GRE Vocabulary Power (10-92)
Vocabulary Cards: 32
- 1.
- pompous array of words
- too many unnecessary words
- wordiness
- 2.
- odd
- odd in an old-fashioned way
- picturesque
- old-fashioned
- 3.
- wooden enclosure or pen
- fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier
- 4.
- understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened
- 5.
- (particular form of) political organization
- form of government of nation or state
- 6.
- separate
- cut off (a part) from a whole
- break up (a relationship)
- 7.
- self-important behavior
- acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person)
- ADJ. pompous: self-important
- 8.
- inappropriate
- unsuited
- lacking skill
- incompetent
- 9.
- edge (at the top of a cliff)
- 10.
- move faster
- 11.
- that can be permeated
- penetrable
- porous
- allowing liquids or gas to pass through
- charge
- 12.
- means
- effort
- 13.
- someone who bears the blame for others
- whipping boy
- 14.
- very wicked
- 15.
- horrible
- resembling ghosts
- terrifying
- 16.
- providing a general overview
- summary
- 17.
- profane
- desecrating
- 18.
- later part of one's life
- life after death
- 19.
- book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form
- religious instruction by question and answer
- 20.
- (of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly
- vibrate rapidly or erratically
- fly by waving quickly
- flitter
- 21.
- of psyche
- mental
- of or possessing extraordinary mental powers
- 22.
- abrupt
- curt
- not wanting to waste time being nice
- blunt
- 23.
- work together
- cooperate treasonably with the enemy
- 24.
- dishonest behavior or action
- 25.
- shriveled
- withered
- 26.
- utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement
- 27.
- played in an abrupt manner
- marked by abrupt sharp sound
- 28.
- shade of slight difference in meaning or color
- subtle distinction
- 29.
- quality
- ability
- diameter of the inside of a round cylinder
- 30.
- father
- produce
- become the father of
- give rise to
- 31.
- loathe
- hate
- 32.
- boastful
- pompous