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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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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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capacity   Pronounce
n. mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
Mike had the capacity to handle several jobs at once.
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carol   Pronounce
n. round dance; a song of joy; a song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas
Digging a bit, it becomes clear that the carol is, in fact, an Easter song.
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cascade   Pronounce
n. small waterfall; sudden downpour
We were too tired to appreciate the beauty of this cascade because we had to detour around it to avoid watering down.
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catholic   Pronounce
a. broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
He was extremely catholic in his taste and read everything he could find in the library.
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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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7   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
absurd  Speak
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unusual; not typical; not normal
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a small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook
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examination of dead body; post-mortem
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preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
alias  Speak
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aloft; flying; in the air
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impressive country house or castle in France; large country house
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having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
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assumed name; another name; a name that has been assumed temporarily
amendment  Speak
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a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
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preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
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aloft; flying; in the air
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small waterfall; sudden downpour
appropriate  Speak
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something that is carried out; act or action; feat or exploit
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flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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a thick mass or piece, amount
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
autopsy  Speak
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having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
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examination of dead body; post-mortem
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have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
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order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by a court
banner  Speak
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fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
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large room used mainly for dancing
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flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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v. endure; put up with; bear; tolerate


Spelling Word: abide
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a. quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe


Spelling Word: acute
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a. hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering


Spelling Word: bald
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n. extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information


Spelling Word: blackmail
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n. a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction


Spelling Word: brake
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n. quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness


Spelling Word: brutality
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