GRE Word List

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

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crevice

a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure


Random words
WordMeaning
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
benignof a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
loftyelevated in character and spirit : noble
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
debutanteone making a debut (see debut
inanimatenot animate:
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)