Barrons GRE Wordlist - C - 1 257 words

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

a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)

having an unpleasant sound

the dead body of a human being

of or relating to a cadaver or corpse

(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

carefully thought out in advance

a very large pot that is used for boiling

diameter of a tube or gun barrel

beautiful handwriting

having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear

young and inexperienced

heat-generating

a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability

engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)

a deliberately misleading fabrication

the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles

an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

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

stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate

a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text

a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

a major division of a long poem

get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions

large in capacity

capability to perform or produce

any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules

surrender under agreed conditions

a sudden desire

determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

brief description accompanying an illustration

tending to find and call attention to faults

a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water

hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold

causing or tending to cause cancer

a variable color averaging a vivid red

a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart

pitching dangerously to one side

the particular occupation for which you are trained

a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

set of bells hung in a bell tower

the savage and excessive killing of many people

of or relating to the body or flesh

relating to or characteristic of carnivores

revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party

engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking

persistent petty and unjustified criticism

the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food

a person who makes maps

a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls

(Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity

verbal punishment

without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand

someone injured or killed in an accident

a sudden violent change in the earth's surface

(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice

a sudden violent change in the earth's surface

a cry expressing disapproval

an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers

relating to or included in a category or categories

give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

strongly laxative

free from provincial prejudices or attachments

meet to select a candidate or promote a policy

a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight

of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent

a gallant or courtly gentleman

raise trivial objections

raise trivial objections

give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

a rate that is rapid

relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven

abstaining from sexual intercourse

a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable

harshly critical or expressing censure

harsh criticism or disapproval

tending to move away from a center

an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension

tending to move toward a center

of or relating to the cerebrum or brain

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display

total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant

a stopping

the act of ceding

become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

strong feelings of embarrassment

a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup

lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue

someone who has won first place in a competition

completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing

a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others

a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

characterized by great caution and wariness

a deep opening in the earth's surface

the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor

abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse

censure severely

censure severely

a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind

patterned with alternating squares of color

having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub

the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

censure severely or angrily

being or relating to or like a chimera

an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge

being attentive to women like an ideal knight

characterized by anger

a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

a soft partly suppressed laugh

being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering

a record or narrative description of past events

a soft partly suppressed laugh

having a bad disposition; surly

having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections

a secret method of writing

a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

deviating from a straight course

an indirect way of expressing something

to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect

heedful of potential consequences

surround so as to force to give up

a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid

a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

make reference to

of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state

someone who has the power of clairvoyance

climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

utter or proclaim insistently and noisily

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

make a loud resonant noise

metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side

loud and clear

hold firmly and tightly

a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space

bone linking the scapula and sternum

separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

a long narrow opening

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

a trite or obvious remark

customers collectively

consisting of or causing a climax

an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)

(boxing) a blow with the fist

overly sweet

change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state

fuse or cause to grow together

the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

the closing section of a musical composition

cook in nearly boiling water

a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will

organize into a code or system, such as a body of law

using force to cause something to occur

of the same period

tooth on the rim of gear wheel

powerfully persuasive

consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind

related by blood

of or being or relating to or involving cognition

having knowledge of

share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple

cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole

the state of cohering or sticking together

a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)

the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)

a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money

the temporal property of two things happening at the same time

bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods

work together on a common enterprise of project

a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image

to assemble in proper sequence

situated or running side by side

assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

formal conversation

secret agreement

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury

in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli

capable of igniting and burning

according with custom or propriety

suitable for use as food

an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved

a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect

take arbitrarily or by force

call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony

intended as a commemoration

corresponding in size or degree or extent

to feel or express sympathy or compassion

large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense)

a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

for or by a group rather than individuals

communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity

closely and firmly united or packed together

a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination

driving or forcing

a publication containing a variety of works

the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)

get or gather together

the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others