GRE Word List

This is a list of approximately 4,800 words commonly used in the GRE.

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orthography

the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage


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WordMeaning
authoritativehaving, marked by, or proceeding from authority
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
paupera person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
retrospectiveof, relating to, or given to retrospection
coincorner
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool
trougha long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity