GRE Word List
This is a list of approximately 4,800 words commonly used in the GRE.
Today's GRE Word is
fermentation
the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| enhance | heighten |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |