GRE Word List

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

Today's GRE Word is

inordinate

exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate


Random words
WordMeaning
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
metamorphosischange of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion