GRE Group Vocab 5

A substances that causes insensibility and removes pain

Aversion; dislike

Subject to chance or individual whim; without definite reason

A person who believes that stars and planets influence human activity and attempts to predict the future by studying their positions

An intense feeling of dislike or disgust

Lacking originality; commonplace

An inclination ot tendency

Payment given for services rendered or for loss

To approve tacitly by overlooking or excusing; to allow or forgive

A generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

To exist in agreement or conformity; harmoinze

Yield; submit; bow

Doctrine or set of religious principles

To guarantee or make certain

ambiguous; doubtful or uncertain

Not vital or pertinent; irreleveant

Happening by fortunate accident or chance

Thriftiness; economy; prudence in financial matters

Deceptive; based upon a false belief or impression

Having no interest or concern; shoing no bias or prejudice

Withouth taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland

Accustomed to accepting something undesireable

An individual who lives poorly in order to hoard money; a person who is stingy

Baffled; in a quandry; at a loss for what to say or do

Strong inclination; Liking

Poverty; destitution

An overabundance; a surplus

To replace; to supersede; to appropriate

The act of makingan assumption or taking something for granted

Recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; Lavish

Naturally inclined; tending; likely

A natural inclination or tendency; penchant

Misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

Stillnes; motionlessness; quality of being at rest

The act of reestablishing harmony or friendly interactions

To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown

The act of returning something to its proper owner, or of compensating the owner for the loss of such an item; reparation

To enjoy in a thorough manner; to relish; to fully appreciate

Tranquility; Peacefulness

Able to meet financial obligation; able to dissolve another substance

To restrain; to be sparing or frugal

Not objective; based upon internal perceptions rather than upon unprejudiced fact

Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

Peaceful; calm

Calmness; serenity; peacefulness

Unimportant; lacking value

Extreme respect and reverence; worship