GRE Vocabulary Power (8-70)
Vocabulary Cards: 34
- 1.
- questionable
- (of something) causing doubt
- (of someone) filled with doubt
- 2.
- morally disapproved person
- person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency
- 3.
- wealthy and powerful businessperson
- wealthy leader
- magnate
- 4.
- sycophant
- servile flatterer
- yes man
- V: be a toady to
- fawn
- 5.
- hard coating or crust
- cover with a crust
- 6.
- pertinent
- bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand
- appropriate
- 7.
- supposed
- reputed
- generally regarded as such
- 8.
- forgiveness
- patience
- be patient
- 9.
- most favorable
- optimal
- N: most favorable condition
- 10.
- incapable of producing young
- free from microorganism
- 11.
- engrossed
- absorbed
- enchanted
- 12.
- work against
- 13.
- approval
- 14.
- isolated
- narrow-mindedness
- isolation
- ADJ. insular: of an island
- narrow-minded
- 15.
- wrestle
- come to grips with
- take hold of and struggle with
- 16.
- departure (of a large number of people)
- 17.
- list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present
- 18.
- phrase repeated throughout a song or poem
- 19.
- narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
- 20.
- throw forcefully
- shout out violently
- 21.
- small boat (often ship's boat)
- 22.
- state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts
- OP. overstate
- 23.
- operatic solo
- a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio
- 24.
- send to a person or place for sale
- deliver officially
- entrust
- put into the care of another
- set apart (for a special purpose)
- 25.
- fitness
- talent
- 26.
- massive
- impressively large
- built as a monument
- 27.
- wrinkle
- 28.
- singing or chanting of magic spells
- magical formula
- (the saying of) words used in magic
- 29.
- nullify
- deny
- cancel out
- cause to have no effect
- 30.
- suitable to debate or courts of law
- of or used in legal proceedings and the tracking of criminals
- 31.
- tilt (as of a ship)
- lean over (to one side)
- 32.
- praise
- applaud
- greet with great approval
- announce with great approval
- N: strong expression of approval and praise
- 33.
- putrid
- of or causing sepsis
- producing putrefaction
- 34.
- ghastly
- horrifying