MOST COMMON GRE WORDS
COMPREHENSIVE PAPER 2026 ACTUAL
SOLUTIONS ALREADY PASSED GRADED A+
●● Abate- Answer: to reduce in amount, degree or severity
●● Abdicate - Answer: to give up a position, right or power
●● Aberrant - Answer: deviating from what is normal or expected
●● Abeyance - Answer: temporary suppression or suspension
●● Abjure - Answer: to reject; to abandon formally
●● Abscond - Answer: to leave secretly
●● Abstain - Answer: to choose not to do something
●● Abstemious - Answer: moderate in appetite
●● Abyss - Answer: an extremely deep hole
,●● Accretion - Answer: a gradual growth in size; an increase in amount
●● Acidulous - Answer: sour in taste or manner
●● Acme - Answer: the highest point; the summit; the highest level or
degree attainable
●● Adulterate - Answer: to make impure
●● Advocate - Answer: to speak in favor of
●● Aerie - Answer: a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often
secluded, dwelling
●● Aesthetic - Answer: concerning the appreciation of beauty
●● Affected - Answer: phony; artificial
●● Aggrandize - Answer: to increase in power, influence and reputation
●● Alacrity - Answer: speed or quickness
,●● Alleviate - Answer: to make more bearable
●● Amalgamate - Answer: to combine; to mix together
●● Ambiguous - Answer: doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted
several ways
●● Ameliorate - Answer: to make better; to improve
●● Amortize - Answer: to diminish by installment payments
●● Amulet - Answer: an ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
●● Anachronism - Answer: something out of place in time
●● Analgesia - Answer: a lessening of pain without loss of
consciousness
●● Analogous - Answer: similar or alike in some way; equivalent
●● Anodyne - Answer: something that calms or soothes pain
●● Anomaly - Answer: deviation from what is normal
, ●● Antagonize - Answer: to annoy or provoke to anger
●● Antipathy - Answer: extreme dislike
●● Apathy - Answer: lack of interest or emotion
●● Apocryphal - Answer: of questionable authority or authenticity
●● Apostate - Answer: one who renounces a religious faith
●● Approbation - Answer: approval or praise
●● Arbitrary - Answer: determined by chance or impulse
●● Arbitrate - Answer: to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
●● Archaic - Answer: ancient; old-fashioned
●● Ardor - Answer: intense and passionate feelings
COMPREHENSIVE PAPER 2026 ACTUAL
SOLUTIONS ALREADY PASSED GRADED A+
●● Abate- Answer: to reduce in amount, degree or severity
●● Abdicate - Answer: to give up a position, right or power
●● Aberrant - Answer: deviating from what is normal or expected
●● Abeyance - Answer: temporary suppression or suspension
●● Abjure - Answer: to reject; to abandon formally
●● Abscond - Answer: to leave secretly
●● Abstain - Answer: to choose not to do something
●● Abstemious - Answer: moderate in appetite
●● Abyss - Answer: an extremely deep hole
,●● Accretion - Answer: a gradual growth in size; an increase in amount
●● Acidulous - Answer: sour in taste or manner
●● Acme - Answer: the highest point; the summit; the highest level or
degree attainable
●● Adulterate - Answer: to make impure
●● Advocate - Answer: to speak in favor of
●● Aerie - Answer: a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often
secluded, dwelling
●● Aesthetic - Answer: concerning the appreciation of beauty
●● Affected - Answer: phony; artificial
●● Aggrandize - Answer: to increase in power, influence and reputation
●● Alacrity - Answer: speed or quickness
,●● Alleviate - Answer: to make more bearable
●● Amalgamate - Answer: to combine; to mix together
●● Ambiguous - Answer: doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted
several ways
●● Ameliorate - Answer: to make better; to improve
●● Amortize - Answer: to diminish by installment payments
●● Amulet - Answer: an ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
●● Anachronism - Answer: something out of place in time
●● Analgesia - Answer: a lessening of pain without loss of
consciousness
●● Analogous - Answer: similar or alike in some way; equivalent
●● Anodyne - Answer: something that calms or soothes pain
●● Anomaly - Answer: deviation from what is normal
, ●● Antagonize - Answer: to annoy or provoke to anger
●● Antipathy - Answer: extreme dislike
●● Apathy - Answer: lack of interest or emotion
●● Apocryphal - Answer: of questionable authority or authenticity
●● Apostate - Answer: one who renounces a religious faith
●● Approbation - Answer: approval or praise
●● Arbitrary - Answer: determined by chance or impulse
●● Arbitrate - Answer: to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
●● Archaic - Answer: ancient; old-fashioned
●● Ardor - Answer: intense and passionate feelings
