GRE Word List

This is a list of approximately 4,800 words commonly used in the GRE.

Today's GRE Word is

fractious

tending to be troublesome : unruly


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WordMeaning
retiringreserved
appriseto give notice to : tell
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
curatora person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
poreto gaze intently