AEnglish Vocabulary List

GRE Vocabulary Power (15-149)

Vocabulary Cards: 36

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  • 1.
    • nearsighted
    • lacking foresight
  • 2.
    • permanent
    • impossible to dissolve or disintegrate
  • 3.
    • high
    • rising above others
    • lofty
    • distinguished
  • 4.
    • hater of woman
  • 5.
    • touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter
    • please
  • 6.
    • nook
    • recess
  • 7.
    • large volume
    • book
  • 8.
    • wasteful
    • reckless with money
    • profuse
  • 9.
    • remove (forcibly)
    • force out of a position
  • 10.
    • compose on the spur of the moment
  • 11.
    • yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war)
    • surrender formally
  • 12.
    • touchy
    • peevish
    • ill-tempered
  • 13.
    • unutterable
    • not to be uttered
    • taboo
    • that cannot be expressed in speech
    • indescribable
    • unspeakable
    • inexpressible
  • 14.
    • rubble
    • wreckage
    • scattered remains of something broken or destroyed
  • 15.
    • common
    • vulgar
    • pertaining to the common people
    • N: common people in ancient Rome
  • 16.
    • embarrass
  • 17.
    • call by bugles or trumpets
    • showy display
    • spectacular public display
  • 18.
    • impassive
    • dull
    • showing little emotion when strong feelings are expected
  • 19.
    • harmony
    • similarity
    • agreement with established rules or customs
    • act in agreement
    • comply
  • 20.
    • hard outer covering (as of earth or snow)
  • 21.
    • secret
  • 22.
    • tear made by rending
    • rip
    • split
  • 23.
    • copy
  • 24.
    • accept
    • agree
  • 25.
    • freedom from punishment or harm
  • 26.
    • boisterous merrymaking
    • enjoy greatly
    • N: boisterous festivity or celebration
  • 27.
    • prepare by mixing or combining
    • make up in concert
    • devise (something false) so as to deceive
  • 28.
    • mental keenness
    • sharpness of judgment
    • ability to judge quickly and well
  • 29.
    • peculiar
    • bizzare
    • unconventional
  • 30.
    • complete
    • consummate
    • make perfect
  • 31.
    • going from one state of action to another
  • 32.
    • determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.
    • go through (a region) to solicit votes or orders
    • conduct a survey
  • 33.
    • nearing
    • approaching
    • about to happen
  • 34.
    • feather, esp. large or showy one
    • something that rises into the air (like the shape of a feather)
  • 35.
    • proper to the point of affectation
    • very precise and formal
    • exceedingly proper
  • 36.
    • honor
    • tribute
    • great respect