General GRE Vocabulary Flashcards

degrade

lessened

diverging from the normal or accepted standard

fail to fulfill a role

to shame or embarrass someone

to formally and sincerely reject

past tense of abash (to embarrass someone)

encourage/assist a criminal

an unwelcomed deviation from the standard

1. to remove a law

2. to evade responsibility

hate (and disgust)

temporarily out of commission

natural falling of plant parts (eg dead leaves, ripe fruit)

1. bad, to the maximum degree or badly experienced ("she fell into abject misery")

2. without pride or dignity

1. rough texture

2. harsh and insensitive personality

to self-deny an action or posession

to moderate and discipline oneself (especially in cases of eating and drinking)

hard to understand from ordinary knowledge; obsure

leave stealthily, quickly, and secretly

ability to make quick, sound judgements

alongside; next to each other

warn or scold firmly

1. extremely bad; appalling

2. very deep

gradual accumulation of growth

award or privilege as a special honor or as acknowledgment of merit (being good/worthy)

1. person who publicly supports a specific cause or policy

2. publicly recommend or support

render something with poorer quality substance

harsh and cutting in taste or manner

1. sharp and direct in speak

2. sour or bitter in taste

reluctantly accept but without protest

1. shorten without losing essence

2. right/privilege

1. relating to beauty

2. particular theory or conception of beauty or art

1. strong, unpleasant taste or smell

2. angry and bitter

the best, perfect, or most successful

artificial behavior, speech, or writing designed from imitation to impress

a legit, honest, and open way

bitterness or in ill will

unwilling to change mind or be swayed

1. deep or seemingly bottomless pit

2. wide or significant difference between people

3. catastrophic situation likely to occur

a person adhering to a party, person, or set of ideas

clever or skillful in using the hands or mind

difficulties

quick and cheerful readiness

to make less severe (a suffering, deficiency, or a problem)

to approve or give consent

conveying warning or scolding

a person who has or affects to have a special appreciation or beauty

increase the power, status, or wealth

friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to

1. wealthy; having a great deal of money (especially group or area)

2. (of water) flowing freely or in great quantity

1. have enough money to pay

2. provide or supply (an opportunity or facility); e.g. the rooftop affords beautiful views

belief/practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others (even at one's own expense)

mix or blend

1. open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning

2. unclear or inexact due to an undecided choice between alternatives

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about someone or something

make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

1. a person open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled

2. (of a thing) capable of being acted upon in a certain way; susceptible

friendly and pleasant mannerism

1. without a clearly defined shape or form

2. lacking a clear structure or focus

3. a solid mineral not crystalline

enough or more than enough; plentifully

a state of wild excitement or without self-control; of chaos and disorder

1. a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned

2. an act of attributing a custom, event, or object to a period to which it does not belong

comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared.

e.g. they saw the relationship between a ruler and his subjects as analogous to that of father and children

1. a thing or person that one passionately dislikes. e.g, "racial hatred was anathema to her"

2. a formal curse by a pope of council of the Church, excommunicating a person or denouncing a doctrine. e.g. "the Pope laid a special emphasis on the second of these anathemas"

a health condition - low healthy RBCs (red blood cells).

- not enough oxygen-rich blood and can make you feel weak or tired

strong hostility

1. purposefully inoffensive

2. a painkilling drug or medicine

deviating from the standard or norm

1. something that deviates from the standard or norm

2. the angular distance of a planet or satellite from its last perihelion (the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun) or perigee (the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth)

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come before (something) in date

1. an attention-drawing, often wildly playful or funny act or action

2. grotesque, bizarre

a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion.

old-fashioned or outdated

1. directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible

2. connected with, containing, or using the rhetorical device of antithesis (a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else)

showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

(adjective)

lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

(noun)

highest point; peak

1. brief but comprehensive observation containing a general truth. e.g. "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" and "the child is father to the man"

2. a concise statement of scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author

concise, witty, and full of aphorisms

self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation

1. (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.

2. of or belonging to the Apocrypha (books that are not part of the Bible's canon scripture)

1. the climax in the development of something

2. the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth

(noun) a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle

(adj) abandoning a religious or political belief or principle