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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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coalition   Pronounce
n. partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
The Rainbow coalition united people of all races in a common cause.
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collision   Pronounce
n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
The collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction.
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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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7   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
altar  Speak
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clarity of outline; concise explanation
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form or develop in mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
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raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
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of the universe; vast
category  Speak
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relating to the brain or cerebrum;  intellectual rather than emotional
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group; class; a collection of things sharing a common attribute
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building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
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shaking or agitation; shock; injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow
chaos  Speak
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flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
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disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
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a small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook
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crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
choir  Speak
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band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
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object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
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relating to the brain or cerebrum;  intellectual rather than emotional
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ask with earnestness or importunity; ask with submission or humility; beg
civilian  Speak
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the joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus
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of or relating to non-military life
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move suddenly and rapidly
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bowman, one skilled in the use of the bow and arrow
collision  Speak
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crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
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constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
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disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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of or relating to non-military life
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a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish


Spelling Word: absurd
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n. improper use or handling; misuse


Spelling Word: abuse
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a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding


Spelling Word: adamant
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v. worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection


Spelling Word: adore
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n. the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle


Spelling Word: agony
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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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