GRE Vocabulary

Having an UNEMOTIONAL and solidly calm disposition (stolid, apathetic)

Causing someone to feel drained of energy; lacking energy or vitality (enfeeble, weaken, debilitate, emasculate)

A spoken curse. (damnation, malediction)

Harsh Criticism or censure; A public disgrace arising from shameful conduct (ignominy, shameful, disgrace)

An extremely unpleasant smell; disagreeable, unpleasant (noxious, deleterious, harmful)

Greed for money or possessions (avarice, rapacity, greediness)

To Care for and protect in an overindulgent way (coddle)

Overly talkative (garrulous, voluble, gabby)

Infectious agent

Satisfied to the full (saturated, replete)

To spend money or resources freely and in a reckless manner (wasteful, profuse, lavish)

to promote growth or development; to rouse or incite (

speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently (glib, verbose, talkative, loquacious, garrulous)

readily understood, intelligible ; clear; mentally sound, sane, or rational

Tearful, given to weeping; Inducing tears, sad

Calm, dependable, showing little emotion or animation (phlegmatic, dull, impassive)

Cause or give rise to (feeling, situation, condition); to beget (offspring)

a state of decreased physiological activity in an animal; lethargy, apathy, dormancy

a pleasing or sweet sound, a harmonious succession of words

enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ordeal, or idea- tireless diligence

wrong, incorrect

fully informed, conscious.

not certain or fixed, provisional; done without confidence, hesitant (provisional, probationary, trial)

indecent, raunchy (especially humorously); (lewd, salacious, filthy, smutty, ribald)

to approve, encourage, support; to urge and help on

not influenced by strong emotion and so able to be rational and impartial (impartial, unbiased, composed)

a formal speech or written verse delivered in high praise of a person or thing; elaborate praise or laudation

using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy (verbose, diffuse, wordy)

deviation or departure from the normal or common order; one that is peculiar abnormal or irregular

make an unpleasant feeling less intense; satisfy an appetite or desire (soothe, appease, mitigate)

an obscure speech or writing; something hard to understand or explain; an inscrutable or mysterious person

open to more than one interpretation, ambiguous; uncertain or questionable in nature

Having or showing great knowledge or learning (scholarly, lettered, wise)

intensely enthusiastic or passionate; burning hot or glowing (ardent, fervent, glowing)

impenetrable to light

neither moral nor immoral

one who does not believe in God

not typical

of unknown authorship or origin

lack of interest or emotion

The wasting away of body tissue

an irregularity

one who questions the existence of God

to reduce in amount, degree, or severity

to leave secretly

to choose not to do something

an exteremely deep hole

to make impure

to speak in favor of

concerning the appreciation of beauty

to increase in power, influence, and reputation

to make more bearable

to combine, to mix together

doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways

to make better, to improve

something out of place in time

similar or alike in some way, equivalent to

to annoy or provoke to anger

extreme dislike

to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

ancient old fashioned

intense and passionate feeling

able to speak clearly and expressively

to reduce in force or degree; to weaken

fearless and daring

severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

predictable, clished, boring

to support, to prop up

pompous in speech and manner

harsh jarring noise