GRE Vocabulary Power (12-114)

Vocabulary Cards: 32

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  • 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