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 5000 GRE Vocabulary Words
1   Overview:
5000 GRE Vocabulary Words is a middle-level words list for test-takers to warm up known words and learn new words. In addition to normal definitions and explanations, the GRE voca also includes online practices, such as meaning matching and spelling. For those who prefer to enhance vocabulary offline or in an old-school way, it offers printable flashcards and PDF files.

If you want to have a better GRE score, you have to own a stronger vocabulary skill. It means that you will spend more time studying GRE words. Does this GRE voca meet your case? We divide the words into 4 levels; each level consists of 4 groups. Want to view them quickly? Watch them here.



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However, if you are serious about preparing for GRE, any smaller or easier lists shouldn't be an option unless you use them as a supplement. Here we recommend 2 large vocabularies, which are also useful for enhancing reading and writing words, especially for high score hunters.



3   Words' PDF List and Cards:
GRE Vocabulary PDF List
Some students like using PDF lists to learn and review words. We do offer a handy feature to make GRE PDF word lists for each group. Below are demos of Level 1's first group, including files with 9 non-English explanations.If you have a VIP account, you can print all groups' word list from the website; the details are in:

GRE Vocabulary Cards
Cards are useful tools for some students to study new words. We offer two buttons to make GRE one-side and two-side flashcards for each group. Below are one-side cards for Level 1's first group, including 9 non-English explanations.If you have a VIP account, you can print all groups' cards, either one-side or two-side, from the website; the details are in: Print Cards from Word List.

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Words of Group 1: (Part of words, select list to view all.)
abandon
abide
abnormal
absurd
abuse
access
accidental
accomplice
acquaintance
activate
acute
adamant
addiction
ado
adopt
adorable
adore
affected
affection
affirmative
agenda
aggressive
agitated
agony
agreement
airborne
alias
allegiance
allergic
allergy
alley
ally
altar
ambrosia
ambush
amendment
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crave   Pronounce
v. ask with earnestness or importunity; ask with submission or humility; beg
He knows that if they trust him, he can give them the happiness which they crave.
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creed   Pronounce
n. definite summary of what is believed; confession of faith for public use
The laws apply to everyone irrespective of race, creed, or color.
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cripple   Pronounce
n. person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
I have no muscle left in my leg; it's like a true cripple leg.
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crooked   Pronounce
a. having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved
Well, I guess if being crooked is good enough for Illinois, it's good enough for the U.S.
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crumb   Pronounce
n. small fragment or piece,  especially a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off
She swept up extremely carefully, and no crumb was left anymore.
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cryptic   Pronounce
a. having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
Here are a couple of verses written in cryptic rhyme from some of my currently published books.
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7   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
behold  Speak
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fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
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free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
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have in sight; see clearly; look at; perceive by the visual faculty
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instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
bubble  Speak
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state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face; clash of opinions and ideas
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foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
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beverage made from juice pressed from apples
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general name applied to various insects
capacity  Speak
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mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
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fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
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general name applied to various insects
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something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
carnival  Speak
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liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
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disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
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penniless, without any money; financially ruined
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festivity; traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows
category  Speak
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move suddenly and rapidly
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lie close or snug; crouch; nestle; embrace closely
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group; class; a collection of things sharing a common attribute
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state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face; clash of opinions and ideas
cider  Speak
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skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face; clash of opinions and ideas
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beverage made from juice pressed from apples
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disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
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a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding


Spelling Word: adamant
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n. something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut


Spelling Word: ambrosia
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a. made sure; exhibiting confidence or authority; indubitable


Spelling Word: assured
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n. a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors


Spelling Word: barbecue
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n. flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft


Spelling Word: barge
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n. device for increasing power or effectiveness; enthusiastic promoter, as of a sports team or school


Spelling Word: booster
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