GRE Vocabulary — Group 14

Feeling deeply discouraged and without hope.

Lacking a plan or purpose, moving randomly from one thing to another.

A forceful, bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

Behaving in an unconventional or slightly odd way that departs from common habits.

To instruct or improve someone, especially in a moral or intellectual sense.

Expressing feelings, especially gratitude or enthusiasm, in an unrestrained and overflowing way.

A mournful poem or song written as a tribute to someone who has died.

To make something clear by explaining it in detail.

Having a softening or soothing effect, especially on skin or on tension.

A formal expression of high praise.

Arrived at without due care or effort, superficially easy or simplistic.

Highly fertile or productive, capable of generating abundant results or offspring.

To restrain or restrict someone's freedom or actions.

Likely to change opinions or loyalty without warning or good reason.

Showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness toward something that deserves respect.

Patient self-control and restraint, especially when provoked.

To shock or excite someone into taking action.

Relevant and appropriate to the matter being discussed.

Speaking or spoken fluently but in a way that suggests insincerity or a lack of real thought.

Impressively large in scope, or overblown and pretentiously grand.

Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.

Unlucky, unfortunate, typically through no fault of one's own.

Completely sealed, especially against air or outside influence; also, isolated from outside understanding.

Excessive pride or self-confidence, especially of a kind that leads to a downfall.

To attribute a fault, quality, or intention to someone, often unfairly.