GRE Vocabulary Power (14-135)
Vocabulary Cards: 40
- 1.
- seasonings
- spices
- 2.
- segregate
- seclude
- retire from public life
- isolate
- 3.
- of a theme
- relating to a unifying motif or idea
- 4.
- violate
- desecrate (something holy)
- treat unworthily
- be profane for
- ADJ: secular
- nonreligious
- irreverent for holy things
- 5.
- continued loud noise
- V: make a din
- instill by wearying repetition
- 6.
- reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship)
- drive back (an enemy attack)
- 7.
- demanding much work or care
- tedious
- 8.
- explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages
- 9.
- particle removed by a file
- 10.
- change of form
- 11.
- person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands
- 12.
- fit for growing crops
- 13.
- remainder
- 14.
- branch out
- divide into branches or subdivisions
- 15.
- frisk
- play and jump about happily
- 16.
- fearful
- demonstrating fear
- timid
- 17.
- mixture of writings on various subjects
- collection of various items
- 18.
- pay for services
- 19.
- stand, sit, or lie in a lazy, relaxed way
- 20.
- trade
- agreement between two groups or people
- something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer
- V: negotiate
- 21.
- thick-skinned animal
- 22.
- dismay
- shock deeply
- 23.
- struggle
- compete
- assert earnestly
- state strongly
- 24.
- rich
- successful
- affluent
- well-to-do
- well-off
- 25.
- public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes
- 26.
- dirty mark with unclear edges made by rubbing
- 27.
- of hidden meaning and spiritual power
- 28.
- tending to overthrow or ruin
- destroy completely
- 29.
- flirt
- flirtatious woman
- woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings
- 30.
- unimportant
- trivial
- 31.
- (unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air
- 32.
- unexpected and adverse
- unfortunate or unlucky
- 33.
- cut off with shears
- fasten
- N: something clipped off (as a short extract from film)
- clasp or fastener
- 34.
- many in number or kind
- numerous
- varied
- 35.
- neglect
- lax
- failure to take reasonable care
- ADJ. negligent: neglectful
- not taking enough care
- 36.
- groom oneself with care
- adorn oneself
- 37.
- live together
- 38.
- slope
- slant
- 39.
- monastery or convent
- 40.
- tremble
- shake uncontrollably