GRE Vocabulary Power (2-15)

Vocabulary Cards: 28

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  • 1.
    • surround with armed forces
    • harass (with requests)
    • annoy continually
  • 2.
    • state confidently
    • declare as true
  • 3.
    • expand
    • swell out
  • 4.
    • excessively modest or proper person (who is easily shocked by improper things, esp. of a sexual nature)
    • ADJ. prudish: excessively concerned with propriety
  • 5.
    • interpret
    • explain
  • 6.
    • able to live both on land and in water
  • 7.
    • assent
    • agree passively
    • comply without protest
  • 8.
    • possible
    • of this earth
    • terrestrial
    • not divine
    • worldly
  • 9.
    • divide into parts
  • 10.
    • spoil the appearance of
  • 11.
    • sharpen
    • stimulate
  • 12.
    • lacking in spirit or energy
    • languid
  • 13.
    • picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles
    • ADJ.
  • 14.
    • surround
  • 15.
    • long life
    • long duration
  • 16.
    • parody
  • 17.
    • self-righteous
    • pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition
    • hypocritical
  • 18.
    • arrival
  • 19.
    • having a common ancestor
  • 20.
    • leap or spring
    • limit or confine
    • constitute the limit of
    • N: leap or jumping
    • boundary
    • ADJ: certain
    • having a duty to do something (legally or morally)
    • confined by bonds
  • 21.
    • twistings
    • distortions
  • 22.
    • excessive zeal
    • extreme devotion to a belief or cause
    • ADJ. fanatic
  • 23.
    • conducive to mental or physical health
    • healthful
  • 24.
    • gaunt
    • wasted away
  • 25.
    • failure to act
    • failure to perform a task or be present
  • 26.
    • counselor
    • teacher
  • 27.
    • forward
    • jaunty
    • trim
    • (esp. of a girl or young woman) impertinent
  • 28.
    • relating to races