GRE Vocabulary Power (5-45)
Vocabulary Cards: 36
- 1.
- related to monks or monasteries
- removed from worldly concerns
- 2.
- person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs
- discontented person
- ADJ: discontented
- 3.
- soak thoroughly
- imbue
- impregnate
- fill to capacity
- charge
- 4.
- behavior
- bearing
- 5.
- judgment that someone is guilty of a crime
- strongly held belief
- 6.
- easily angered
- irritable
- 7.
- extremely (offensively) obvious
- loudly offensive
- 8.
- beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw
- 9.
- strategic military or naval movement (done for training purposes)
- carefully planned process
- V: carry out a military maneuver
- use maneuvers in gaining an end
- stratagem
- 10.
- closed circular line around an area
- regularly repeated journey from place to place
- circumference
- 11.
- soften by soaking in liquid
- waste away
- 12.
- cheat
- deceive
- mislead or delude
- pass time pleasantly
- charm or attract
- 13.
- letdown in thought or emotion
- something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting
- 14.
- clumsy
- (of someone) awkward in movement
- (of something) unwieldy
- 15.
- of different colors
- mottled
- spotted in different colors (esp. in black and white)
- 16.
- conclusive
- having a fixed order of procedure
- precisely defined
- invariable
- fixed
- final
- 17.
- feasible
- 18.
- not public
- made a participant in something secret
- hidden
- secret
- 19.
- double-dealing
- hypocrisy
- being dishonest and deceitful
- ADJ. duplicitous
- 20.
- pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
- 21.
- free from blame or guilt
- eliminate
- remove or get rid of something or someone unwanted
- cleanse or purify (esp. of sin, guilt, or defilement)
- 22.
- fight
- 23.
- shrewd in money matters
- thrifty
- 24.
- roundabout
- 25.
- sturdy
- determined
- resolute
- rather fat
- strong in body
- strong in determination
- 26.
- treacherous plot
- secret plan against the law (by two or more people)
- 27.
- explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
- 28.
- bold
- blatant
- shameless and noticeable
- unconcealed
- having no covering on the face
- 29.
- bad-tempered complaint
- person who keeps complaining
- V: complain
- grumble
- 30.
- small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone))
- a side
- 31.
- of religion
- (of a person) pious
- having reverence for a deity
- 32.
- ceremonious quality
- ceremonious adherence to rules
- something done just for form's sake
- 33.
- move about in a spirited manner (proudly and confidently)
- 34.
- shine
- gloss (of a polished surface)
- 35.
- church dignitary
- priest of high position in the church (esp. bishop)
- 36.
- deplore
- belittle
- express disapproval of
- protest against
- ADJ. deprecatory