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 |
|---|---|
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |