GRE Word List
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Prepare for GRE using this word list containing over 4880 frequently used words.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| blithe(blithesome) | gay; joyous |
| brocade | rich, figured(patterned) fabric |
| bully | one who is habitually cruel to weaker people; V. |
| confine | shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement |
| crochet | make (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle; N. CF. crotchet |
| cumbersome | heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome; Ex. cumbersome parcel/uniform |
| douse | plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse |
| expedient | suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient |
| forestall | prevent by taking action in advance |
| genteel | well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement; Ex. genteel poverty |
| idyll(idyl) | short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers |
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| incubate | hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one's body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease |
| mishap | unfortunate accident |
| natty | neatly or smartly dressed; dapper; smart; Ex. natty dresser |
| pine | long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline |
| privation | lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life; hardship; want; CF. deprive |
| slick | make smooth or glossy; N: smooth surface; Ex. oil slick; ADJ: smooth; glossy; deftly executed; adroit; glib |
| sterile | incapable of producing young; free from microorganism; V. sterilize |
| subliminal | below the threshold of conscious perception; Ex. subliminal advertisement |
| torso | trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk |
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