GRE Vocabulary Explorer

To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity

verb

Deviating from what is normal or expected

adjective

A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected

noun

a state of temporary suspension or inactivity

noun

Lasting for a long time; enduring and unchanging

adjective

To leave secretly and hide, especially to avoid arrest or prosecution

verb

Moderate in eating and drinking; self-restrained

adjective

Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence

adjective

Difficult to understand; obscure

adjective

Existing or available in large quantities; plentiful

adjective

To receive willingly; to agree to or consent to something

verb

Enthusiastic public praise or approval

noun

An award or privilege granted as a special honor; high praise

noun

Highly trained or skilled; completed successfully

adjective

An official agreement or treaty; harmony or accordance

noun

Bitter and sharp in language or tone; caustic

adjective

Having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; sharp or severe

adjective

A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth

noun

Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind; unyielding

adjective

Very skilled or proficient at something

adjective

To warn or reprimand someone firmly

verb

Excessive admiration or praise

noun

Excessively praising or admiring; fawning

adjective

To make something poorer in quality by adding another substance

verb

Involving or creating favorable circumstances; beneficial

adjective

Preventing success or development; harmful or unfavorable

adjective

To publicly recommend or support a particular cause or policy

verb

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

adjective

To have an influence on; to produce a change in (verb); emotional expression (noun in psychology)

verb

To increase the power, status, or wealth of; to make appear greater

verb

Brisk and cheerful readiness

noun

To make suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe

verb

To suggest or call attention to indirectly; to hint at

verb

An indirect reference, especially to something in literature or history

noun

To combine or unite to form one structure or organization

verb

A person who engages in an activity for pleasure rather than professionally; lacking expertise

noun

Open to more than one interpretation; unclear

adjective

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something

adjective

To make something bad or unsatisfactory better

verb

Something that is out of place in terms of historical or chronological context

noun

Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed; out of place in time

adjective

Comparable in certain respects; similar

adjective

To give life, energy, or spirit to

verb

Full of life or excitement; lively

adjective

Strong hostility or hatred

noun

Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected

noun

Showing or feeling active opposition or hostility toward someone or something

adjective

To cause someone to become hostile or angry

verb

Of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood; ridiculously old-fashioned

adjective

a deep, settled feeling of dislike or aversion

noun