GRE Word List
Prepare for GRE using this word list containing over 4880 frequently used words.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| bland | soothing or mild (food); agreeable; causing no trouble or offence |
| commensurate | equal in extent; of the same size |
| concur | agree; coincide; happen at the same time |
| condescend | (derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior |
| disproportion | lack of proportion (between the parts); ADJ. disproportionate |
| enunciate | announce; proclaim; utter or speak, especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him. |
| grisly | ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies |
| indefatigable | tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired |
| inebriate | make drunk; intoxicate; N. intoxicated person |
| luminary | celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body) |
| maritime | bordering on(adjacent to) the sea; nautical; of the ships or the sea; Ex. Maritime Provinces |
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| mausoleum | monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos |
| minutiae | petty or trivial details; CF. minutia |
| omnipresent | universally present; ubiquitous |
| plane | carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood; V. CF. flat |
| sanguine | optimistic; cheerful; hopeful; of the color of blood; red |
| solecism | nonstandard grammatical construction; construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically; violation of social etiquette |
| violate | break (a law); defile; desecrate; assault sexually; Ex. violate graves |
| virtual | in essence; existing in essence though not in actual form; for practical purposes; Ex. virtual ruler/space |
| willowy | flexible; pliant; slender; CF. willow |
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