GRE VOCAB Flashcards

lack of feeling or emotion; lack of interest or concern

a temporary stay

being persistent, overcoming obstacles

extreme happiness

a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance

viewing the future with anxiety or alarm; feeling or showing fear about the future

try and save money by reducing the amount your spending

in agreement

something taken away from someone by the government

extremely skilled and accomplished; perfect or complete in every way

sudden desire or idea; a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind

fixed set of beliefs that people except without doubt; something held as an established opinion

a liking formed by caprice rather than reason; to believe without being certain

a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true

a specific form of political organization

false/not what it appears to be; of a deceitful nature or quality

using few words

said in a clear and short way without unnecessary words

wishing to fight or start a war

happy and without worry; of a happy lighthearted character or disposition

to praise highly; glorify

to express disapproval of

to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration; to refuse to follow, obey, or recognize any further

refuse to accept something; to reject with disdain or contempt; scorn

to look with disfavor on; discourage by evidence of disapproval

unreasonably angry and upset in a childish way

violently emotional; characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion

calm; serenely free of interruption or disturbance

characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood

easily influenced/controlled by other people

Important and basic characteristic of a person or thing; belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing

marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity

to claim on behalf of another; to seize without justification

deliberately avoid using; abstain from

to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb

to fill something or someone with a particular feeling, quality, or idea

(of prices and demands) much too large

to add something in the middle of a text, piece of music, etc.

to experience great difficulties or be completely unable to decide what to do or say next

the most successful, popular, or powerful point

a situation in which progress is impossible, especially because the people involved cannot agree

to accept defeat/ give up or give in

to return to a previous and less advanced or worse state, condition, or way of behaving

to cause people to doubt someone's character, qualities, or reputation by criticizing them

anger, argument, bad feeling

paid position that involves little or no work

make more difficult for something to happen/progress

to have more influence or importance than something else

very small and of little or no value

morally very bad

difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remeber

without a clear plan or purpose; showing little effort or interest

not willing to spend money pr use a lot of something

unpleasant and likely to argue a lot

sail around something

avoid something by going around it

enemy

able to be decided by a particular person or group, rather than being controlled by rules, or relating to the power to make these decisions

too important or too special to be changed

showing bad judgement

relating to or causing very serious infectious disease that spreads quickly and kills large numbers of people

take possession of area of land by force

approval or agreement, often given by an official group

giving away money in a generous way

feeling of hate

to cause someone to suddenly take action

refuse to accept something or someone to be true or good

full of energy and happiness

someone who becomes involved without being asked/wanted

someone who behaves badly or does not obey rules

threats used to force a person to do something

difficult to understand or get to know

interested only in amount of money you can get from a situation

extremely severe rule, law, or punishment

not having a strong taste or character; no interest/energy

ruler with unlimited power and uses it unfairly and cruelly

understanding or realizing something

unemotional/unexcited

willingness to end a disagreement

arguing and complaining a lot

impossible to understand

little value or importance; insignificance

likely to cause disagreement/argument

morally bad; making you feel ashamed

likely to gall or duffer harm; uncertain

not serious, in an attempt to be funny/appear clever

causing harm or trouble

caring about bother and helping them although they receive nothing in return

express in words clearly and easily

repeatedly and loudly expressing opinions/complaints

giving a clear, strong message

someone who criticized something or someone unfairly

recently become involved in activity; still learning that thing/activity

group of people who have great knowledge and understanding of a particular subject

one who has expert knowledge of something

person who is not satisfied with the way things are; complains a lot; difficult to deal with

not having knowledge or experience of a particular subject or activity

containing new/important ideas that influence later development

not result of new ideas; made or developed from another pervious form

related to or according to a rule, principle, law (having to do with the christian church)

exactly the opposite of someone or something or of each other