GRE Word List
This is a list of approximately 4,800 words commonly used in the GRE.
Today's GRE Word is
defame
harm someone's reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| manacle | restrain; handcuff; N. |
| exclaim | cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory |
| stalemate | deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked |
| squalor | condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; ADJ. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive; Ex. squalid story |
| wheedle | deceive, persuade, or obtain by flattery; cajole; coax; Ex. wheedle a promise out of her |
| brazen | insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence |
| compartment | one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided |
| hone | sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool |
| avert | prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought); Ex. An accident was averted by his quick thinking; Ex. She averted her eyes from the terrible sight. |
| dappled | spotted |
