GRE Word List

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

Today's GRE Word is

rational

having reason or understanding


Random words
WordMeaning
enjointo direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition
biennialoccurring every two years
orgysecret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
slapdashhaphazard
artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating