Advanced Vocabulary Words
Challenging vocabulary primarily tested on the GRE. These sophisticated words distinguish high scorers and are essential for graduate-level reading and Text Completion questions.
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A state of inactivity, stagnation, or listlessness. Originally referred to a calm, windless area of ...
A stupid or dull-witted person.
To assert oneself in a haughty or controlling manner; to rule over others in an arrogant way.
To put on clothing; to wear. Also a title for distinguished academic or religious figures, especiall...
A structure projecting from a roof to house a window or increase headroom.
A file or collection of documents on a particular subject or person.
To show excessive affection or fondness for someone.
Excessively loving or indulgent, especially toward a child or pet.
Stern, unyielding, and gloomy in manner or appearance.
To plunge into water or to drench; also used for suddenly extinguishing a light or fire.
Unfashionable and dull in appearance; often describing clothing.
Dull in color or appearance; lacking brightness or interest.
Extremely harsh and severe, especially in terms of laws or punishments.
A slow, lazy way of speaking, common in some regional accents.
To dig up something submerged or buried, especially from the bottom of a body of water.
The remnants or least valuable part of something; the last, often undesirable, portion.
Thoroughly soaked or saturated with liquid.
To fall or flow in small drops or in an irregular stream; also, to move while letting liquid fall in...
Senseless or foolish speech; drool flowing from the mouth.
Curiously amusing or whimsically humorous.
A continuous low humming sound; also, a male bee or an unmanned aircraft.
Waste or impurities, especially from molten metal; anything worthless or undesirable.
A large number of animals or people moving together; past tense of 'drive'.
Consisting of two parts, elements, or aspects.
a musical composition for two performers; a performance by two people together.
sweet and soothing to the ear; melodious.
a person easily deceived or tricked; to deceive or trick someone.
deceitfulness; double-dealing or behaving in two different ways to deceive.
threats or force used to compel someone to do something against their will.
A powerful explosive made of nitroglycerin; something highly energetic or impactful.
An ornament worn on the ear, typically attached through a piercing.
Relating to or resembling earth; unrefined but natural and pleasing.
The lower edge of a roof that overhangs the wall.
To secretly listen to a private conversation.
To recede or diminish, as the tide; a decline in strength or intensity.
Cheerful and full of energy; exuberant.
A level of authority or responsibility in an organization, especially in a military or hierarchical ...
Overwhelmed with great emotion or joy.
The act of instructing or improving someone morally or intellectually.
(Of a man) having characteristics traditionally regarded as feminine, often used in a derogatory way...
The escape of gas from a liquid with fizzing; also describes liveliness or enthusiasm.
A model or sculpture of a person, often used as a target or symbol of protest.
Shameless boldness or audacity, often in a disrespectful way.
Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt way.
Excessively self-centered, with little regard for others.
Excessively conceited or self-absorbed; overly proud of oneself.
The action of going out of or leaving a place; an exit.
A sudden exclamation, often expressing surprise or excitement.
The act of adding more detail or clarity to something.
Of time: pass or go by.
Extremely happy or excited; overjoyed.
A poem or song written as a lament for the dead, often expressing mourning or reflection.
The omission of a word or words understood in context; also, the punctuation mark (...) indicating s...
A type of deciduous tree with tough, interlocking grain, commonly found in temperate regions.
To run away secretly to get married, often without parental consent.
The fluent and persuasive quality of speech or writing.
Extremely thin and weak, especially from lack of food or illness.
An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.
To steal or misappropriate money placed in one's trust, especially by an employee.
The crime of stealing funds that one has been entrusted with, typically in a professional role.