GRE Word List
This is a list of approximately 4,800 words commonly used in the GRE.
Today's GRE Word is
sovereign
one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |