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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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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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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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7   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
affected  Speak
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speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
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edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
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act of sending off something; the property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
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relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
apology  Speak
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the occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
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arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
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acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
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mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
appropriate  Speak
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fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
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some stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
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arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
arrogant  Speak
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a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person
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narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
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arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
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the occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
bolt  Speak
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dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
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famous; well-known; having illustrious past
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loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
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of a person, slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft; rounded, and plump
brink  Speak
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edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
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fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
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harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
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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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n. fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness


Spelling Word: affection
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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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a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others


Spelling Word: arrogant
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n. large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; army branch in use of large weapons


Spelling Word: artillery
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n. a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person


Spelling Word: badge
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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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