GRE vocab K - 1 to 5

1. kaleidoscope - tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events;Ex. kaleidoscope of European history; CF. beautiful



2. kernel - central or vital part; core; The inner, usually edible seed of a nut or fruit stone

3. killjoy - grouch; spoilsport; one who intentionally spoils the pleasure of others; grouch;bad-tempered; person who keeps complaining; V: complain; grumble

4. kindle - start a fire; ignite; inspire; arouse

5. kindred - related; belonging to the same group; similar innature or character; Ex. kindred languages; N: relative; kin; kinship

GRE vocab R - 1 to 5

1. rabid - of or suffering rabies; like a fanatic; -extremely zealous; furious; CF. rabies: cdhydrophobia



2. raconteur - story-teller; one who tells stories with wit and skill; a person skilled in telling stories

3. ragamuffin - dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes

4. rail - complain bitterly; scold; rant; to express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive languageEx. the weaker railing against injustices

5. raiment - clothing; garments; Ex. I have no raiment fit to wear.

GRE vocab V - 1 to 5

1. vacillate - waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; to swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to anotherN. vacillation



2. vacuous - empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; lacking intelligence. Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity



3. vagabond - wanderer (without a permanent home); tramp; a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; nomadic



4. vagary - capricious happening; caprice; an extravagant or erratic notion or action



5. vainglorious - boastful; excessively conceited; N. vainglory: characterized by or exhibiting excessive vanity

GRE vocab P - 1 to 5

1. pachyderm - any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals such as the elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus.

2. pacifist - opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes; one opposed to force; antimilitarist; the belief that disputes between nations should and can be settled peacefully

3. paean - song of praise or joy; a fervent expression of joy or praise; Ex. paeans celebrating thevictory

4. painstaking - taking pains; showing hard work; taking great care; very careful and through

5. palatable - pleasing to the taste; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten; acceptable or agreeable to mind and taste

GRE vocab O - 1 to 5

1. oaf - A person regarded as stupid or clumsy

2. obdurate - stubborn; refusing to change one’s belief; hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent

3. obeisance - a gesture or movement of the body, such as a curtsy, that expresses deference or homage; an attitude of deference or homage

4. obelisk - a tall, four-sided shaft of stone, usually tapered and monolithic, that rises to a pointed pyramidal top

5. obfuscate - confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand

GRE vocab L - 1 to 5

1. labile - likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile; N: lability

2. labyrinth - An intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze; something highly intricate or convoluted in character, composition, or construction

3. lachrymose - Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; causing or tending to cause tears

4. lackadaisical - lacking interest or effort; lacking purposeor zest; lazy; half hearted; languid

5. lackluster - lacking brightness, luster, or vitality; dull

GRE vocab U - 1 to 5

1. ubiquitous - adj: Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent

2. ultimatum - A final statement of terms made by one party to another; A statement, especially in diplomatic negotiations, that expresses or implies the threat of serious penalties if the terms are not accepted

3. umbrage - resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult;
Ex. take umbrage at his rudeness

4. unanimity - complete agreement; adj: unanimous

5. unassailable - not open to attack; impregnable; not subject to question

GRE vocab J - 1 to 5

1. jab - To poke or thrust abruptly: jabbed a knife into the wood; To stab or pierce; To punch (someone) with short blows

2. jaded - worn out; wearied; Dulled by surfeit;

3. jargon - language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk

4. jaundiced - yellowed; prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful)from long and disappointing experience of humanaffairs; Ex. with a jaundiced eye
medical condition in which the skin, the whitepart of the eyes, etc. turn yellow; V: affect with jaundice;

5. jaunt - A short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; an outing

GRE vocab T -1 to 5

1. taciturn - habitually silent, reserved, or uncommunicative; not inclined to conversation



2. tangible - pertaining to the organs or sense of touch; able to be touched; real; concrete; palpable;possible to realize or understand; Ex. tangible proof




3. taint - contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad; Ex. tainted reputation; N: stain; touch of decay or bad influence; CF. touch

4. talisman - charm; object believed to give supernatural powers to or protect its bearer; Something that apparently has magic power.

5. talon - The claw of a bird of prey; The similar claw of a predatory animal

GRE vocab S - 1 to 5

1. saboteur - one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property;N. sabotage: destruction of property (usually carriedout secretly)



2. saccharine - cloying sweet; characteristic of sugar or saccharincloying Adjectiveso sweet or pleasurable that it ultimately becomes sickly: cloying sentimentality


3. sacrilegious - desecrating; profane; N. sacrilege: desecration,misuse, or theft of something sacred

4. sacrosanct - invioably sacred; most sacred; inviolable

5. Saga - Scandinavian myth; any legend; long heroic narrative