500+ Practice GRE Vocabulary Words
abase - ------------ANS: (v.) to humiliate, cause to feel shame; (v.) to hurt the pride of
abash - ------------ANS: (v.) to embarrass; to cause to be embarrassed
abate - ------------ANS: (v.) to make less active or intense; (v.) to become less in
intensity
abdicate - ------------ANS: (v.) to give up power
aberration - ------------ANS: (n.) an aberrant state or condition; (n.) a disorder in a
person's mental state; an optical phenomenon which results from the failure of a
mirror or lens to produce a good image
abet - ------------ANS: (v.) to assist or encourage, , often in the case of wrongdoing;
(v.) to support, uphold, or maintain; (v.) to contribute to the commission of an offense
abeyance - ------------ANS: (n.) a temporary suspension or cessation; (n.) a
temporary suppression
abhor - ------------ANS: (v.) to find repugnant, or to shrink back with dislike or horror
abjure - ------------ANS: (v.) to reject something; (v.) to retract an oath; (v.) to recant
aboriginal - ------------ANS: (n.) an original inhabitant of any land; (n.) an animal or
plant native to the region
,abortive - ------------ANS: (adj.) failing to accomplish an original intent or goal; (adj.)
imperfectly formed or developed; (n.) something that is born prematurely; (adj.)
made from the skin of a still-born animal
abscond - ------------ANS: (v.) to run away, often taking someone or something along;
(v.) to hide, withdraw or be concealed
absolve - ------------ANS: (v.) to release from moral wrongdoing; (v.) to grant
remission of a sin
abstain - ------------ANS: (v.) to refrain from engaging in a certain act; (v.) to
voluntarily refrain from, especially when having to do with an act involving the
appetite or senses
abstemious - ------------ANS: (adj.) sparing in consumption of, especially in relation to
food and drink; (adj.) marked by moderation in indulgence
abysmal - ------------ANS: (adj.) boundless and vast; (adj.) unfathomable
abyss - ------------ANS: (n.) a gulf or pit that is either bottomless or which possesses
an unfathomable and inconceivable depth; (n.) infinite time
accede - ------------ANS: (v.) to give into or yield to someone else's wishes or desires;
(v.) to be in accordance with; to agree
acclivity - ------------ANS: (n.) an upward grade or slope, on the earth
accolade - ------------ANS: (n.) to praise; (n.) a symbol that signifies distinction or
approval; (n.) a ceremony that was formerly used to bestow knighthood
,accoutre - ------------ANS: (v.) to provide with military equipment
accretion - ------------ANS: (n.) an increase brought about by natural growth; (n.) an
increase in a beneficiary's awarded portion of an estate
acetic - ------------ANS: (adj.) containing or relating to acetic acid; vinegary smell or
taste, particularly in relation to wine
acidulous - ------------ANS: (adj.) tasting sour like
acme - ------------ANS: (n.) the highest degree or level attainable, the highest point of
something; mature age; (n.) the crisis or height of a disease
acquiescence - ------------ANS: (n.) acceptance without resistance or protest; assent
or submission; (n.) in criminal law: submission to an injury by the injured party
acquiescent - ------------ANS: (adj.) willing to carry out someone else's orders or
wishes without any protest or dissent; (adj.) submissive
actuate - ------------ANS: (v.) to trigger a reaction or to move and incite to action; (v.)
to carry out or perform
adapt - ------------ANS: (v.) to modify or change to suit a new purpose or conditions;
(v.) to conform one's own self to new conditions or a new environment
addiction - ------------ANS: (n.) a situation in which someone is dependent on
something that is physiologically and/or psychologically habit forming, particularly in
relation to alcohol or drugs
, adhere - ------------ANS: (v.) to be in accordance with or compatible with; to carry out
a plan without deviation; (v.) to come into close contact with; to be a devoted
supporter or follower, in a religious sense
adipose - ------------ANS: (adj.) composed of animal fat
admonish - ------------ANS: (v.) to counsel in relation to one's negative behavior; (v.)
to warn against strongly; (v.) to take to task
adulterate - ------------ANS: (adj.) mixed with impurities; (v.) to corrupt or debase by
adding a foreign substance
adumbration - ------------ANS: (n.) a rough summary of the main aspects of an
argument or theory; providing vague indications of something in advance
adversity - ------------ANS: (n.) a state of affliction or misfortune; extreme challenge or
hardship; (n.) a stroke of excessively bad fortune
advert - ------------ANS: (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 - ------------ANS: (n.) a lofty nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk;
(n.) a habitation of high altitude
abase - ------------ANS: (v.) to humiliate, cause to feel shame; (v.) to hurt the pride of
abash - ------------ANS: (v.) to embarrass; to cause to be embarrassed
abate - ------------ANS: (v.) to make less active or intense; (v.) to become less in
intensity
abdicate - ------------ANS: (v.) to give up power
aberration - ------------ANS: (n.) an aberrant state or condition; (n.) a disorder in a
person's mental state; an optical phenomenon which results from the failure of a
mirror or lens to produce a good image
abet - ------------ANS: (v.) to assist or encourage, , often in the case of wrongdoing;
(v.) to support, uphold, or maintain; (v.) to contribute to the commission of an offense
abeyance - ------------ANS: (n.) a temporary suspension or cessation; (n.) a
temporary suppression
abhor - ------------ANS: (v.) to find repugnant, or to shrink back with dislike or horror
abjure - ------------ANS: (v.) to reject something; (v.) to retract an oath; (v.) to recant
aboriginal - ------------ANS: (n.) an original inhabitant of any land; (n.) an animal or
plant native to the region
,abortive - ------------ANS: (adj.) failing to accomplish an original intent or goal; (adj.)
imperfectly formed or developed; (n.) something that is born prematurely; (adj.)
made from the skin of a still-born animal
abscond - ------------ANS: (v.) to run away, often taking someone or something along;
(v.) to hide, withdraw or be concealed
absolve - ------------ANS: (v.) to release from moral wrongdoing; (v.) to grant
remission of a sin
abstain - ------------ANS: (v.) to refrain from engaging in a certain act; (v.) to
voluntarily refrain from, especially when having to do with an act involving the
appetite or senses
abstemious - ------------ANS: (adj.) sparing in consumption of, especially in relation to
food and drink; (adj.) marked by moderation in indulgence
abysmal - ------------ANS: (adj.) boundless and vast; (adj.) unfathomable
abyss - ------------ANS: (n.) a gulf or pit that is either bottomless or which possesses
an unfathomable and inconceivable depth; (n.) infinite time
accede - ------------ANS: (v.) to give into or yield to someone else's wishes or desires;
(v.) to be in accordance with; to agree
acclivity - ------------ANS: (n.) an upward grade or slope, on the earth
accolade - ------------ANS: (n.) to praise; (n.) a symbol that signifies distinction or
approval; (n.) a ceremony that was formerly used to bestow knighthood
,accoutre - ------------ANS: (v.) to provide with military equipment
accretion - ------------ANS: (n.) an increase brought about by natural growth; (n.) an
increase in a beneficiary's awarded portion of an estate
acetic - ------------ANS: (adj.) containing or relating to acetic acid; vinegary smell or
taste, particularly in relation to wine
acidulous - ------------ANS: (adj.) tasting sour like
acme - ------------ANS: (n.) the highest degree or level attainable, the highest point of
something; mature age; (n.) the crisis or height of a disease
acquiescence - ------------ANS: (n.) acceptance without resistance or protest; assent
or submission; (n.) in criminal law: submission to an injury by the injured party
acquiescent - ------------ANS: (adj.) willing to carry out someone else's orders or
wishes without any protest or dissent; (adj.) submissive
actuate - ------------ANS: (v.) to trigger a reaction or to move and incite to action; (v.)
to carry out or perform
adapt - ------------ANS: (v.) to modify or change to suit a new purpose or conditions;
(v.) to conform one's own self to new conditions or a new environment
addiction - ------------ANS: (n.) a situation in which someone is dependent on
something that is physiologically and/or psychologically habit forming, particularly in
relation to alcohol or drugs
, adhere - ------------ANS: (v.) to be in accordance with or compatible with; to carry out
a plan without deviation; (v.) to come into close contact with; to be a devoted
supporter or follower, in a religious sense
adipose - ------------ANS: (adj.) composed of animal fat
admonish - ------------ANS: (v.) to counsel in relation to one's negative behavior; (v.)
to warn against strongly; (v.) to take to task
adulterate - ------------ANS: (adj.) mixed with impurities; (v.) to corrupt or debase by
adding a foreign substance
adumbration - ------------ANS: (n.) a rough summary of the main aspects of an
argument or theory; providing vague indications of something in advance
adversity - ------------ANS: (n.) a state of affliction or misfortune; extreme challenge or
hardship; (n.) a stroke of excessively bad fortune
advert - ------------ANS: (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 - ------------ANS: (n.) a lofty nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk;
(n.) a habitation of high altitude
