GRE Vocabulary Power (2-10)
Vocabulary Cards: 32
- 1.
- generosity
- ADJ. magnanimous: generous
- 2.
- pleasantly fat
- nicely rounded
- 3.
- sudden outburst of an illness or feeling
- convulsion caused by epilepsy
- 4.
- contemptible
- despicable
- N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C
- 5.
- calamity
- disaster
- 6.
- holding fast (as to a belief)
- persistent
- 7.
- silent
- without speech
- not pronounced
- unable to speak
- N: one who is incapable of speech
- V: soften the sound, color, shade of
- 8.
- sudden raid or military advance
- raid
- 9.
- quarrelsome
- 10.
- harness fitted about a horse's head (used to restrain)
- curb
- check
- V: put a bridle on
- control or restrain
- show anger
- 11.
- ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.)
- 12.
- going beyond common thought or ideas
- impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices
- known only by studying thoughts or intuition
- OP. empirical
- 13.
- contradict
- oppose
- violate (a rule, law, or custom)
- 14.
- easy to understand
- (of something) plainly expressed
- 15.
- release
- yield
- give up something (with reluctance)
- 16.
- pitcher
- container for holding liquids
- 17.
- uprightness
- honesty
- incorruptibility
- 18.
- inflated
- exaggerated
- 19.
- list
- mention one by one
- 20.
- dejected
- dispirited
- 21.
- comfort
- assist (someone in difficulty)
- aid
- 22.
- cloying sweet
- characteristic of sugar or saccharin
- 23.
- warlike
- of war
- 24.
- deception
- trickery
- 25.
- error
- stupid mistake
- 26.
- urge (by strong argument or advice)
- 27.
- joint
- crisis
- point in time
- joining point
- act of joining
- 28.
- deluge
- upheaval
- earthquake
- violent and sudden event or change
- 29.
- pardon (an offense)
- 30.
- marvel
- highly gifted child
- person with exceptional talents
- wonder
- 31.
- unclear
- slightly obscure
- misty
- confused state of mind
- 32.
- speech or writing with no meaning
- foolish behavior or language
- cause to fail