GRE 2

Verb. To lessen in intensity or degree

Noun. An expression of praise

Noun. Excessive praise; intense adoration

Adj. Dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful

Verb. To make better or more tolerable

Noun. One who practices rigid self denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion

Noun. Greed, esp. for wealth

A universally recognized principle

Verb. To grow rapidly or flourish

Adj. Rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

Noun. Harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance

Noun. An established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature

Noun. Severe criticism or punishment

Noun. A substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change

Adj. burning or stinging; causing corrosion

Adj. Wary; cautious; sparing

Adj. Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

Noun. The willingness to comply with the wishes of others

Adj. Argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

Adj. Regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness

Adj. Deserving blame

Noun. Smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack

Verb. To question or oppose

Adj. Intended to teach or instruct

Noun. Cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

adj. free of bias or self interest; impartial

adj. expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles

noun. the quality of living or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

adj. composed of elements drawn from various sources

noun. a mournful poem, exp. one lamenting the dead

noun/adj. soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh, mollifying; an agent that softens or smothes the skin

adj. based on observation or experiment

mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand

adj. brief; fleeting

adj. intended for or understood by a small, specific group

noun. a speech honoring the dead

verb. to remove blame

adj. playful; humorous

noun. an invalid or incorrecct notion; a mistaken belief

adj. marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious

adj. sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people

verb/noun. to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech

adj. violating accepted dogma or convention

noun. an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech

adj. lacking funds; without money

adj. beginning to come into being or to become apparent

adj. unmoving; lethargic; sluggish

adj. harmless; casuing no damage

adj. refusing to compromise

verb. to obtain by deception or flattery

adj. sad; sullen; melancholy

adj. evoking intense aversion or dislike

adj. impenetrable by light; not reflecting light

noun. the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm

adj. penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

adj. extremely harmful; potentially causing death

verb. to examine with great care

adj. extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion

noun. one that precedes and indicates or announces another

verb. to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care

adj. abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary

adj. producing lare volumes or amounts; productive

verb. to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor

verb. to drink deeply

noun. stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest

adj. awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

noun/verb. tended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to

noun. a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision

adj. sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect

adj. indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast

verb. to take the place of; to supersede

adj. lethargic; sluggish; dormant

adj. existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread

adj. sophisticated; refined; elegant

verb. to defame; to characterize harshly

adj. thick; sticky