500+ PRACTICE GRE VOCABULARY WORDS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Abase - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To humiliate, cause to feel shame; (v.) To hurt the pride of
Abash - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To embarrass; to cause to be embarrassed
Abate - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To make less active or intense; (v.) To become less in intensity
Abdicate - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To give up power
Aberration - CORRECT ANSWER -(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 ANSWER -(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 ANSWER -(n.) A temporary suspension or cessation; (n.) A temporary
suppression
Abhor - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To find repugnant, or to shrink back with dislike or horror
Abjure - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To reject something; (v.) To retract an oath; (v.) To recant
Aboriginal - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) An original inhabitant of any land; (n.) An animal or plant
native to the region
,Abortive - CORRECT ANSWER -(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 ANSWER -(v.) To run away, often taking someone or something along; (v.) To
hide, withdraw or be concealed
Absolve - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To release from moral wrongdoing; (v.) To grant remission of a
sin
Abstain - CORRECT ANSWER -(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 ANSWER -(adj.) Sparing in consumption of, especially in relation to food
and drink; (adj.) Marked by moderation in indulgence
Abyss - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) A gulf or pit that is either bottomless or which possesses an
unfathomable and inconceivable depth; (n.) Infinite time
Abysmal - CORRECT ANSWER -(adj.) Boundless and vast; (adj.) Unfathomable
Accede - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To give into or yield to someone else's wishes or desires; (v.) To
be in accordance with; to agree
Acclivity - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) An upward grade or slope, on the earth
Accolade - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) To praise; (n.) A symbol that signifies distinction or approval;
(n.) A ceremony that was formerly used to bestow knighthood
,Accoutre - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To provide with military equipment
Accretion - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) An increase brought about by natural growth; (n.) An
increase in a beneficiary's awarded portion of an estate
Acetic - CORRECT ANSWER -(adj.) Containing or relating to acetic acid; vinegary smell or taste,
particularly in relation to wine
Acidulous - CORRECT ANSWER -(adj.) Tasting sour like
Acme - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) The highest degree or level attainable, the highest point of
something; mature age; (n.) The crisis or height of a disease
Acquiescence - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) Acceptance without resistance or protest; assent or
submission; (n.) In criminal law: submission to an injury by the injured party
Acquiescent - CORRECT ANSWER -(adj.) Willing to carry out someone else's orders or wishes
without any protest or dissent; (adj.) Submissive
Actuate - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To trigger a reaction or to move and incite to action; (v.) To
carry out or perform
Adapt - CORRECT ANSWER -(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 - CORRECT ANSWER -(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 - CORRECT ANSWER -(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 - CORRECT ANSWER -(adj.) Composed of animal fat
Admonish - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To counsel in relation to one's negative behavior; (v.) To
warn against strongly; (v.) To take to task
Adulterate - CORRECT ANSWER -(adj.) Mixed with impurities; (v.) To corrupt or debase by adding
a foreign substance
Adumbration - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) A rough summary of the main aspects of an argument or
theory; providing vague indications of something in advance
Adversity - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) A state of affliction or misfortune; extreme challenge or
hardship; (n.) A stroke of excessively bad fortune
Advert - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) A lofty nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk; (n.) A
habitation of high altitude
Aesthetic - CORRECT 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
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Abase - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To humiliate, cause to feel shame; (v.) To hurt the pride of
Abash - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To embarrass; to cause to be embarrassed
Abate - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To make less active or intense; (v.) To become less in intensity
Abdicate - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To give up power
Aberration - CORRECT ANSWER -(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 ANSWER -(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 ANSWER -(n.) A temporary suspension or cessation; (n.) A temporary
suppression
Abhor - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To find repugnant, or to shrink back with dislike or horror
Abjure - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To reject something; (v.) To retract an oath; (v.) To recant
Aboriginal - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) An original inhabitant of any land; (n.) An animal or plant
native to the region
,Abortive - CORRECT ANSWER -(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 ANSWER -(v.) To run away, often taking someone or something along; (v.) To
hide, withdraw or be concealed
Absolve - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To release from moral wrongdoing; (v.) To grant remission of a
sin
Abstain - CORRECT ANSWER -(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 ANSWER -(adj.) Sparing in consumption of, especially in relation to food
and drink; (adj.) Marked by moderation in indulgence
Abyss - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) A gulf or pit that is either bottomless or which possesses an
unfathomable and inconceivable depth; (n.) Infinite time
Abysmal - CORRECT ANSWER -(adj.) Boundless and vast; (adj.) Unfathomable
Accede - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To give into or yield to someone else's wishes or desires; (v.) To
be in accordance with; to agree
Acclivity - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) An upward grade or slope, on the earth
Accolade - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) To praise; (n.) A symbol that signifies distinction or approval;
(n.) A ceremony that was formerly used to bestow knighthood
,Accoutre - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To provide with military equipment
Accretion - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) An increase brought about by natural growth; (n.) An
increase in a beneficiary's awarded portion of an estate
Acetic - CORRECT ANSWER -(adj.) Containing or relating to acetic acid; vinegary smell or taste,
particularly in relation to wine
Acidulous - CORRECT ANSWER -(adj.) Tasting sour like
Acme - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) The highest degree or level attainable, the highest point of
something; mature age; (n.) The crisis or height of a disease
Acquiescence - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) Acceptance without resistance or protest; assent or
submission; (n.) In criminal law: submission to an injury by the injured party
Acquiescent - CORRECT ANSWER -(adj.) Willing to carry out someone else's orders or wishes
without any protest or dissent; (adj.) Submissive
Actuate - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To trigger a reaction or to move and incite to action; (v.) To
carry out or perform
Adapt - CORRECT ANSWER -(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 - CORRECT ANSWER -(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 - CORRECT ANSWER -(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 - CORRECT ANSWER -(adj.) Composed of animal fat
Admonish - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To counsel in relation to one's negative behavior; (v.) To
warn against strongly; (v.) To take to task
Adulterate - CORRECT ANSWER -(adj.) Mixed with impurities; (v.) To corrupt or debase by adding
a foreign substance
Adumbration - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) A rough summary of the main aspects of an argument or
theory; providing vague indications of something in advance
Adversity - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) A state of affliction or misfortune; extreme challenge or
hardship; (n.) A stroke of excessively bad fortune
Advert - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) A lofty nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk; (n.) A
habitation of high altitude
Aesthetic - CORRECT 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
