GRE CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 PRACTICE
SOLUTION
◉ admonish. Answer: (v.) to counsel in relation to one's negative
behavior; (v.) to warn against strongly; (v.) to take to task
◉ adulterate. Answer: (adj.) mixed with impurities; (v.) to corrupt or
debase by adding a foreign substance
◉ adumbration. Answer: (n.) a rough summary of the main aspects
of an argument or theory; providing vague indications of something
in advance
◉ adversity. Answer: (n.) a state of affliction or misfortune; extreme
challenge or hardship; (n.) a stroke of excessively bad fortune
◉ advert. Answer: (v.) to give heed to; (v.) to make a subversive or
overt reference to
advocate: (n.) a person who stands for and/or pleads for a cause,
idea or person; (n.) a lawyer who pleads a case in a court of law; (v.)
to push for or recommend something; (v.) to argue in favor of
,◉ aerie. Answer: (n.) a lofty nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or
hawk; (n.) a habitation of high altitude
◉ aesthetic. Answer: (adj.) relating to beauty or good taste; (n.) a
specialty in philosophy that relates to what is beautiful and how
humans respond to art and beauty in the world
◉ affable. Answer: (adj.) exemplifying warmth and friendliness;
(adj.) gracious and mild
◉ affected. Answer: (adj.) acted on or influenced; (adj.) experiencing
an emotional impact
◉ aggrandize. Answer: (v.) to add details to; to increase in power;
(v.) to make something appear exceedingly great or exalted
◉ affiliation. Answer: (n.) association in or with a professional or
societal group; (n.) connection in terms of descent (from birth)
◉ affinity. Answer: (n.) the force which attracts atoms and binds
them together in the formation of a molecule; (n.) a close connection
marked by shared interests or similarities; an intrinsic resemblance
between persons and/or things; a natural attraction to or feeling of
kinship for; (adj.) kinship by marriage or adoption
,◉ affray. Answer: (n.) a noisy fight or quarrel; the act of disturbing
someone; fear or fright
◉ agape. Answer: (adj.) with the mouth wide open due to wonder or
awe; (n.) a religious meal shared as a sign of fellowship, love, and
respect
◉ aggregate. Answer: (n.) gathered or having a tendency to gather in
a mass or whole; (n.) the whole amount; (v.) to gather in a mass or
whole
◉ aghast. Answer: (adj.) struck with fear, disgust, dismay and/or
horror
◉ agnostic. Answer: (adj.) uncertain of all claims relating to
knowledge; (n.) a person who doubts the truth of religion and/or
does not hold a particular view or perspective on the existence or
nonexistence of God
◉ alacrity. Answer: (n.) cheerful readiness, promptness, eagerness
◉ agrarian. Answer: (adj.) agricultural or relating to farms and
agriculture, fields or lands; (n.) a person in favor of an equal division
of property
, ◉ alchemy. Answer: (n.) a forerunner of chemistry, originating from
the medieval era; (n.) the manner in which two individuals relate to
each other
◉ alias. Answer: (n.) a temporarily assumed name, other than one's
real name
◉ allay. Answer: (v.) to lessen the intensity of; (v.) to calm; to
quench, particularly in terms of thirst
allege: (v.) to report or accuse
◉ alleviate. Answer: (v.) to provide physical relief, particularly from
pain; (v.) to make easier
◉ allocate. Answer: (v.) to distribute according to a particular plan;
(v.) to set aside
◉ aloof. Answer: (adj.) to be somewhat at a distance or apart from a
crowd; detached or reserved in mannerisms
◉ altercation. Answer: (n.) a quarrel or argument
◉ amalgamation. Answer: (n.) the mixing or blending together of
various elements, including races or societies; (n.) the result of such
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 PRACTICE
SOLUTION
◉ admonish. Answer: (v.) to counsel in relation to one's negative
behavior; (v.) to warn against strongly; (v.) to take to task
◉ adulterate. Answer: (adj.) mixed with impurities; (v.) to corrupt or
debase by adding a foreign substance
◉ adumbration. Answer: (n.) a rough summary of the main aspects
of an argument or theory; providing vague indications of something
in advance
◉ adversity. Answer: (n.) a state of affliction or misfortune; extreme
challenge or hardship; (n.) a stroke of excessively bad fortune
◉ advert. Answer: (v.) to give heed to; (v.) to make a subversive or
overt reference to
advocate: (n.) a person who stands for and/or pleads for a cause,
idea or person; (n.) a lawyer who pleads a case in a court of law; (v.)
to push for or recommend something; (v.) to argue in favor of
,◉ aerie. Answer: (n.) a lofty nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or
hawk; (n.) a habitation of high altitude
◉ aesthetic. Answer: (adj.) relating to beauty or good taste; (n.) a
specialty in philosophy that relates to what is beautiful and how
humans respond to art and beauty in the world
◉ affable. Answer: (adj.) exemplifying warmth and friendliness;
(adj.) gracious and mild
◉ affected. Answer: (adj.) acted on or influenced; (adj.) experiencing
an emotional impact
◉ aggrandize. Answer: (v.) to add details to; to increase in power;
(v.) to make something appear exceedingly great or exalted
◉ affiliation. Answer: (n.) association in or with a professional or
societal group; (n.) connection in terms of descent (from birth)
◉ affinity. Answer: (n.) the force which attracts atoms and binds
them together in the formation of a molecule; (n.) a close connection
marked by shared interests or similarities; an intrinsic resemblance
between persons and/or things; a natural attraction to or feeling of
kinship for; (adj.) kinship by marriage or adoption
,◉ affray. Answer: (n.) a noisy fight or quarrel; the act of disturbing
someone; fear or fright
◉ agape. Answer: (adj.) with the mouth wide open due to wonder or
awe; (n.) a religious meal shared as a sign of fellowship, love, and
respect
◉ aggregate. Answer: (n.) gathered or having a tendency to gather in
a mass or whole; (n.) the whole amount; (v.) to gather in a mass or
whole
◉ aghast. Answer: (adj.) struck with fear, disgust, dismay and/or
horror
◉ agnostic. Answer: (adj.) uncertain of all claims relating to
knowledge; (n.) a person who doubts the truth of religion and/or
does not hold a particular view or perspective on the existence or
nonexistence of God
◉ alacrity. Answer: (n.) cheerful readiness, promptness, eagerness
◉ agrarian. Answer: (adj.) agricultural or relating to farms and
agriculture, fields or lands; (n.) a person in favor of an equal division
of property
, ◉ alchemy. Answer: (n.) a forerunner of chemistry, originating from
the medieval era; (n.) the manner in which two individuals relate to
each other
◉ alias. Answer: (n.) a temporarily assumed name, other than one's
real name
◉ allay. Answer: (v.) to lessen the intensity of; (v.) to calm; to
quench, particularly in terms of thirst
allege: (v.) to report or accuse
◉ alleviate. Answer: (v.) to provide physical relief, particularly from
pain; (v.) to make easier
◉ allocate. Answer: (v.) to distribute according to a particular plan;
(v.) to set aside
◉ aloof. Answer: (adj.) to be somewhat at a distance or apart from a
crowd; detached or reserved in mannerisms
◉ altercation. Answer: (n.) a quarrel or argument
◉ amalgamation. Answer: (n.) the mixing or blending together of
various elements, including races or societies; (n.) the result of such
