GRE Word List
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Prepare for GRE using this word list containing over 4880 frequently used words.
If you want all the 4880 words in a pdf file, email me me and I'll mail it to you.
| Word | Meaning |
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| capillary | having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity |
| cherubic | angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order |
| dainty | delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress |
| eccentricity | oddity; idiosyncrasy |
| effulgent | shining brightly; brilliant |
| expostulation | protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate |
| glaring | (of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly |
| hostility | unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile |
| hubris | arrogance; excessive self-conceit |
| immune | resistant to; free or exempt from; N. immunity |
| ingrained | deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice |
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| queasy | experiencing nausea; nauseated; easily nauseated; squeamish; Ex. feel a little queasy |
| rapture | great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous |
| refractory | unmanageable; disobedient and stubborn; Ex. refractory horse |
| relic | surviving remnant (from an extinct culture); memento; keepsake; relics: corpse; Ex. ancient relics; Ex. relics of his travel; Ex. His relics are buried at X. |
| roue | lecherous man |
| secrete | conceal; hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism; CF. secretive |
| tardy | slow; sluggish; not on time; late; Ex. tardy arrival |
| thrive | prosper; flourish |
| unsightly | ugly; unpleasant to look at |
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