5000 GRE Vocabulary Words

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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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coma   Pronounce
n. state of profound insensibility from which it is difficult or impossible to rouse a person
A person in a coma is alive but unconscious.
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commitment   Pronounce
n. pledge, undertaking; an act of binding yourself  to a course of action
My main commitment is to promote human values; this is what I consider the key factor for a happy life at the individual level, family level, and community level.
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compact   Pronounce
a. closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving a gist of something
His short, compact body was better suited to wrestling than to basketball.
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compassionate   Pronounce
a. having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful
The plight of the refugees arouses the compassionate older man.
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compelling   Pronounce
a. overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
They had better not succeed in compelling anyone to work the proposed shift to midnight.
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compromise   Pronounce
v. adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
Sometimes the presence of a neutral third party can help adversaries compromise their differences.
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7   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
adamant  Speak
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excessively sensitive; susceptible; having an allergy
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a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
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extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
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like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
audition  Speak
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a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
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soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
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take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
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object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
bless  Speak
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take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
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badge consisting of stripes meeting at an angle, worn on the sleeve of military or police uniform to indicate rank
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make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy
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make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge
bogus  Speak
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badge consisting of stripes meeting at an angle, worn on the sleeve of military or police uniform to indicate rank
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loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
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counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
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the channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture
brace  Speak
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thick, viscous, or coagulated mass or lump, as of blood; compact group
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having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved
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something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod
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attractive or interesting; charming
chevron  Speak
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attractive or interesting; charming
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empower; give permission for; sanction
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badge consisting of stripes meeting at an angle, worn on the sleeve of military or police uniform to indicate rank
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having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved
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a. unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally  


Spelling Word: accidental
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n. fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness


Spelling Word: affection
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a. having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name


Spelling Word: anonymous
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n. attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge


Spelling Word: appeal
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n. a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments


Spelling Word: arena
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a. penniless, without any money; financially ruined


Spelling Word: bankrupt
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