GRE Word List
This is a list of approximately 4,800 words commonly used in the GRE.
Today's GRE Word is
wax
a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |