GRE Barron's part 4 498 words

overbearing pride or presumption

marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare

marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful

a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride

a small natural hill

the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

a composite of mixed origin

a morbid fear of water

extravagant exaggeration

a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments

state of violent mental agitation

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

peculiar to the individual

not in action or at work

a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life

suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene

cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat

completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose

contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention

without limits in extent or size or quantity

an erroneous mental representation

based on or having the nature of an illusion

retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot

take in liquids

an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation

spread or diffuse through

close in time; about to occur

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature

make worse or less effective

pierce with a sharp stake or point

incapable of being passed

a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

characterized by intense emotion

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

not having enough money to pay for necessities

something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

not admitting of penetration or passage into or through

requiring attention or action

impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses

relating to or associated with an empire

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

improperly forward or bold

not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure

not admitting of passage or capable of being affected

characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation

a force that moves something along

unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god

lacking piety or reverence for a god

instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end

bring into intimate and incriminating connection

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something

burst inward

call upon in supplication; entreat

express or state indirectly

not politic

difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision

bring in from abroad

expressing earnest entreaty

beg persistently and urgently

pretending to be another person

the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)

the condition of being improper

not prudent or wise

the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

attack as false or wrong

powerlessness revealed by an inability to act

attribute or credit to

without knowledge or intention

incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another

devoid of intelligence

not endowed with life

commence officially

emitting light as a result of being heated

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

possessing or existing in bodily form

the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.

capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily

make furious

an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

the relative frequency of occurrence of something

a single distinct event

(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence

provoke or stir up

(of weather or climate) severe

lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow

at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position

including much or everything; and especially including stated limits

without revealing one's identity

without logical or meaningful connection

not compatible

lacking worth or importance

impossible to deny or disprove

without material form or substance

impervious to correction by punishment

doubt about the truth of something

not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving

the amount by which something increases

suggest that someone is guilty

the formation of a crust

teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding

make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to

the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)

showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality

cannot be removed or erased

secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for

formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt

not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance

(usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly

an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed

accuse formally of a crime

a state of extreme poverty or destitution

originating where it is found

poor enough to need help from others

a feeling of righteous anger

not open to question; obviously true

teach doctrines to; teach uncritically

too obvious to be doubted

place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position

inducing or influencing; leading on

characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone

characterized by hard work and perseverance

defying expression or description

not producing an intended effect

impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"

generally incompetent and ineffectual

unable to move or resist motion

beyond calculation or measure

incapable of being avoided or prevented

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

known widely and usually unfavorably

of or relating to infants or infancy

conclude by reasoning; in logic

characteristic of or resembling Hell

occupy in large numbers or live on a host

pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict

infinitely or immeasurably small

the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)

enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness

the process of flowing in

a crime less serious than a felony

advance beyond the usual limit

lacking in sophistication or worldliness

(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held

a person who shows no gratitude

gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts

limit the range or extent of

not friendly

defying imitation; matchless

set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for

harmful to living things

a slight suggestion or vague understanding

not injurious to physical or mental health

not opportune

beyond normal limits

detrimental to health

impossible to satisfy

of an obscure nature

barely able to be perceived

working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way

give to understand

lacking interest or significance or impact

unable to meet or discharge financial obligations

an inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness

marked by blithe unconcern

provoke or stir up

a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society

cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution

reflect deeply on a subject

a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

found in the ordinary course of events

the property of being multiple

using or knowing more than one language

occurring in or having many forms or shapes or appearances

make into a puddle

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

having spots or patches of color

a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work

(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

one whose business is the management of funerals

(sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group

harshly ironic or sinister

suggesting the horror of death and decay

suspension of an ongoing activity

constancy of tone or pitch or inflection

having or appearing to have only one color

of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority

the product of a body's mass and its velocity

of very great significance

treat with excessive indulgence

(physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

a very wealthy or powerful businessman

fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of

a small or moderate or token amount

treat with contempt

moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place)

of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory

lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

a written message addressed to a person or organization

a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular

an incorrect or unsuitable name

an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate

(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

a crime less serious than a felony

a person without moral scruples

an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

an understanding of something that is not correct

someone who dislikes people in general

an instance of misfortune

great merriment

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

a servile or fawning dependant

to bring or combine together or with something else

affectedly dainty or refined

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

a span of 1000 years

used of animals that move seasonally

traveler who moves from one region or country to another

a miniature model of something

an unwholesome atmosphere

marked by precise accordance with details

pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids

pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics

a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

attract strongly, as if with a magnet

the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)

an occurrence that involves the production of a union

liable to sudden unpredictable change

relating to or characteristic of trade or traders

used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

practicing beggary

a collection of live animals for study or display

something that is a source of danger

be or provide a memorial to a person or an event

a recognition of meritorious service

pleasing to the ear

a noisy riotous fight

a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed

a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur

humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

deficient in amount or quality or extent

violent and needless disturbance

a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

effusively or insincerely emotional

someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

injure badly by beating

effusively or insincerely emotional

grind and knead

someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment

one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion

someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms

mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried

blemished by injury or rough wear

strongly marked; easily noticeable

relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen

at or constituting a border or edge

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

raid and rove in search of booty

make imperfect

free from slavery or servitude

a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

having unnatural mannerisms

influence or control shrewdly or deviously

many and varied; having many features or forms

wildly disordered

having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap

any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks

any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk

capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity

dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)

speak unfavorably about

wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred

someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

discontented as toward authority

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

physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

not adroit

done or made using whatever is available

injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation

a very wealthy or powerful businessman

liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit

of or relating to a magistrate

a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form

soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result

spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed

shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

produced or growing in extreme abundance

produced or growing in extreme abundance

having strong sexual appeal

lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

horrible in fierceness or savagery

softly bright or radiant

a celebrity who is an inspiration to others

make calm or still

excessively mournful

incongruous;inviting ridicule

producing a sizeable profit

full of trivial conversation

the property of being long-lived

be lazy or idle

of imposing height; especially standing out above others

a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks

rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)

a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights

moving and bending with ease

lacking zest or vivacity

eliminate by paying off (debts)

assign great social importance to

the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin

clear and bright

walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

make a portrait of

(theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals)

(used of artifacts) easily bent

very small

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

lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained

a legal document giving official permission to do something

the words of an opera or musical play

driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires

unrestrained by convention or morality

a channel for communication between groups

the state of being legally obliged and responsible

a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language

suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

a manner lacking seriousness

cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity

a pier that provides a landing place on a river

deficient in alertness or activity

of or characteristic of or resembling a lion

a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone

an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

(law) a gift of personal property by will

a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer

a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid

lacking in rigor or strictness

praise, glorify, or honor

situated at or extending to the side

potentially existing but not presently evident or realized

a feeling of lack of interest or energy

driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires

a small storeroom for storing foods or wines

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

the upper side of the thighs of a seated person

long and thin and often limp

become feeble

lacking spirit or liveliness

a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions

ridicule with satire

a cry of sorrow and grief

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

lacking brilliance or vitality

idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way

showing sorrow

the act of lacerating

complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost

liable to change

tangled in knots or snarls

a small natural hill

make (textiles) by knitting

the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something

make uniform

a special way of doing something

someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive

group of people related by blood or marriage

someone who spoils the pleasure of others

range of what one can know or understand

an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors

the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do

in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

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

dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet

the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

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

marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters

a feeling of extreme joy

make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving

feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor

characterized by jokes and good humor

characterized by jokes and good humor

an extreme bellicose nationalist

shift from one side of the ship to the other

pose a threat to; present a danger to

having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air

a journey taken for pleasure

affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia

specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject

talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

traveling from place to place to work

a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas

one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons

incapable of being retracted or revoked

an irreverent mental attitude

uncertain how to act or proceed

impossible to remedy or correct or redress

incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles

feeling or showing extreme anger

a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

immune to attack; impregnable

request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection

the act of appealing for help

incapable of being transgressed or dishonored