GRE Word List
This is a list of approximately 4,800 words commonly used in the GRE.
Today's GRE Word is
crescendo
a gradual increase
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |