GRE Vocabulary Power (2-19)

Vocabulary Cards: 30

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  • 1.
    • worn through till the threads show
    • shabby and poor
    • hackneyed
  • 2.
    • move back suddenly
    • shrink back
    • flinch
  • 3.
    • imprison
  • 4.
    • tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)
  • 5.
    • (of something bad) widespread
    • current
    • abundant
  • 6.
    • set aside (money or time) for a particular purpose
  • 7.
    • shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals)
    • show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings
    • N: light produced by a heated body
    • brilliance of a color
  • 8.
    • long for
    • yearn
    • languish from longing or grief
    • decline
  • 9.
    • negligent
    • (of someone) neglectful of duty
    • (of something) deserted by an owner
    • abandoned
    • N: abandoned property
    • homeless or vagrant person
  • 10.
    • intensely cold
    • cold in manner
  • 11.
    • required
    • binding
    • compulsory
    • make grateful
    • do a favor
    • accommodate
  • 12.
    • experienced
  • 13.
    • snip off
    • stop something's growth or development
    • bite
    • make numb with cold
  • 14.
    • belief that life is basically bad or evil
    • gloominess
    • tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation
    • ADJ. pessimistic
  • 15.
    • acting after careful thought
    • cautious
    • prudent
  • 16.
    • dreamily or deeply thoughtful
    • sadly thoughtful
    • thoughtful with a hint of sadness
    • contemplative
  • 17.
    • defamation
    • utterance of false and malicious statements
  • 18.
    • sky blue
  • 19.
    • outsmart
    • defeat by behaving more cleverly
  • 20.
    • prolong
    • lengthen in time
    • draw out
  • 21.
    • poke abruptly with something sharp
    • punch with short blows
  • 22.
    • destroy completely
  • 23.
    • having knowledge
    • knowledge
    • ADJ. cognizant
    • aware
  • 24.
    • confuse
    • muddle
    • cause confusion
    • make needlessly complex
    • make so confused as to be difficult to understand
  • 25.
    • legal official of high rank
  • 26.
    • mob
    • noisy crowd
  • 27.
    • disgust
    • feeling of sickness and desire to vomit
  • 28.
    • act of keeping watch
    • high place commanding a wide view
    • person who keeps watch
  • 29.
    • exaggeration
    • overstatement
    • ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole
    • of a hyperbola
  • 30.
    • creed