GRE A-C

adj. diverging from the standard type

v. to reject or renounce

v. to leave secretly, evading detection

v. scold or to advise firmly

v. to contaminate or make impure by introducing inferior elements

n. fake or artificial behavior, often meant to impress or conceal the truth

v. enlarge or increase, esp. wealth, power, reputation

n. promptness and eagerness

v. to relieve a problem or ease a burden

v. to combine to or mix together

adj. having mixed or contradictory feelings about someone or something

adj. unclear, open to multiple interpretations

v. to improve or mitigate a situation

adj. easily convinced or persuaded

n. something old-fashioned; something appearing in a time period where it does not belong

n. comparable; appropriate for analogy

n. strong dislike or hatred

n. state of total disinterest or unenthusiasm

adj. secret or known only to a select group

adj. old-fashioned; no longer in the common usage

adj. natural, untrained

adj. austere or self-denying

v. to provide relief from an unpleasant feeling; to satisfy a need or appetite

adj. severe, unadorned

n. greed

v. to assert or allege

adj. boring, cliche

v. give a false impression (intentional or unintentional) in word, appearance, or deed

adj. gentle, harmless

adj. overblown, theatrical

adj. bold or open to the point of shocking; shameless

adj. pastoral, rustic, countrified

v. flourish, bloom, expand or increase quickly

n. loud and chaotic noise

n. lie or slander

n. accepted rules and tenets of a discipline

adj. mercurial, unpredictable, whimsical

v. to scold or berate strongly

n. something that speeds up a process or causes action

adj. corrosive; bitterly sarcastic

v. to express intense condemnation

n. someone who believes prejudicially that their own group is the superior one

n. trickery or deception

v. to come together, esp. from disparate parts

adj. clearly laid out and persuasive

adj. in accordance with, proportional

v. to confuse or astonish

n. an expert in a particular subject matter area, usually relating to the fine arts or cultural pursuits

v. to interpret

v. assert or claim; grapple with

adj. remorseful

adj. roundabout, not straightforward

adj. plentiful or abundant

adj. of or relating to a city or urban area; sophisticated

v. to desire something that does not belong to you

n. belief or trust

adj. gullible, naive

n. a state of being distant

v. make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

v. violate the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty, or code of conduct)