GRE Complete List 9000+ words 2 of 59 sets
GRE Complete List 9000+ words
Every word appeared in the GRE test at least once.
Every word appeared in the GRE test at least once.
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- agitate
- v. stir up, disturb; perturb, excite; cause turmoil and unrest; cause to move in an irregular manner, shake
- alarmed
- v. scare, terrify; frighten, intimidate
- aloofness
- n. lonesomeness, separateness, distantness
- allusive
- adj. hinted, implied, intimated
- admonish
- v. warn; scold; reprove
- agile
- adj. nimble, graceful; quick, fast; lively
- alertness
- n. readiness; wakefulness; carefulness
- aggravate
- v. exacerbate, make worse; annoy
- adorn
- v. decorate; beautify
- adjourn
- v. postpone, delay; end a meeting; move to another place
- admirer
- n. one who adores, one who venerates
- adjudicator
- n. one who investigates or determines a judicial matter, arbitrator
- affability
- n. amiability, friendliness, approachability, kindliness
- altitude
- n. height, distance above sea level
- agnostic
- n. one who is unsure whether or not God exists; person who refuses to declare belief in the existence or nonexistence of God; skeptic, person who is doubting or suspicious about something
- alkaline
- adj. of an alkali, like an alkali, containing an alkali
- agitated
- adj. disturbed; perturbed, excited; shaken up
- agility
- n. ease of movement; liveliness
- adherent
- adj. sticking, clinging; modifying a noun (Grammar)
- avenged
- v. get revenge for
- agog
- adj. enthusiastic; excited
- alphabetical
- adj. according to the order of the letters of the alphabet
- allege
- v. state; argue; assert
- alphabet
- n. series of letters used in a certain language
- aggrieved
- n. grieving people collectively
- affluent
- adj. wealthy, rich; plentiful, abundant
- adulate
- v. flatter or admire excessively
- admissible
- adj. acceptable
- airtight
- adj. sealed, impervious to air; convincing
- adversary
- n. rival; enemy; opponent; person who opposes
- adulterate
- v. corrupt, make inferior; water down milk or other liquids
- adversity
- n. misfortune, hardship; distress, suffering
- alienation
- n. transfer of property; estrangement; disinterest (in others, society, etc.)
- agony
- n. torment; struggle before death
- alias
- n. assumed name, pseudonym, nickname
- alluring
- adj. charming; enticing, appealing
- agrarian
- adj. pertaining to farmers and farming, agricultural
- aesthete
- n. gourmet, connoisseur, one with refined taste or keen appreciation of beauty
- agronomist
- n. one who specializes in agronomy (branch of agriculture dealing with agricultural production and soil management)
- allowance
- n. stipend; grant; pocket money; discount, deduction; acknowledgment
- all-consuming
- all-consuming
- agronomy
- n. branch of agriculture dealing with agricultural production and soil management
- administration
- n. management (of an office, project, etc.); execution of managerial duties; people in charge of directing or managing, supervisors, leadership; act of dispensing or applying (i.e. drugs, medication, etc.)
- adulation
- n. flattery, fawning; excessive devotion
- adjunct
- n. accessory, auxiliary part; supplement, appendix
- adolescent
- adj. of puberty, pertaining to the age between childhood and adulthood
- affectionate
- adj. loving, full of affection
- alternative
- adj. optional
- affection
- n. fondness; infirmity, malady
- allegation
- n. charge; statement; declaration; unfounded accusation
- advantage
- v. help, assist; promote; be beneficial to; give an advantage to
- aesthetically
- adv. with regard to aesthetics, with regard to the perception and appreciation of beauty; with a refined sense of taste
- advantageous
- adj. beneficial, profitable; helpful
- aggravating
- adj. annoying, irritating; exacerbating, making worse
- affinity
- n. attraction; closeness; liking; likeness
- aggression
- n. hostile behavior; attack, offensive
- adulteration
- n. process of adulteration; substance that has been made impure
- allusion
- n. hint, intimation
- adore
- v. admire, venerate
- alacrity
- n. eagerness; readiness
- allure
- v. tempt; charm, attract
- adjust
- v. modify; adapt; tune; fit, install; arrange; settle
- adorned
- adj. decorated, trimmed with ornaments; dressed, robed
- alienate
- v. confiscate, requisition; transfer property; cause alienation or estrangement; separate, isolate
- adjudication
- n. process by which a court makes a judgment or decree; judicial decision or sentence
- adulterated
- adj. corrupted, inferior; watered down, made less concentrated
- aimless
- adj. purposeless; lacking a goal
- affix
- v. attach; add; combine
- affiliation
- n. connection, attachment
- adroitness
- n. speediness, nimbleness; skill
- affronted
- v. insult, offend, slight, outrage
- aesthetic
- adj. of or pertaining to appreciation of the beautiful; showing a refined sense of taste
- aesthetics
- n. branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty
- adoration
- n. veneration, admiration
- algebra
- n. mathematical system that uses equations containing letters and numbers
- admiration
- n. enchantment, affection; adoration, veneration
- advocate
- n. defense counsel; attorney; supporter, follower, proponent, champion
- adroitly
- adv. nimbly, dexterously; skillfully, adeptly
- alcove
- n. small room; niche, nook, small recess in a room
- adumbrate
- v. sketch, outline; foreshadow; overshadow
- alloy
- v. mix metals; corrupt by adding other substances; reduce in value or quality
- adequately
- adv. sufficiently, suitably; passably, tolerably
- aisle
- n. passage, walkway (between rows of seats)
- affiliate
- v. join with; connect to; become attached to
- afflict
- v. distress; cause suffering, torment, torture
- admonishment
- n. warning; reproof, reprimand
- adornment
- n. decoration, ornament, something which beautifies; jewelry
- adjutant
- n. assistant to a commanding officer (Military); assistant, aid
- aggregate
- v. accumulate, hoard; bring together
- admire
- v. be impressed by someone; adore, venerate
- adhesion
- n. act of sticking or adhering to a surface; attachment, devotion; agreement; abnormal growing together of separate body tissues (Medicine)
- advertise
- v. publicise, promote, draw attention to (generally in order to sell goods or services); publicly announce; give notice, inform; (in Poker card game) bluff in order to make the bluff apparent (also advertize)
- affect
- v. influence; move someone (emotionally); attack (of a disease); act as if, pretend; have a certain disposition towards; have an affinity for
- administrator
- n. manager, director; one who is in charge of managing a computer system (Computers); program which regulates system management in Windows environment (Computers)
- aloof
- adv. at a distance; in a withdrawn manner
- aggravation
- n. making worse, exacerbation; irritation, annoyance
- allusiveness
- n. alluding, suggestiveness
- agent
- n. person authorized to perform a certain action; representative; factor, cause; broker; cleansing means; substance which is able to produce an effect (Pharmacology)
- allude
- v. hint; mention briefly
- alter
- v. change, modify; be changed, be modified
- agreeable
- adj. pleasant, genial; consenting, concurring
- affordable
- adj. financially manageable
- adherence
- n. devotion, support; clinging, sticking
- adjacent
- adj. near; next; adjoining
- affected
- adj. infected; influenced; put on, pretended
- affront
- v. insult, offend, slight, outrage
- affliction
- n. suffering, pain, torment
- advanced
- adj. progressive; modern
- ally
- v. make a pact with -, join with -
- affirmation
- n. declaration that something is true; confirmation; positive statement
- adjustment
- n. adjusting, adaptation; state of being adjusted; settlement of an insurance claim
- ail
- v. pain; distress, trouble; afflict
- admonitory
- adj. warning; tending to reprove
- alight
- adj. lit up, illuminated; aflame
- adjusted
- adj. suited, fitted; adapted, changed; regulated; settled (of an insurance claim)
- albeit
- conj. although, even though
- advocacy
- n. defense; advocation; support, endorsement
- affirm
- v. confirm; claim; state to be true
- admiring
- v. be impressed by someone; adore, venerate
- adverse
- adj. hostile; contrary; opposed
- administer
- v. manage, supervise; implement, execute; supply, dispense, give (i.e. drugs, medication, etc.)
- align
- v. arrange in a line; be arranged in a line; straighten
- aggressive
- adj. hostile; bold, assertive; forceful
- alternate
- v. interchange, take turns, rotate, substitute
- allay
- v. relieve; calm; alleviate pain; alleviate fear
- alert
- adj. ready; attentive; quick, agile
- advance v
- v. progress, move forward; promote; propose, suggest; make a payment before it is due
- allergic
- adj. pertaining to allergy; suffering from an allergy; susceptible
- affluence
- n. plenty, abundance; wealth, riches
- alibi
- n. excuse; defense
- aircraft
- n. any vehicle which can be flown through the air (i.e. airplane or helicopter)
- allegiance
- n. loyalty, faithfulness, devotion, obedience, duty
- alleviate
- v. allay, soothe, relieve; moderate, soften; lessen, diminish
- altered
- v. change, modify; be changed, be modified
- alchemy
- n. medieval form of chemistry which focused on the transmutation of base metals into gold
- adventure
- n. escapade, exciting experience; risky undertaking
- adopt
- v. form a relationship with another person (as in to take a child as one's own); choose to make one's own (of an idea, name, etc.)
- adroit
- adj. alert; clever, ingenious; skillful, adept
- agenda
- n. schedule, outline of things to be done
- affable
- adj. friendly, amiable; easy to talk to
- adhesive
- adj. tending to adhere, sticky; tenacious
- alienated
- adj. estranged, separated
- agitation
- n. stirring up, disturbing; perturbation, excitement; unrest, turmoil
- alcohol
- n. spirit, intoxicating liquid; chemical compound containing an alkyl group and a hydroxyl group
- aggrandize
- v. make bigger, make larger; widen; extend; increase the power or status of; increase the wealth of; intensify or exaggerate the reputation of someone in an artificial manner; make something look greater; exaggerate, add details to (also aggrandise)
- allocate
- v. ration; allot, set aside; designate a portion of system resources for a particular task or operation (Computers)
- adhere
- v. stick to, cling to; be devoted to (an idea, group, etc.)
- aerate
- v. charge a liquid with a gas; expose to the effect of air (as in to oxygenate blood)
- adventurous
- adj. daring; tending to become involved in risky activities; risky
- allergy
- n. excessive sensitivity to certain substances (i.e. animal hair or pollen) which often causes the development of respiratory problems or other symptoms
- affectation
- n. insincere behavior, artificial manner, pretense
- admirable
- adj. worthy of adoration, impressive; wonderful, marvelous