Kaplan GRE
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to cheat; defraud | ||
existing in name only; negligible | ||
to afflict; destroy | ||
joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought | ||
a subtle expression of meaning or quality | ||
intensely emotional; feverish | ||
deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious | ||
grammatical mistake; blunder in speech | ||
to discard; get rid of as unnecessary or encumbering | ||
to express sorrow; to grieve | ||
easily deceived | ||
excessively decorated or embellished | ||
acting excessively enthusiastic; filled with extreme unquestioned devotion | ||
lasting a short time | ||
behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state | ||
fluent in an insincere manner; offhand; casual | ||
to give up a position, right, or power | ||
easily made angry | ||
to decline in vigor, strength, or interest | ||
foul-smelling; putrid | ||
to glare or stare angrily and intensely | ||
extremely plain or secluded | ||
someone who shows off learning | ||
causing disease | ||
someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he/she belongs | ||
deceit; trickery | ||
nickname | ||
starting to develop; coming into existence | ||
bell tower; room in which a bell is hung | ||
predictable; cliched; boring | ||
steadily increasing in volume or force | ||
tending to be thrifty or cheap | ||
to support with evidence | ||
severe or stern in appearance; undecorated | ||
bright; brilliant; glowing | ||
to humble oneself in a demeaning way | ||
ruddy; cheerfully optimistic | ||
trick designed to deceive an enemy | ||
to copy; to try to equal or excel | ||
the domination of one state or group over its allies | ||
to censor | ||
discussion, usually b/w enemies | ||
fertile; fruitful; productive | ||
to present a false appearance; to disguise one's real intentions or character | ||
frolicsome; playful | ||
green with vegetation; inexperienced | ||
sin; evil act | ||
to overlook, pardon, or disregard | ||
dormant; unused | ||
pompous | ||
dictatorial in one's opinions | ||
gaudy, cheap, or showy | ||
to tarnish; taint | ||
related to spring; fresh | ||
amusing in a wry, subtle way | ||
secret, stealthy | ||
cautious; aware of potential consequences | ||
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill | ||
persuasive and moving, especially in speech | ||
silent; reserved | ||
fearless and daring | ||
an abusive, condemnatory speech | ||
cynical; scornfully mocking | ||
to make something unpleasant less severe | ||
to dry out thoroughly | ||
to ridicule with satire | ||
excessive amount | ||
causing grief or sorrow; serious and distressing | ||
frantic; frenzied | ||
showing innocence or childlike simplicity | ||
relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them | ||
passion; excitement | ||
inflexible; unyielding | ||
a person who dislikes others | ||
an extremely deep hole | ||
practical, as opposed to idealistic | ||
a written note or letter | ||
to irritate | ||
to choose not to do something | ||
a self-serving flatterer; yes-man | ||
tearful | ||
piece of literature or music imitating other works | ||
to cross a body of water by wading | ||
deeply sorrowful or repentant for a wrong | ||
beauty | ||
to count, list, or itemize | ||
lacking sophistication or experience | ||
point of time, especially where two things are joined | ||
a lie | ||
outgoing; sociable | ||
charming; happily engaging | ||
to physically sway or be indecisive | ||
wandering from place to place; unsettled | ||
extremely sacred; beyond criticism | ||
existing during the day | ||
silent; not talkative | ||
belonging to a particular area; inherent | ||
one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors | ||
new word or expression | ||
to replace (another) by force; to take the place of | ||
suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable | ||
rigidly devoted to theories without regard for practicality; dogmatic | ||
growth process from conception to birth | ||
effectiveness | ||
claw of an animal, especially a bird of prey | ||
earthly; down-to-earth; commonplace | ||
novice; beginner | ||
to produce, cause, or bring about | ||
to mar the appearance of; vandalize | ||
stubborn; unyielding | ||
generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior | ||
to instruct morally and spiritually | ||
to respect deeply | ||
extremely loud | ||
purposeful exaggeration for effect | ||
excess | ||
apparent | ||
capable of being shaped | ||
excessive showiness | ||
to fluctuate b/w choices | ||
a funeral hymn or mournful speech | ||
impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light | ||
appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety | ||
to soothe or pacify | ||
able to be molded, altered, or bent | ||
to change into bone; to become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern | ||
long, harsh speech or verbal attack | ||
angelic; sweet | ||
lacking energy; indifferent; slow | ||
to judge a dispute b/w two opposing parties | ||
trace amount | ||
to damage or deface; spoil | ||
respected because of age | ||
to dance or skip around playfully | ||
filled with truth and accuracy | ||
wordy | ||
to annoy; irritate; puzzle; confuse | ||
rebellious | ||
diverse | ||
beliefs or character of a group | ||
meal or mealtime | ||
abundantly supplied; complete | ||
nonsensical talk; specialized language | ||
stupid; foolishly self-satisfied | ||
to set fire to or ignite; excite or inspire | ||
exhilarated; full of enthusiasm and high spirits | ||
tending to talk a lot | ||
fearless; resolutely courageous | ||
to grovel | ||
someone passionately devoted to a cause | ||
impartial and honest in speech | ||
a person devoted to pleasure and luxury | ||
fresh and clean; uncorrupted | ||
to calm or make less severe | ||
charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness | ||
unemotional; lacking sensitivity | ||
minor sin or offense | ||
a trace; remnant | ||
happening by chance; fortunate | ||
monarch or ruler with great power | ||
temporary irregularity in musical rhythm | ||
dignified; grandiose | ||
a contradiction or dilemma | ||
to penetrate | ||
to be present throughout; to permeate | ||
selecting from or made up from a variety of sources | ||
harsh, jarring noise | ||
fame, glory, or honor | ||
to combine; to mix together | ||
to polish | ||
the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates | ||
a firmly held opinion, especially a religious belief | ||
to divide into two parts | ||
cranky person, usually old | ||
person with refined taste in food and wine | ||
rude and bad-tempered | ||
digressing; diverting | ||
having low moral standards; not noble in character; mean | ||
frivolity; gaiety; laughter | ||
not capable of being disturbed | ||
to make better; to improve | ||
to give praise; to glorify | ||
something out of place in time | ||
causing sleep or lethargy | ||
deviation from what is normal | ||
to swell, inflate, or bloat | ||
blocked path; dilemma with no solution | ||
to annoy or provoke to anger | ||
to shun; to avoid (as something wrong or distasteful) | ||
urgent; requiring immediate action | ||
something that brings about a change in something else | ||
to foretell or know by inspiration | ||
peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity | ||
to clear from blame; prove innocent | ||
to deceive; a person who is easily deceived | ||
great disorder or confused situation | ||
pleasant, harmonious sound | ||
a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes | ||
theft of property | ||
use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one | ||
a state of diminished energy | ||
playful; humorous | ||
lack of interest or emotion | ||
determined by chance or impulse | ||
extremely careful; fastidious; painstaking | ||
to reduce in strength | ||
rural | ||
to make larger; expand | ||
a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers | ||
a gentle breeze; something airy or insubstantial | ||
stinking; putrid | ||
figure of speech comparing two different things | ||
a sorrowful poem or speech | ||
corrupt; degenerate | ||
a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation | ||
shrewd; wise | ||
to conciliate; to appease | ||
unfortunate; having bad luck | ||
relating to a palace; magnificent | ||
to gather and store | ||
a speaker of many languages | ||
clear and easily understood | ||
to add ornamental or fictitious details | ||
sharp and irritating to the senses | ||
deviating from what is normal or expected | ||
pompous in speech and manner | ||
to support; prop up | ||
group | ||
thick and adhesive, like a slow-flowing fluid | ||
process occurring by regular degrees or stages; variation in color | ||
fixed customs or manners; moral attitudes | ||
easily arouse or changeable; lively or explosive | ||
to speak in favor of | ||
to soften; to lessen | ||
to make more bearable | ||
to ward off or deflect, especially by a quick-witted answer | ||
done without using words | ||
no variation; tediously the same | ||
to shed hair, skin, or an outer layer periodically | ||
highest point; summit; the highest level or degree attainable | ||
to make impure | ||
to calm down or moderate | ||
unruly; rebellious | ||
warm praise | ||
abusive language | ||
healthful | ||
stuffed doll; likeness of a person | ||
ancient; old-fashioned | ||
aware; conscious; able to perceive | ||
the female branch of a family | ||
a well-paying job or office that requires little or no work | ||
cowardly; without courage | ||
respect; courtesy | ||
able to speak clearly and expressively | ||
to satisfy fully or overindulge | ||
relaxation; leisure | ||
to reject the validity of | ||
to return or repay | ||
childish, immature, or silly | ||
not easily managed or manipulated | ||
an outcast | ||
to assume as real or conceded; propose as an explanation | ||
to make less serious; ease | ||
known or understood only by a few | ||
the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs | ||
to increase in number quickly | ||
period between reigns | ||
lavish; wasteful | ||
to operate against; work against | ||
lacking foresight; having a narrow view or lang-range perspective | ||
a puzzle; a mystery | ||
doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways | ||
authoritative statement | ||
agitated; overdone | ||
to reduce in amount, degree, or severity | ||
wandering and unpredictable | ||
to overwhelm; to cover with water | ||
of a similar kind | ||
lofty or grand | ||
harmless | ||
unable to be calmed down or made peaceful | ||
a mark of shame or discredit | ||
quick to act without thinking | ||
composed of unlike parts; different; diverse | ||
changing one's mind quickly and often | ||
speech in praise of someone | ||
talkative | ||
acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner | ||
a harsh and disagreeable combination, especially of sounds | ||
cooperation; mutual helpfulness | ||
to prevent or delay; anticipate | ||
highly self-disciplined; frugal; austere | ||
impudent boldness; audacity | ||
premise; postulate; self-evident truth | ||
to make worse | ||
to clear of blame | ||
boxing | ||
deception by means of craft or guile | ||
to act confusedly or without clear purpose | ||
complete honesty and integriity | ||
lowest point | ||
admirable | ||
wisdom, caution, restraint | ||
science or art of making maps | ||
clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression | ||
a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation | ||
to arouse or incite | ||
varied; marked with different colors | ||
ungrateful person | ||
a change or variation; ups and downs | ||
vitality and energy | ||
to abuse verbally; berate | ||
talkative; speaking easily; glib | ||
sickly pale | ||
undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless | ||
to reject; abandon formally | ||
to humble; disgrace | ||
sour in taste or manner | ||
speed or quickness | ||
book, usually large and academic | ||
inclined to complain; irritable | ||
motionless | ||
to wander from place to place; to travel, especially on foot | ||
jumping from one thing to another; disconnected | ||
to diminish by installment payments | ||
willing to betray one's trust | ||
overly idealistic; impractical | ||
done in a routine way; indifferent | ||
ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits | ||
occurring daily; commonplace | ||
allowing light to show through; delicate | ||
extreme mental and physical sluggishness | ||
temporary; lasting a brief time | ||
a natural inclination or predisposition | ||
a lessening or pain without loss of consciousness | ||
to leave secretly | ||
similar or alike in some way; equivalent to | ||
something that calms or soothes pain | ||
extreme dislike | ||
acute, sharp, or incisive; forceful; effective | ||
of questionable authority or authenticity | ||
one who renounces a religious faith | ||
moderate in appetite | ||
approval and praise | ||
swollen as from a fluid; bloated | ||
a growth in size; an increase in amount | ||
a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling | ||
beginner; novice | ||
offense; resentment | ||
intense and passionate feeling | ||
to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right | ||
to attack; assault | ||
unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust | ||
absolute; certain | ||
to scold sharply | ||
tightly sealed | ||
very old; whitish or gray from age | ||
concerning the appreciation of beauty | ||
to reduce in force or degree; weaken | ||
prophecy; prediction of events | ||
phony; artificial | ||
to increase in power, influence, and reputation | ||
downward slope | ||
to manage economically; to use sparingly | ||
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead | ||
proper; tasteful; socially correct | ||
subtly or unexpectedly harmful | ||
a leader or rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice | ||
to express doubts or objection | ||
witty, skillful storyteller | ||
fake | ||
learned; scholarly; bookish | ||
having bad connotations; disparaging | ||
an oppressive lack of resource (as money); severe poverty | ||
to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock | ||
to make thinner or sparser | ||
relief from wrong or injury | ||
response | ||
lacking self-confidence | ||
intended to delay | ||
one who champions or advocates | ||
wandering from place to place, especially on foot | ||
coin collecting | ||
shrewd, astute, or keen-witted | ||
hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion | ||
someone with an amateurish or superficial interest in a topic | ||
impatient, uneasy, or restless | ||
a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things | ||
to set right; free from error | ||
to perceive or recognize | ||
a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values | ||
fundamentally different; entirely unalike | ||
belligerent support of one's country | ||
an investigation; an inquiry | ||
having a sharp edge; intellectually sharp; perceptive | ||
potential that is not readily apparent | ||
to teach; impress in the mind | ||
indirect or evasive; misleading or devious | ||
extremely generous or extravagant; giving unsparingly | ||
overly submissive and eager to please | ||
relating to motion; characterized by movement | ||
suspicious | ||
to prevent; to make unnecessary | ||
trickery | ||
sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure | ||
an inappropriate lack of seriousness; overly casual | ||
to stop up; prevent the passage of | ||
too helpful; meddlesome | ||
tolerant or broad-minded; generous or lavish | ||
using few words | ||
hostile; unfriendly | ||
not fully formed; disorganized | ||
troublesome and oppressive; burdensome | ||
to express an opinion | ||
calm and unemotional in temperament | ||
a free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint | ||
profound or substantial yet concise succinct, and to the point | ||
immoral; unrestrained by society | ||
crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners | ||
clear; transparent | ||
courageous; spunky | ||
to treat as a celebrity | ||
easily flexed; limber; agile | ||
controversy; argument; verbal attack | ||
public disgrace | ||
lacking energy and enthusiasm | ||
shrewd and practical in managing or dealing with things; diplomatic | ||
effective writing or speaking | ||
discolored from a bruise; reddened with anger | ||
sorrowful; mournful; dismal | ||
to move slowly and awkwardly | ||
plot or scheme | ||
sickly sweet; excessive | ||
humorous in a vulgar way | ||
very highly ornamented | ||
to call into question; to attack verbally | ||
to grow together to form a single whole | ||
strongbox; large chest for money | ||
convincing and well-reasoned | ||
lightly acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable | ||
clever; deceptive | ||
collaboration; complicity; conspiracy | ||
shriveled; withered; wrinkled | ||
a ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person seen just before his/her death | ||
to join together | ||
the point of culmination; peak | ||
one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions | ||
intricate and complicated | ||
to pamper; treat with great care | ||
an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose | ||
too trusting; gullible | ||
lacking courage | ||
greed; strong desire | ||
young woman making debut in high society | ||
prominent; of notable significance | ||
meaningless; foolish talk | ||
to throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation | ||
short summary of facts | ||
sensible; showing good judgement | ||
uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled | ||
lacking interest or flavor | ||
envious, obnoxious, or offensive; likely to promote ill-will | ||
ceremony conferring authority | ||
to harden; accustom become used to | ||
a curse | ||
lacking color or liveliness | ||
flamboyance or dash in style and action; verve | ||
temporary suppression or suspension | ||
elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise | ||
to punish or criticize harshly | ||
impressive array | ||
good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer | ||
model of excellence or perfection | ||
crude person, one lacking manners or taste | ||
to grow and flourish | ||
whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind | ||
powerful or influential person | ||
a curse; a wish of evil upon another | ||
artificial or stilted in character | ||
strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules | ||
universal; broad and comprehensive | ||
to trim off excess; reduce | ||
biting in wit | ||
a secret group seeking to overturn something | ||
overly sentimental | ||
dishonest | ||
beggar | ||
quick, shrewd, and unpredictable | ||
gaudy; falsely attractive | ||
to gain favor with another by deliberate effort; to seek to please somebody so as to gain an advantage | ||
rebellion | ||
having foresight | ||
to lie or deviate from the truth | ||
to bury | ||
to infuse, dye, wet, or moisten | ||
poor; having no money | ||
impossible to penetrate | ||
not devout in religion | ||
blood-red in color | ||
habitually lazy or idle |