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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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6   Demonstrate word list style:
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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con   Pronounce
ad. against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side
They debated the issue pro and con but cannot get any result.
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conceive   Pronounce
v. form or develop in mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
I asked, was it a mere nervous impression - a delusion? I could not conceive or believe it: it was more like an inspiration.
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condemn   Pronounce
v. blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
They are more than twice as likely as other Americans to condemn gambling as 'always morally wrong.'
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7   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
acquaintance  Speak
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extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information
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liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
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united or combined into one body; collective; belonging to a corporation or incorporated body
blackmail  Speak
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something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
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extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information
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a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
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skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
blade  Speak
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any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
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faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection and dedication
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the flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants; cutting part of an instrument
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general name applied to various insects
blur  Speak
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something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
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religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false; community of religious worship and ritual
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hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
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relating to the brain or cerebrum;  intellectual rather than emotional
booster  Speak
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the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
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small fragment or piece,  especially a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off
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a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
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device for increasing power or effectiveness; enthusiastic promoter, as of a sports team or school
bug  Speak
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general name applied to various insects
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of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
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foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
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small fragment or piece,  especially a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off
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8   Interactive spelling - Check your spelling skill online:
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a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding


Spelling Word: adamant
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n. doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle


Spelling Word: ado
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n. condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality


Spelling Word: anemia
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v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict


Spelling Word: anticipate
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n. an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean


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


Spelling Word: assured
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