GRE Vocabulary Power (13-122)
Vocabulary Cards: 34
- 1.
- offer or kill as a sacrifice (by fire)
- 2.
- medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, etc. turn yellow
- V: affect with jaundice
- affect with prejudice, envy, or hostility
- bias
- 3.
- small wretched house
- shack
- 4.
- undeveloped
- rudimentary
- 5.
- object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced
- 6.
- solve
- disentangle
- 7.
- mercury
- 8.
- entice
- lead away from proper conduct
- ADJ. seductive
- 9.
- person celebrated for wisdom
- wise person
- ADJ: wise
- 10.
- art of versification
- study of the metrical structure of verse
- 11.
- haughty
- domineering
- too commanding
- 12.
- on or relating to the earth
- 13.
- keep
- maintain possession of
- employ (esp. a lawyer or advisor)
- fee paid to retain an advisor
- 14.
- separated
- alienated
- 15.
- expert
- authority on a subject
- learned person
- 16.
- disgust
- drive away
- 17.
- resistant to
- free or exempt from
- 18.
- plan
- invent
- bequeath
- think up
- N: bequest
- 19.
- patron
- gift giver
- person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose
- 20.
- violent
- impassioned
- stormy
- 21.
- calm
- peaceful
- 22.
- distribute
- spread
- scatter (like seeds)
- 23.
- sediment in a liquid
- lees
- worthless residue
- 24.
- desertion
- 25.
- useful
- based on experience
- of or acquired through practice (rather than theory)
- 26.
- dwelling place
- home
- 27.
- inclined to form factions
- causing dissension
- 28.
- small planet
- 29.
- decisive
- conclusive
- definite
- most reliable
- authorative and complete
- that cannot be improved
- 30.
- substance which propels or drives forward (such as an explosive charge or a rocket fuel)
- 31.
- fragrant
- odorous
- suggestive (of an odor)
- 32.
- half asleep
- drowsy
- 33.
- glow
- brief flash of light
- 34.
- strict disciplinarian
- person who demands total obedience to rules and orders