GRE Vocabulary Power (7-67)
Vocabulary Cards: 32
- 1.
- withdrawal
- retreat
- time of low economic activity
- 2.
- study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
- 3.
- wandering
- 4.
- hairstyle
- 5.
- good judgment with composure
- V: place in a carefully balanced position
- balance
- 6.
- large group of insects moving in a mass
- crowd of people or animals
- V: move in a crowd or mass
- 7.
- disgustingly excessive
- offensively flattering
- 8.
- woman who rules a family or larger social group
- 9.
- soothing or softening remedy (for the skin)
- ADJ.
- 10.
- (esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious
- often changing, esp. from one lover to another
- impulsive
- 11.
- needlessly repetitious
- statement that is always true
- 12.
- help bring about
- make less difficult
- 13.
- cater to (the low desires of others)
- 14.
- uncorrectable
- 15.
- (of a snake) shed or cast off (dead outer skin)
- N: outer layer that is shed
- 16.
- late
- slow
- sluggish
- not on time
- 17.
- collection (of writings or information)
- Cf. corpse
- 18.
- little round hill
- hillock
- 19.
- brilliant
- shining
- 20.
- pathetic
- causing a feeling of pity or sympathy
- ADJ. touched
- 21.
- worthless products of an endeavor
- husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain
- 22.
- unshakably calm
- placid
- 23.
- favoring success
- giving signs of future success
- Cf. auspices
- 24.
- enthusiastic applause
- 25.
- unqualified
- without exceptions
- made without any doubt in mind
- absolute
- 26.
- daze
- state of being stupefied
- state of apathy
- lack of awareness
- 27.
- surrender
- give up all resistance
- 28.
- used to prevent disease
- N: something prophylactic
- condom
- 29.
- person who verbally harasses others
- 30.
- plunder
- strip off skin
- remove the skin from
- criticize harshly
- 31.
- annoying
- arousing anger or sexual interest
- cause (an unpleasant action or feeling)
- 32.
- a manually skilled worker