500+ Practice GRE Vocabulary Words. With accurate meaning, rated A+
abase - ✔✔(v.) to humiliate, cause to feel shame; (v.) to hurt the pride of
abash - ✔✔(v.) to embarrass; to cause to be embarrassed
abate -
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500+ Practice GRE Vocabulary Words. With accurate meaning, rated A+
abase - ✔✔(v.) to humiliate, cause to feel shame; (v.) to hurt the pride of
abash - ✔✔(v.) to embarrass; to cause to be embarrassed
abate - ✔✔(v.) to make less active or intense; (v.) to become less in intensity
abdicate - ✔✔(v.) to give up power
aberration - ✔✔(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 - ✔✔(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 - ✔✔(n.) a temporary suspension or cessation; (n.) a temporary suppression
abhor - ✔✔(v.) to find repugnant, or to shrink back with dislike or horror
abjure - ✔✔(v.) to reject something; (v.) to retract an oath; (v.) to recant
aboriginal - ✔✔(n.) an original inhabitant of any land; (n.) an animal or plant native to the region
abortive - ✔✔(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 - ✔✔(v.) to run away, often taking someone or something along; (v.) to hide, withdraw or be concealed
absolve - ✔✔(v.) to release from moral wrongdoing; (v.) to grant remission of a sin
abstain - ✔✔(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 - ✔✔(adj.) sparing in consumption of, especially in relation to food and drink; (adj.) marked by moderation in indulgence
abyss - ✔✔(n.) a gulf or pit that is either bottomless or which possesses an unfathomable and inconceivable depth; (n.) infinite time
abysmal - ✔✔(adj.) boundless and vast; (adj.) unfathomable
accede - ✔✔(v.) to give into or yield to someone else's wishes or desires; (v.) to be in accordance with; to agree
acclivity - ✔✔(n.) an upward grade or slope, on the earth
accolade - ✔✔(n.) to praise; (n.) a symbol that signifies distinction or approval; (n.) a ceremony that was formerly used to bestow knighthood
accoutre - ✔✔(v.) to provide with military equipment
accretion - ✔✔(n.) an increase brought about by natural growth; (n.) an increase in a beneficiary's awarded portion of an estate
acetic - ✔✔(adj.) containing or relating to acetic acid; vinegary smell or taste, particularly in relation to wine
acidulous - ✔✔(adj.) tasting sour like
acme - ✔✔(n.) the highest degree or level attainable, the highest point of something; mature age; (n.) the crisis or height of a disease
acquiescence - ✔✔(n.) acceptance without resistance or protest; assent or submission; (n.) in criminal law: submission to an injury by the injured party
acquiescent - ✔✔(adj.) willing to carry out someone else's orders or wishes without any protest or dissent; (adj.) submissive
actuate - ✔✔(v.) to trigger a reaction or to move and incite to action; (v.) to carry out or perform
adapt - ✔✔(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 - ✔✔(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 - ✔✔(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 - ✔✔(adj.) composed of animal fat
admonish - ✔✔(v.) to counsel in relation to one's negative behavior; (v.) to warn against strongly; (v.) to take to task
adulterate - ✔✔(adj.) mixed with impurities; (v.) to corrupt or debase by adding a foreign substance
adumbration - ✔✔(n.) a rough summary of the main aspects of an argument or theory; providing vague indications of something in advance
adversity - ✔✔(n.) a state of affliction or misfortune; extreme challenge or hardship; (n.) a stroke of excessively bad fortune
advert - ✔✔(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 - ✔✔(n.) a lofty nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk; (n.) a habitation of high altitude
aesthetic - ✔✔(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 - ✔✔(adj.) exemplifying warmth and friendliness; (adj.) gracious and mild
affected - ✔✔(adj.) acted on or influenced; (adj.) experiencing an emotional impact
aggrandize - ✔✔(v.) to add details to; to increase in power; (v.) to make something appear exceedingly great or exalted
affiliation - ✔✔(n.) association in or with a professional or societal group; (n.) connection in terms of descent (from birth)
affinity - ✔✔(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 - ✔✔(n.) a noisy fight or quarrel; the act of disturbing someone; fear or fright
agape - ✔✔(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 - ✔✔(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 - ✔✔(adj.) struck with fear, disgust, dismay and/or horror
agnostic - ✔✔(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 - ✔✔(n.) cheerful readiness, promptness, eagerness
agrarian - ✔✔(adj.) agricultural or relating to farms and agriculture, fields or lands; (n.) a person in favor of an equal division of property
alchemy - ✔✔(n.) a forerunner of chemistry, originating from the medieval era; (n.) the manner in which two individuals relate to each other
alias - ✔✔(n.) a temporarily assumed name, other than one's real name
allay - ✔✔(v.) to lessen the intensity of; (v.) to calm; to quench, particularly in terms of thirst
allege: (v.) to report or accuse
alleviate - ✔✔(v.) to provide physical relief, particularly from pain; (v.) to make easier
allocate - ✔✔(v.) to distribute according to a particular plan; (v.) to set aside
aloof - ✔✔(adj.) to be somewhat at a distance or apart from a crowd; detached or reserved in mannerisms
altercation - ✔✔(n.) a quarrel or argument
amalgamation - ✔✔(n.) the mixing or blending together of various elements, including races or societies; (n.) the result of such blending; (n.) the combination of two or more commercial companies
ambiguous - ✔✔(adj.) unclear; (adj.) uncertain in nature; open to more than one interpretation
ameliorate - ✔✔(v.) to make something or someone better
amenable - ✔✔(adj.) willing to comply; (adj.) responsible to a higher authority
amnesia - ✔✔(n.) a partial or total loss of memory
amnesty - ✔✔(n.) a period during which criminals are exempt from punishment; (n.) a warrant that grants release from a previously meted out punishment; (v.) the official act of liberating someone, in a legal sense; to grant a pardon
amortize - ✔✔(v.) to gradually liquidate; to clear off or extinguish, particularly in relation to a debt
amuck - ✔✔(adj.) in a murderous tumult; wildly or without self-control
amulet - ✔✔(n.) a piece of jewelry thought to protect an individual against evil
anachronism - ✔✔(n.) something located during a time when it could not have actually existed or occurred; (n.) an artifact that belongs to a different time period; (n.) a person displaced in time
analgesia - ✔✔(n.) the absence of the sense of pain, but with consciousness still in tact
analogy - ✔✔(n.) an insinuation that if things agree in one respect, they agree in others; (n.) a comparison drawn to show similarities
anarchy - ✔✔(n.) a state of disorder and lawlessness, resulting from a lack of or failure in government
anesthetic - ✔✔(adj.) characterized by a lack of sensibility; (n.) a drug that temporarily causes loss of bodily sensations
animus - ✔✔(n.) a feeling of ill-will that arouses hostility or animosity relieve
annul - ✔✔(v.) to declare void or invalid, particularly in the case of a marriage, law or contract; (v.) to eliminate the existence of
antagonism - ✔✔(n.) hostility that results in conflict, resistance or opposition; (n.) the condition of being an opposing force or factor in a situation or system
antipathy - ✔✔(n.) a strong feeling of hostility or dislike
apex - ✔✔(n.) the highest point of something, particularly in the case of a triangle, cone or pyramid
aplomb - ✔✔(n.) poise (n.) self-confidence
apocalyptic - ✔✔(adj.) relating to the apocalypse; involving or implying doom and ultimate devastation; (adj.) of a prophetic nature दैवी साहित्य
apostate - ✔✔(n.) a person who has abandoned his or her political party, religion, or cause
appease - ✔✔(v.) to bring pacification or peace to someone who is upset or contentious; (v.) to satisfy or relieve
appellation: (n.) a formal name or title; (n.) the act of naming (officially)
apprehend - ✔✔(v.) to arrest or take an individual into custody; (v.) to mentally grasp a concept or principle
apprehensive - ✔✔(adj.) anxious or fearful about the future; (adj.) capable of understanding concepts quickly
aptitude - ✔✔(n.) an aptitude for learning; a talent; (n.) quickness in understanding, intelligence
archives - ✔✔(n.) a collection of records, particularly related to the history of records of an institution
ardor - ✔✔(n.) a feeling of strong eagerness or enthusiasm; an intense feeling of love; (n.) feelings of warmth and affection
arraign - ✔✔(v.) to command a prisoner or free person accused of a crime to appear in court to answer a charge
arrant - ✔✔(adj.) downright or utter, particularly unqualified आरोप के लिए बुलाना
artifact - ✔✔(n.) man-made object
artifice - ✔✔(n.) a clever trick; (n.) skill or cunningness
asceticism - ✔✔(n.) the principles and practices of an ascetic, particularly in relation to extreme self-denial; (n.) self-restraint practiced in relation to a religious or spiritual doctrine or practice that claims the renunciation of worldly pleasures allows one to achieve a higher spiritual state of being संन्यास
ascribe - ✔✔(v.) to attribute to; (v.) to assign a quality or characteristic
askance - ✔✔(v.) to view with an oblique glance; (v.) to regard with suspicion एक परोक्ष नज़र के साथ देखने
askew - ✔✔(adj.) turned or twisted toward one side
aspiration - ✔✔(n.) a desire or will to succeed; a cherished desire; (n.) an expulsion of breath during the active process of speech; the act of inhaling or drawing in air
assail - ✔✔(v.) to violently attack; to criticize; (v.) to cause trouble to
assimilate - ✔✔(v.) to learn, understand and incorporate information; (v.) to adjust or become adjusted to a different environment; to absorb (food)
assuage - ✔✔(v.) to make something less intense or severe; (v.) to satisfy or appease, to pacify or calm
astringent - ✔✔(adj.) causing the contraction of body tissue; severe or harsh; (n.) an drug or lotion that draws pores together and/or causes their contraction
astute - ✔✔(adj.) rapid to apprehend or understand
atrocity - ✔✔(n.) a behavior, event or incident that is characterized by cruelty and wickedness; (n.) an act of extreme cruelty क्रूरता
attrition - ✔✔(n.) a constant wearing down caused by friction; (n.) a gradual decrease in strength, due to consistent stressful conditions; a gradual reduction in membership or personnel; (n.) repentance for a sin, motivated by the fear of God and punishment
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