GRE Complete List 9000+ words 33 of 59 sets
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- magnanimous
- adj. having a noble nature, unselfishly forgiving
- literary
- adj. of or pertaining to books and writings, of literature; scholarly, educated, well-read; loving literature; pertaining to authorship
- lucubration
- n. learning, careful research (done at night); studiously researched production
- linger
- v. stay longer than usual, tarry; delay; persist, remain; be slow in dying; move slowly
- luxury
- adj. of or pertaining to luxury, providing luxury
- mace
- n. spiked club used as a weapon; spice ground from the outer shell of the nutmeg
- locate
- v. situate, place; identify, find; establish oneself in a particular spot; settle
- lurch
- v. stagger, sway, move unsteadily; make a sudden sideways movement, abruptly roll or pitch to one side
- manipulator
- n. one who works with his hands; one who exploits and controls people to suit his ends
- malinger
- v. pretend illness to escape duty
- long-term
- long period, lengthy cycle, long range
- manageable
- adj. capable of being managed; governable, controllable; submissive, docile, compliant
- lumen
- n. unit for measuring the rate at which light is transmitted (Optics); cavity, hollow space (Anatomy, Botany)
- literati
- n. scholarly people, educated people, intellectuals
- loan
- v. lend a sum of money for a period of time; give temporarily, lend
- majority
- adj. pertaining to or characterized by a majority
- machination
- n. act of plotting or scheming; scheme, plot, conspiracy
- lobster
- n. edible marine crustacean that has large pincers on the front pair of legs
- manifestation
- n. act of manifesting; state of being manifested; demonstration or indication or something; materialization of a spirit; public rally or demonstration
- machinery
- n. machines collectively; parts which make up a machine; system of organization
- malnutrition
- n. undernourishment, inadequate nutrition, malnourishment
- lioness
- n. female lion
- long-winded
- verbose, wordy, using more words than necessary (in speaking and/or writing)
- magnify
- v. enlarge, increase the size of; cause to appear larger (by means of lenses, etc.); exaggerate, make seem more important or serious
- manifesto
- n. public statement listing policies and objectives (made by a government, organization, etc.)
- maintenance
- n. act of maintaining; upkeep, repairs; livelihood, means of support
- log
- n. block of wood; journal of a voyage; journal; logarithm; (Computers) record of operations which occur in a computer or between two computers; heavy object
- malpractice
- n. unethical or improper professional conduct, professional negligence, professional misconduct (Law); negligence, misconduct
- maniac
- n. lunatic, insane person, madman; person who acts in a crazy or insane manner
- literacy
- n. ability to read and write; education; familiarity with a particular subject or field
- loathsome
- adj. repulsive, disgusting, abhorrent, despicable
- lope
- v. move with a fast relaxed stride; canter (like a horse)
- linen
- adj. made of flax, made of linen
- manifest
- adj. obvious, evident, clear n. cargo list;
- long-standing
- very old, ancient, antique
- luminous
- adj. emitting light, glowing, radiant; bright, filled with light; clear, understandable; enlightening
- luggage
- n. suitcases, cases and bags carried by travellers, baggage
- loosen
- v. unbind, untie, unfasten; set free, release; make less tight, slacken; make less dense or compact; make less strict or severe; free from constipation; become loose
- liquid
- adj. made up of molecules that move freely but do not tend to separate; of or comprised of liquids; smooth, flowing, fluid; clear, bright; produced without friction (Phonetics); easily converted into cash
- mansion
- n. very large and stately home
- lumber
- v. move heavily or awkwardly; make a rumbling sound; accumulate, collect, clutter with useless objects; chop down trees and saw them into rough planks and boards
- liquidity
- n. quality or state of being liquid; interchangeability of assets and money
- malleable
- adj. flexible, able to be molded or shaped by hammering or pressure; adaptable
- magnanimity
- n. quality of being magnanimous, nobility of feeling, quality of being unselfishly forgiving; magnanimous act, generous and unselfish act
- mandate
- v. grant a country the right to administer a territory; issue a command, make an official order
- mailbox
- n. public box for depositing outgoing letters, postbox; private box for receiving incoming mail; file in which electronic mail is stored (Computers)
- loner
- n. person who prefers to be alone, person who does not seek out the company of others
- malaise
- n. weakness or general discomfort caused by an illness; feeling of unease, uneasiness
- lobbyist
- n. one who lobbies, one who lobbies, one who attempts to convince public officials to favor a certain cause or take a certain action
- lizard
- n. any of a number of four-legged reptiles with scaly skin and long tapering tails
- lurid
- adj. terrible, dreadful, horrible, appalling; shocking, sensational; unnaturally bright, glaring; pale, sallow
- magnified
- v. enlarge, increase the size of; cause to appear larger (by means of lenses, etc.); exaggerate, make seem more important or serious
- madrigal
- n. polyphonic song sung without musical accompaniment by four to six singers (especially popular during the Renaissance); short love poem suitable for setting to music
- loquaciousness
- n. talkativeness, garrulousness; wordiness
- lyric
- adj. song-like, resembling a song in form and quality; creating lyric poetry; expressive, characterized by the expression of thoughts and sentiments; written to be sung; of a lyre; exuberant, animated, rhapsodic, full of enthusiasm
- liturgy
- n. form of public worship; collection of prayers (songs, scriptures, etc.) that are used in a church service
- lockout
- n. refusal of an employer to give work to his employees until they have collectively agreed to his terms
- manufacture
- v. make by machine (especially on a large scale); create, make, produce; mass-produce; fabricate, invent
- livestock
- n. animals which are raised and kept on a farm or ranch
- loathing
- n. hatred, dislike, abhorrence
- magnification
- n. act of magnifying, state of being magnified; process of enlarging; something which has been enlarged
- macerate
- v. soften by soaking; cause to decompose or disintegrate; become soft, disintegrate; cause to become thin, make lean
- lubricate
- v. apply a lubricant, oil, grease; cause to be slippery; act as a lubricant
- luxuriant
- adj. abundant; rich; fertile, growing; magnificent; richly ornamented
- malingerer
- n. one who pretends illness to escape duty
- limpid
- adj. transparent; easy to understand, clear, unclouded; calm, serene
- lustrous
- adj. shiny, glossy; splendid, brilliant
- magnet
- n. object which has the property of attracting iron or steel; electromagnet; person or thing which attracts
- long-range
- effective over a lengthy period of time; designed to work over great distances, having a long range (i.e. a weapon)
- manipulation
- n. act of manipulating; act of handling or operating with the hands; act of managing or controlling; act of adapting or changing to suit one's purpose
- lullaby
- n. soothing song sung to children at bedtime
- lugubriousness
- n. sadness, depression, melancholy
- manipulated
- v. handle or operate with the hands; influence, manage, control; adapt or change to suit one's purpose
- literate
- adj. able to read and write; educated; well-versed in literature
- magisterial
- adj. of or pertaining to a master or teacher; authoritative; imperious, domineering; of or pertaining to a magistrate or to a magistrate's office
- malign
- adj. evil, harmful
- lumberjack
- n. logger, one who cuts down and prepares trees for sale
- maculated
- v. stain, dirty, defile
- macabre
- adj. terrifying, dark, gruesome, grim, horrible
- loquacious
- adj. talkative, tending to talk too much; wordy
- mania
- n. extreme excitement, intense fascination; insanity, madness
- listless
- adj. apathetic, disinterested, lacking spirit
- madden
- v. make angry, enrage, infuriate; cause to go crazy; become angry
- mall
- n. shopping center, variety of stores and businesses housed within a series of connected buildings or within a single building; pedestrian walkway, promenade; pall-mall (game played with mallets and wooden balls)
- literal
- adj. verbatim, following the letter or exact words of the original, word for word; factual; accurate; relating to or expressed in letters
- malicious
- adj. malevolent, spiteful, wishing harm on another
- luminary
- n. light source, something which gives off light; celestial body; famous person
- lint
- n. bits of thread or fluff from cloth or yarn; scraped and softened linen (for bandaging); C language processor that performs a thorough check of the source code (Computers)
- manual
- adj. of or pertaining to the hands; hand-operated; physical, done using human skill or force (rather than mechanical)
- magnitude
- n. size, extent, dimensions; importance; significance; brightness of a celestial body (Astronomy)
- mannerism
- n. mode of behavior, particular way of acting; affectation, pretention
- logistics
- n. planning and execution, management of a business or other operation; branch of the military which oversees and maintains material and personnel
- manipulative
- adj. of or pertaining to manipulation; controlling, influencing
- lop
- v. cut off; prune a tree or other plant; remove, eliminate; hang limply, droop
- loyalty
- n. faithfulness, devotion, constancy
- lottery
- n. game of chance in which a large number of tickets are sold and the winner is determined by randomly choosing one of the tickets, raffle; something whose outcome is determined by chance
- loquacity
- n. talkativeness, garrulousness; wordiness
- ludicrous
- adj. ridiculous, comical, absurd, laughable
- malcontent
- adj. dissatisfied, not pleased with existing conditions or circumstances
- magnate
- n. one who has great influence or wealth (especially in the business world)
- linguist
- n. one who specializes in linguistics; one who is fluent in a number of languages
- magenta
- adj. deep purplish red
- magistrate
- n. civil officer who has the authority to administrate the law; minor judicial officer who has limited jurisdiction in criminal cases (i.e. justice of the peace)
- listlessness
- n. indifference, languor, unconcern, apathy, lack of energy
- longevity
- n. long life; length of life
- lump
- n. solid shapeless mass of matter; swelling, bump; (Medicine) abnormal mass in a person's body (such as in the breast, etc.); collection, aggregation; stupid person (Slang)
- lull
- v. appease, calm, pacify, soothe; cause to fall asleep; cause to feel a false sense of security; become quiet, subside
- low-grade
- v. assign a rank to, give a mark or grade to; organize, classify; make level
- locomotive
- adj. of locomotion, of movement; serving to move or put in motion; able to move independently from one place to another, self-propelled; of or pertaining to the engine of a train; of or pertaining to travel
- loath
- adj. unwilling, reluctant, averse
- magnetic
- adj. of or pertaining to magnets; capable of being magnetized or attracted by a magnet; having the property of attracting iron or steel; operating via magnetic means; attractive, compelling
- loom
- v. appear as a large and indistinct form; appear as larger than life; impend, be about to occur; weave fabric on a loom
- liquidate
- v. pay off a debt; determine and discharge the financial obligations of a business in preparation for closure; be liquidated; convert into cash; convert to a liquid; destroy; kill; put an end to
- lugubrious
- adj. melancholic, sad, sorrowful
- list v
- lean to one side (Nautical)
- listener
- n. one who listens; one who hears; one who pays attention, attentive person
- longing
- adj. having a strong desire for something
- lucidity
- n. intelligibility; sanity; transparency; radiance, brightness
- mandatory
- adj. compulsory, obligatory; of or pertaining to a command or mandate
- lush
- adj. luxuriant, growing in abundance (of plants, etc.); full of plant growth, overgrown; rich, ornate, luxurious
- lofty
- adj. very high or tall; elevated; noble, dignified; haughty, arrogant, conceited
- luminosity
- n. quality or condition of being luminous, brightness; something which emits light; strength of light emitted from a light source
- majestic
- adj. regal, royal, grand
- linoleum
- n. durable washable floor covering (made by coating burlap or canvas with linseed oil, rosin, powdered cork, and pigments); any floor covering which resembles linoleum
- logic
- n. reasoning, common-sense; science of inference and reasoning
- malapropism
- n. absurd misuse of words (especially the confusion of words which have a similar sound but a different meaning)
- linguistic
- adj. of language; of linguistics, of the scientific study of language
- luxurious
- adj. sumptuous, expensive, lavish; pertaining to luxury, characterized by luxury; fond of luxury; abundant, profuse
- maize
- n. corn; pale yellow color
- mammal
- n. member of the class Mammalia (class of warm-blooded vertebrate animals the female of which secrete milk to feed their young and characterized by a covering of hair on their bodies)
- logically
- adv. rationally, reasonably; from a logical standpoint
- magical
- adj. of or pertaining to magic; created by means of magic; enchanting, charming
- liquefy
- v. cause to melt, change into a liquid; become liquid
- loll
- v. sprawl, lean or lounge about lazily, recline; hang loosely, droop; allow to hang or droop
- litigant
- n. party to a lawsuit, contester (Law) adj. involved in a lawsuit
- lucid
- adj. comprehensible, intelligible; rational, sane; transparent; bright, radiant, shining
- log v
- v. cut down a tree or trees; cut a tree into sections; write in a log, make entries in a journal; travel at a certain speed, travel for a certain period of time
- lively
- adj. energetic and full of life; animated, vivacious; exciting, bustling with activity; sharp and clear (as of memories); vivid; striking, effective; brisk
- maladroit
- adj. awkward, clumsy, bungling; not skillful; tactless
- lionize
- v. treat a person like a celebrity; seek the company of celebrities; (British) visit interesting sites; show sights of a place to (also lionise)
- loutish
- adj. ill-mannered, boorish, awkward and stupid
- manipulate
- v. handle or operate with the hands; influence, manage, control; adapt or change to suit one's purpose
- mannequin
- n. dummy, model of a human figure on which clothing is displayed (especially in shops and window displays); model of a human figure used by tailors and dressmakers; clothes model
- malevolent
- adj. malicious, wishing evil or harm to another, spiteful
- lurk
- v. lie in wait; hide; prowl, sneak about, slink; exist unsuspected or unseen; (Internet) be a passive participant in a discussion group (read other people's messages without adding one's own comments)
- list
- n. series of names or items written or printed according to a certain order, roll, roster, inventory; edge, border (especially of cloth); strip, band; instance of leaning over to one side (Nautical)
- lukewarm
- adj. slightly warm, tepid; unenthusiastic, indifferent
- maniacal
- adj. insane, affected by mania; acting in an abnormally enthusiastic or excited manner
- magnetism
- n. attractive properties of a magnet; scientific study of magnets and magnetic phenomena; attraction, appeal, charisma (of a personality, etc.)
- maelstrom
- n. large whirlpool; disordered and confusing condition
- linguistics
- n. scientific study of language
- lubricant
- n. substance which is often applied to machinery to reduce friction (i.e. grease or oil); someone or something that reduces friction or tension
- logical
- adj. based on logic; reasonable; simulated, looks and acts like the real thing but is not genuine (Computers)