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abase - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to humiliate,
cause to feel shame; (v.) to hurt the pride of
abash - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to embarrass; to
cause to be embarrassed
abate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to make less
active or intense; (v.) to become less in intensity
abdicate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to give up
power
aberration - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(n.) a temporary
suspension or cessation; (n.) a temporary suppression
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abhor - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to find repugnant,
or to shrink back with dislike or horror
abjure - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to reject
something; (v.) to retract an oath; (v.) to recant
aboriginal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(n.) an original
inhabitant of any land; (n.) an animal or plant native to
the region
abortive - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to run away,
often taking someone or something along; (v.) to hide,
withdraw or be concealed
absolve - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to release from
moral wrongdoing; (v.) to grant remission of a sin
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abstain - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(adj.) sparing in
consumption of, especially in relation to food and drink;
(adj.) marked by moderation in indulgence
abyss - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(n.) a gulf or pit that is
either bottomless or which possesses an unfathomable
and inconceivable depth; (n.) infinite time
abysmal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(adj.) boundless
and vast; (adj.) unfathomable
accede - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to give into or
yield to someone else's wishes or desires; (v.) to be in
accordance with; to agree
acclivity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(n.) an upward
grade or slope, on the earth
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accolade - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(n.) to praise; (n.) a
symbol that signifies distinction or approval; (n.) a
ceremony that was formerly used to bestow knighthood
accoutre - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to provide with
military equipment
accretion - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(n.) an increase
brought about by natural growth; (n.) an increase in a
beneficiary's awarded portion of an estate
acetic - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(adj.) containing or
relating to acetic acid; vinegary smell or taste,
particularly in relation to wine
acidulous - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(adj.) tasting sour
like
acme - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(n.) the highest degree
or level attainable, the highest point of something;
mature age; (n.) the crisis or height of a disease
acquiescence - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(n.)
acceptance without resistance or protest; assent or
Exam Question & Answers 2026
abase - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to humiliate,
cause to feel shame; (v.) to hurt the pride of
abash - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to embarrass; to
cause to be embarrassed
abate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to make less
active or intense; (v.) to become less in intensity
abdicate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to give up
power
aberration - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(n.) a temporary
suspension or cessation; (n.) a temporary suppression
,500+ Practice GRE Vocabulary Words
Exam Question & Answers 2026
abhor - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to find repugnant,
or to shrink back with dislike or horror
abjure - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to reject
something; (v.) to retract an oath; (v.) to recant
aboriginal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(n.) an original
inhabitant of any land; (n.) an animal or plant native to
the region
abortive - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to run away,
often taking someone or something along; (v.) to hide,
withdraw or be concealed
absolve - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to release from
moral wrongdoing; (v.) to grant remission of a sin
,500+ Practice GRE Vocabulary Words
Exam Question & Answers 2026
abstain - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(adj.) sparing in
consumption of, especially in relation to food and drink;
(adj.) marked by moderation in indulgence
abyss - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(n.) a gulf or pit that is
either bottomless or which possesses an unfathomable
and inconceivable depth; (n.) infinite time
abysmal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(adj.) boundless
and vast; (adj.) unfathomable
accede - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to give into or
yield to someone else's wishes or desires; (v.) to be in
accordance with; to agree
acclivity - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(n.) an upward
grade or slope, on the earth
, 500+ Practice GRE Vocabulary Words
Exam Question & Answers 2026
accolade - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(n.) to praise; (n.) a
symbol that signifies distinction or approval; (n.) a
ceremony that was formerly used to bestow knighthood
accoutre - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(v.) to provide with
military equipment
accretion - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(n.) an increase
brought about by natural growth; (n.) an increase in a
beneficiary's awarded portion of an estate
acetic - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(adj.) containing or
relating to acetic acid; vinegary smell or taste,
particularly in relation to wine
acidulous - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(adj.) tasting sour
like
acme - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(n.) the highest degree
or level attainable, the highest point of something;
mature age; (n.) the crisis or height of a disease
acquiescence - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(n.)
acceptance without resistance or protest; assent or
