Gre List 5 214 words

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

revoke formally

harsh criticism or disapproval

apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth

not faithful to religion or party or cause

(law) a gift of personal property by will

relating to or containing bile

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

a deliberately misleading fabrication

a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

raise trivial objections

a secret method of writing

the closing section of a musical composition

suitable for use as food

behave in a certain manner

a very intense and uncontrolled fire

lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful

catch sight of

marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another

so thin as to transmit light

wasting time

an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

cause to lose one's composure

behave unnaturally or affectedly

separation into component parts

concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions

deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)

marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay

the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent

compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees)

a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)

not varying

steadiness of mind under stress

tending to vanish like vapor

give expression to

express strong disapproval of

a pressing or urgent situation

add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion

dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season

devoid of intelligence

generally incompetent and ineffectual

capable of producing offspring or vegetation

offensively malodorous

try to stir up public opinion

a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting

cross a river where it's shallow

act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice

take exception to

a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions"

a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess

having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited

not having enough money to pay for necessities

expressing earnest entreaty

beg persistently and urgently

attribute or credit to

teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district

(of conflict) within a group or organization

impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason

complain bitterly

containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice

characterized by jokes and good humor

a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way

dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet

a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power

bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

showing sorrow

a feeling of lack of interest or energy

the largest or most massive thing of its kind

the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged

the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

given to lying

practicing beggary

a written message addressed to a person or organization

very generous

the means of connection between things linked in series

attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

push to thrust outward

stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

do away with

intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

presumptuously arrogant

someone who fights for a cause

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists

formally expressing praise

a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity

a state of extreme poverty or destitution

an act of deliberate betrayal

hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

traveling especially on foot

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

having an agreeably pungent taste

soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants

full in all respects

a person who speaks more than one language

rule of personal conduct

complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles

recklessly wasteful

tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length

state or announce

the property of being close together

make peace with

where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence

providing carefully for the future

characterized by lust

supply with provisions

living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

habitual relapse into crime

inspiring fear

stubbornly resistant to authority or control

argue in protest or opposition

make payment to; compensate

the food served and eaten at one time

being in a tense state

humorously vulgar

arousing or provoking laughter

inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)

concise and full of meaning

of or relating to or caused by putrefaction

relating to or resembling an ape

curved or curving in and out

satisfy (thirst)

capable of meeting financial obligations

affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit

a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

supply sparingly and with restricted quantities

incite to commit a crime or an evil deed

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

more than is needed, desired, or required

deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises

relating to or characteristic of wooded regions

in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect

(of liquids) clouded as with sediment

someone new to a field or activity

a feeling of anger caused by being offended

lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

capable of being corrupted

warranting only temporal punishment

suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true

a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something

having the sticky properties of an adhesive

make imperfect

marked by a ready flow of speech

a confused multitude of things

direct one's course or way

a slight wind (usually refreshing)