GRE Vocabulary Power (12-114)
Vocabulary Cards: 32
- 1.
- slow moving tree-dwelling mammal
- laziness
- ADJ. slothful: lazy
- indolent
- 2.
- contend
- compete
- 3.
- eat very quickly
- 4.
- inspire
- start a fire
- ignite
- arouse
- 5.
- conference (between opponents)
- 6.
- (of words or statements) ambiguous
- intentionally misleading
- (of behavior) questionable
- OP. unequivocal
- 7.
- intruder
- one who interferes
- 8.
- binding agreement between two groups or people
- compact
- V: enter into a covenant
- promise
- 9.
- (of a word or remark) apt
- suitably expressed
- well chosen
- 10.
- capture
- enslave
- captivate
- hold the complete attention of (as if magic)
- hold spellbound
- 11.
- assuming a false identity
- masquerade
- 12.
- of good upbringing
- well-mannered and refined
- 13.
- crookedly
- slanted
- at an angle
- 14.
- put or force in without being asked
- trespass
- enter as an uninvited person
- 15.
- regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times
- signal (as a bell) announcing the hour of a curfew
- 16.
- mysterious
- esoteric
- known only to the initiated
- secret
- 17.
- procrastinate
- trifle with
- toy with
- treat without the necessary seriousness
- waste time
- 18.
- caustic
- corrosive
- sarcastic
- causing sharp pain to the mind
- of vitriol
- bitterly abusive expression
- caustic expression
- 19.
- hesitate
- object (because of doubts, scruples)
- raise an objection (showing qualms)
- 20.
- sharply painful to the body or mind
- 21.
- opinion contrary to popular belief
- opinion contrary to accepted religion
- ADJ. heretical
- 22.
- command
- arbitrary order
- 23.
- provide with some quality
- endow
- 24.
- reveal
- 25.
- prototype
- primitive pattern
- 26.
- raised platform for speakers or other important people
- 27.
- quote
- commend
- 28.
- impressive
- majestic
- 29.
- long established as a disease
- 30.
- ornate
- highly decorated
- 31.
- calmness
- resting
- state of being at rest
- V: lie at rest
- relax
- put or place
- 32.
- lose animation or strength