GRE Word List

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

Today's GRE Word is

receptive

able or inclined to receive


Random words
WordMeaning
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
bitterbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
implyto express indirectly