplexed; puzzled completely

• resisting control or restriant in a difficult manner
• noisy, clamorous, or boisterous

a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy

characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy

allowing the maximun passage of light, as glass

a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language

• of or pertaining to a child or to childhood.
• childishly foolish; immature or trivial

power, might or force

of prime importance; chief; principal

• result, or outcome
• self-important; pompous

• to try; attempt.
• to put to test; make trial of

• to call for, demand, or require
• to force or compel the payment

fierce; cruel

• hidden from view
• secret; disclosed or communicated only to the initiated

lacking in vitality, imagination, disctinction

having patches of two or more colors

to yearn deeply; suffer with longing; long painfully

hashly biting; caustic;

ridicule; mockery

to treat with disdain, scorn, or contemp

to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy

commonplace or dull

diligent; hard-working

a fragment, especially of broken earthenware

wastefully extravagant; prodigal

sincere; genuine

irritaation; annoyance

to state as a fact

devotion to pleasure as a way of life

precise and brief

to appease or pacify

• superficial remark
• flat, dull

extravagant

• thin or slender in form, as a thread.
• lacking a sound basis

an expression of praise

excessive praise; intensive adoration

one who practice rigid self-denial

regretful

a scolding or a long intense verbal attack

become apparent

evoking intense dislike

extremely harmful

to dress up

cause to rot or decay

to speak ill of; defame; slander

cheerful readiness, promptness

dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from bordem or apathy

to loudly attack or denounce

artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

concerned and attentive; egar

• to stun, as with narcotic, a shock,or a strong tmotion
• to overwhelm with amazement

• an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct;
• reservation; cause for hesitancy

to block; thwart

fierce; cruel; savagely brutal

to waste by spending or using irresponsibly