GRE Vocabulary Power (2-16)

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  • 1.
    • flow in drops or in a thin stream
  • 2.
    • drive or force forward (by causing impulses)
    • drive to take action
    • impel
    • entreat earnestly
    • N: impulse that prompts action
  • 3.
    • (of buildings) likely to break or fall apart
    • of rickets
  • 4.
    • make stupid in mind
    • cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent
    • frustrate or hinder
    • suppress
  • 5.
    • disgrace
    • infamy
    • slander
  • 6.
    • army unit made up of four or more companies
  • 7.
    • filled (with something unpleasant)
    • full
  • 8.
    • interpret incorrectly
    • misinterpret
    • misjudge
  • 9.
    • courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties)
    • spirit
    • ADJ. mettlesome
  • 10.
    • collection
    • heap
  • 11.
    • self-restraint
    • self-control
    • formal but distant manner
    • reticence
    • ADJ. reserved: shy and uncommunicative
  • 12.
    • dirty child in torn clothes
    • person wearing tattered clothes
  • 13.
    • sparkle
    • flash
    • be animated
    • be full of life
  • 14.
    • inactive
    • lazy
    • lethargy
    • sluggishness
    • dormancy
    • ADJ. torpid: lethargic
    • (of an animal) dormant
    • hibernating
  • 15.
    • elementary
    • rudimentary
    • (of desire, wish, plan) recently begun
    • not explicit
    • at the beginning of development
  • 16.
    • using satire
    • mocking
  • 17.
    • muscular
    • (of meat) tough
    • strong and firm
    • strong cord connecting a muscle to a bone
  • 18.
    • infallibly
    • ADJ. unerring: making no mistakes
  • 19.
    • revoke
    • annul
  • 20.
    • rustic
    • country bumpkin
  • 21.
    • come or bring together
    • call up or summon (forces, vital powers, etc.)
    • revive or recuperate (after illness or difficulty)
    • N: act of rallying
    • mass gathering
  • 22.
    • having many forms
  • 23.
    • thwart
    • frustrate
    • defeat
    • prevent from being successful
  • 24.
    • having human form or characteristics
  • 25.
    • evidence concerning one's authority
    • written proof of a person's position
  • 26.
    • method of system or government
  • 27.
    • small church (in a prison, college, or hospital)
  • 28.
    • imply
    • hint
    • suggest indirectly
    • creep in
    • introduce or insert (oneself) by artful means
  • 29.
    • haphazard
    • aimless
    • digressing at random
  • 30.
    • misleading vision or visual image
    • false idea or belief
  • 31.
    • period between two successive reigns or governments
  • 32.
    • unfortunate accident
  • 33.
    • practical (as opposed to idealistic)
    • concerned with practical worth or impact of something
  • 34.
    • provide food and drink (for)
    • cater to: try to satisfy (desires of a bad kind)
  • 35.
    • humiliate by embarassing excessively
    • shame
    • punish the flesh
    • discipline (one's body) by self-denial
  • 36.
    • courage
    • bravery
    • strength of mind
  • 37.
    • imperious
    • authoritative
    • commanding
    • of a magistrate
  • 38.
    • championship
    • name (of a book, film, etc.)
    • mark of rank
    • formal appellation as of rank or office (such as Lord or General)
    • right or claim to possession
  • 39.
    • accuracy
    • precision
    • minute distinction or difference
    • precisely
  • 40.
    • intense sexual desire
    • intense eagerness