GRE Vocabulary Power (2-16)
Vocabulary Cards: 40
- 1.
- flow in drops or in a thin stream
- 2.
- drive or force forward (by causing impulses)
- drive to take action
- impel
- entreat earnestly
- N: impulse that prompts action
- 3.
- (of buildings) likely to break or fall apart
- of rickets
- 4.
- make stupid in mind
- cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent
- frustrate or hinder
- suppress
- 5.
- disgrace
- infamy
- slander
- 6.
- army unit made up of four or more companies
- 7.
- filled (with something unpleasant)
- full
- 8.
- interpret incorrectly
- misinterpret
- misjudge
- 9.
- courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties)
- spirit
- ADJ. mettlesome
- 10.
- collection
- heap
- 11.
- self-restraint
- self-control
- formal but distant manner
- reticence
- ADJ. reserved: shy and uncommunicative
- 12.
- dirty child in torn clothes
- person wearing tattered clothes
- 13.
- sparkle
- flash
- be animated
- be full of life
- 14.
- inactive
- lazy
- lethargy
- sluggishness
- dormancy
- ADJ. torpid: lethargic
- (of an animal) dormant
- hibernating
- 15.
- elementary
- rudimentary
- (of desire, wish, plan) recently begun
- not explicit
- at the beginning of development
- 16.
- using satire
- mocking
- 17.
- muscular
- (of meat) tough
- strong and firm
- strong cord connecting a muscle to a bone
- 18.
- infallibly
- ADJ. unerring: making no mistakes
- 19.
- revoke
- annul
- 20.
- rustic
- country bumpkin
- 21.
- come or bring together
- call up or summon (forces, vital powers, etc.)
- revive or recuperate (after illness or difficulty)
- N: act of rallying
- mass gathering
- 22.
- having many forms
- 23.
- thwart
- frustrate
- defeat
- prevent from being successful
- 24.
- having human form or characteristics
- 25.
- evidence concerning one's authority
- written proof of a person's position
- 26.
- method of system or government
- 27.
- small church (in a prison, college, or hospital)
- 28.
- imply
- hint
- suggest indirectly
- creep in
- introduce or insert (oneself) by artful means
- 29.
- haphazard
- aimless
- digressing at random
- 30.
- misleading vision or visual image
- false idea or belief
- 31.
- period between two successive reigns or governments
- 32.
- unfortunate accident
- 33.
- practical (as opposed to idealistic)
- concerned with practical worth or impact of something
- 34.
- provide food and drink (for)
- cater to: try to satisfy (desires of a bad kind)
- 35.
- humiliate by embarassing excessively
- shame
- punish the flesh
- discipline (one's body) by self-denial
- 36.
- courage
- bravery
- strength of mind
- 37.
- imperious
- authoritative
- commanding
- of a magistrate
- 38.
- championship
- name (of a book, film, etc.)
- mark of rank
- formal appellation as of rank or office (such as Lord or General)
- right or claim to possession
- 39.
- accuracy
- precision
- minute distinction or difference
- precisely
- 40.
- intense sexual desire
- intense eagerness