GRE Words

in bed

the act of dwelling in a place

having a strong healthy body

a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived

an educator who works at a college or university

a person who provides musical accompaniment

provide with military equipment

grant credentials to

a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate

relating to a clear organic acid with a pungent odor

a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain

a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad

turn acidic

an area of ground used for some particular purpose

affording grounds for legal action

the attribute of being so near as to be touching

declare to be

the act of admitting someone to enter

someone whose business is advertising

a thermostat that operates at very high temperatures

relating to the prostate gland

lighted up by or as by fire or flame

on foot; walking

take the initiative and go on the offensive

a person who lacks pigment and has pale skin, white hair, and pink eyes

habitual intoxication

north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant

transferable to another owner

any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water

gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment

have a disagreement over something

the lowest female singing voice

someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being

expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance

worthy of the gods

an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans

a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship

the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

sufficiently; more than adequately

a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind

dislike (or fear) of Britain and British customs

earliest known form of the English language, from about 400-1100 CE

without water; especially without water of crystallization

microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium

a historian who writes annals

a formal public statement

a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device

the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters

before noon

before noon

occurring or existing before birth

a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat

suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things

the adversary of Christ mentioned in the New Testament

winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center

the number of which a given number is the logarithm

a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

an expert or collector of antiquities

make obsolete or old-fashioned

a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms

an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin

capable of being apprehended or understood

resembling a tree in form and branching structure

the cultivation of tree for the production of timber

a spiritual at the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy

a bishop of highest rank

(Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop

the quantity that can be contained in the limbs

the act of coming to a certain place

a well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward

of or relating to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

not having or involving sex

the party to whom something is assigned

having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables

correspond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance

(usually followed by `for') extremely desirous

a dispenser that turns a liquid into a fine mist

a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders

containing gold

a political system governed by a single individual

make amends for

any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

a resident of Laconia

a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt

a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers

a recording barometer

make blessedly happy

a beckoning gesture

spread or daub (a surface)

make less visible or unclear

turn a rope around something in order to secure it

accept as true; take to be true

an endowed church office giving income to its holder

the quality of being kind and gentle

spread or daub (a surface)

cover by strewing

get up on the back of

cause oneself to consider something

in good time

a sloping edge where two surfaces meet at a non-right angle

dwell

someone who marries one person while already legally married to another

a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)

a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth

the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth

the official symbols of a family, state, etc.

of or relating to or belonging to the body

the main stem of a tree

a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar

the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant

an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target

breast

collect and study plants

a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim

a slope or hillside

solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point

waves breaking on the shore

a general officer ranking below a major general

of Britain

an expression that is used in Great Britain

a thick and heavy shoe

the business of a broker

a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water

inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes

either of the two main branches of the trachea

a bar on a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent damage

the small unused part of something

adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation

a cowardly and despicable person

flattery intended to persuade

capable of being calculated or estimated

an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)

a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified

the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone

the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone

move toward, travel toward

a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites

any of several small Old World finches

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment

a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device

the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church

the quality of being universal; existing everywhere

a whip with nine knotted cords

a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter

a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter

grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat

an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)

an accurate clock (especially used in navigation)

someone who seeks a benefit, right, title, or payment

vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible

a merchant who sells men's clothing

an agent that produces coagulation

the union of diverse things into one body or form or group

a student (or former student) at a college or university

someone who works in a coal mine

a stock or supply of foods

the official act of consigning a person to confinement

the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

capable of being compressed or made more compact

be conducive to

(of disease) capable of being spread by infection

candy and other sweets considered collectively

a person on whom something is bestowed

someone who confesses

flowing together

correspondence in form or appearance

make contact or come together

the state of being joined together

the person to whom merchandise is delivered over

the person who delivers over or commits merchandise

tending to consume or use often wastefully

voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge

the property of enduring or continuing in time

a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine

obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination

injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

the action of coiling or twisting or winding together

curl, wind, or twist together

a small crown

expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation

capable of being corrupted

the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe

the science that maps the general features of the universe

act in opposition to

a weight that balances another weight

a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser

office used by the accountants of a business

a man from your own country

a connected series of events or actions or developments

a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey

a workplace where dairy products are produced or sold

of the color of cream

a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes

being or having or resembling a hard crust or shell

a piece of writing in code or cipher

cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form

resembling a circle

uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure

a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection

a despicable coward

a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly

a tie in a race

a human skull used as a symbol of death

10 grams

a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters

the biblical commandments of Moses

a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation

a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones

a verse line having ten syllables

ostentatiously lofty in style

appropriate fraudulently to one's own use

remove the trees from

the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it

cause to feel dispirited, sad, or downhearted

make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of)

release from military service or remove from the active list of military service

a medication that soothes inflamed or injured skin

detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure

resembling a tree in form and branching structure

tree wallabies

assign a name or title to

a substance for cleaning the teeth

a person who testifies or gives a deposition

reduce in population

a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution

capable of being derived

a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

a substance that promotes drying

wicked and cruel behavior

wicked and cruel behavior

capable of distinguishing

a logician skilled in dialectic

of or relating to a molecule made up of two atoms

distinguishing characteristics

two successive letters

an official engaged in international negotiations

disturb the arrangement of

someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity)

take the burden off; remove the burden from

relating to discipline in behavior

the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption

look with disfavor on

not in agreement

serving or tending to divide or separate

alight from (a horse)

get undressed

refusing to attend services of the Church of England

dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

an act intended to help that turns out badly

any of various infectious viral diseases of animals

capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand

the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions

someone who distills alcoholic liquors

levy a distress on

the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim

doubt about someone's honesty

the termination or destruction of a unit

a word having two syllables

a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

capable of being avoided or warded off

an integer that is a factor of another integer

the act of disclosing something that was secret or private

state as a dogma

the quality of being domestic or domesticated

a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive

the recipient of funds or other benefits

twice the degree

emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

young duck

imprisonment (especially for a long time)

willingly obedient out of a sense of respect

subject to import tax

a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram

ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat

suitable for use as food

the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man)

bursting into flower

pour out

a conceited and self-centered person

(chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions

electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope

of or relating to Elizabeth I of England or to the age in which she ruled as queen

occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus

live in or as if in a tent

a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world

cause to start burning

put a monarch on the throne

utter with enthusiasm

of Epicurus or epicureanism

a circle that rolls around another circle

a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle

(of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region

a brand of fine English porcelain

an attendant and shield bearer to a knight

concerning an appreciation of beauty or good taste

turn inside out; turn the inner surface of outward

an outstanding feature

the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

something that bulges out or projects from its surroundings

torment emotionally or mentally

capable of being overlooked

capable of being used up; capable of being exhausted

move out of or depart from

regard something as probable or likely

an expectation

capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out

a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part

be hungry; go without food

lacking force; feeble

unite on a federal basis or band together as a league

express congratulations

United States lyricist who collaborated on musicals with Frederick Loewe (1918-1986)

offering fun and celebration

based on trust

someone who sells fish

a senior naval officer above the rank of captain

a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal

the state of being flexed (as of a joint)

in a fluent manner

filled or abounding with fog or mist

touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner

foolish or senseless behavior

of something having the color of copper

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four

impelled by physical force especially against resistance

make a prediction about; tell in advance

living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed

the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings

the part of the face above the eyes

judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence

knowledge of an event before it occurs

foreordain or determine beforehand

being determined in advance

the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel

the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark

prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

forward in time, order, or degree

four people considered as a unit

a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love

a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it

the property of being pure and fresh

silk-producing gland of insects or spiders

curl tightly

curl tightly

negligent of neatness especially in dress and person

of or relating to fungi

polish and make shiny

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage

encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

capable of being melted and fused

someone who predicts the future

electricity produced by chemical action

a period of 2 months

an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation

existing as or having the qualities of a gas

relating to or involving the stomach

inflammation of the lining of the stomach