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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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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6   Demonstrate word list style:
adamant   Pronounce
a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
Speaker Pelosi came out of that meeting, and she was once again adamant about saying a public option must be in the bill.
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ado   Pronounce
n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
So, without more ado, let me introduce tonight's guests.
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adorable   Pronounce
a. deserving to be adored; worthy of divine honors
I just can't resist that adorable face and those amazing blue eyes!
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affected   Pronounce
a. speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
The other boys laughed so unmercifully at what they termed my affected accent.
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affirmative   Pronounce
a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
The result will allow schools to know what they can do and not do in affirmative action programs.
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aggressive   Pronounce
a. making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
During his tenure in Beijing, Huntsman was an aggressive advocate for human rights and pushed to expand U.S. economic ties with China.
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7   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
abandon  Speak
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state of being confronted, especially a meeting face to face; clash of opinions and ideas
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being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
appetite  Speak
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lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
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partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
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something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
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instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
arena  Speak
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instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
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a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
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disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
arsonist  Speak
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the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
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disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
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having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
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criminal who illegally sets fire to property
attorney  Speak
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lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
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short, thick, heavy piece of wood; stupid or foolish person
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having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
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guard to protect or defend person; lifeguard
barrier  Speak
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having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved
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obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
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disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
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device for increasing power or effectiveness; enthusiastic promoter, as of a sports team or school
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v. accept; take on; raise; take into one's family


Spelling Word: adopt
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n. confederate; partner; collaborator


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


Spelling Word: anonymous
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n. a violent attack; an onslaught


Spelling Word: assault
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n. flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page


Spelling Word: banner
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n. something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot


Spelling Word: blur
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