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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:
abide   Pronounce
v. endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
Oh, don't bother ME, I could not abide figures!
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absurd   Pronounce
a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
Alice thought the whole thing very absurd, but they all looked so grave that she did not dare laugh.
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access   Pronounce
n. approach; entry; entrance
The only access to the village is by boat.
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accomplice   Pronounce
n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
Because your accomplice is a stranger, it's safer than asking a friend to participate in your ruse.
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activate   Pronounce
v. make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
The carriers say they want to encrypt and store the credentials in the phone's SIM card, the small chips to activate access to mobile networks.
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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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7   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
abnormal  Speak
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making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
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unusual; not typical; not normal
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pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance
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back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
addiction  Speak
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the compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
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the channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture
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prescribe; rule as a dictator
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skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
amnesia  Speak
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instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
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partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
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prescribe; rule as a dictator
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remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
anticipate  Speak
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take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
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noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
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crack, as in earth surface; splitting of skin, caused by cold or exposure; one of the jaws or cheeks; man or boy
arena  Speak
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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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causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
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remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
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penniless, without any money; financially ruined
arsonist  Speak
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causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
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acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
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criminal who illegally sets fire to property
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keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security
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a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding


Spelling Word: adamant
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a. making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly


Spelling Word: aggressive
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n. loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion


Spelling Word: allegiance
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n. overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation


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


Spelling Word: banner
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v. be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly


Spelling Word: betray
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