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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:
cavern   Pronounce
n. cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
Four avenues opened out of the small cavern in which the great rock stood.
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celebrated   Pronounce
a. famous; well-known; having illustrious past
Thanks to their race to break Roger Maris's home-run record, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire are two of America's most celebrated baseball players.
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cellar   Pronounce
n. room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
The New Zealand wineries are similar to the American wineries and welcome visitors to what they call the cellar door.
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cereal   Pronounce
n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as a food
I have a bowl of cereal every morning.
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chaos   Pronounce
n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
Their job is to stop a repeat of the chaos that blighted the last election in 2002.
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charitable   Pronounce
a. benevolent; kind and not judging people in a negative way
The entire organization is funded by charitable donations.
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7   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
apology  Speak
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acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
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act of consoling; state of being consoled; refreshment of spirit; comfort
Exercise
having the power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
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beginning or first attempt; first appearance before the public
arson  Speak
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malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is a felony
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disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
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having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved
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flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
authorization  Speak
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act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant
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state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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act of consoling; state of being consoled; refreshment of spirit; comfort
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assumed name; another name; a name that has been assumed temporarily
autopsy  Speak
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device for increasing power or effectiveness; enthusiastic promoter, as of a sports team or school
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examination of dead body; post-mortem
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group; class; a collection of things sharing a common attribute
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a violent attack; an onslaught
barb  Speak
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group; class; a collection of things sharing a common attribute
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change something into another form; transform
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cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
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sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
cellar  Speak
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having the power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
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liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
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room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
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large room used mainly for dancing
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8   Interactive spelling - Check your spelling skill online:
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n. a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision


Spelling Word: amendment
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n. partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness


Spelling Word: amnesia
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n. object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm


Spelling Word: amulet
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n. mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil


Spelling Word: awe
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n. something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin


Spelling Word: bane
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n. signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning


Spelling Word: beacon
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