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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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despicable   Pronounce
a. fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless
You make me out all that is narrow-minded, mean, and despicable, which is very unjust.
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detour   Pronounce
n. a turning; circuitous route; deviation from a direct course
Drivers who slow down briefly or who make a detour from the main route will still be caught because up to 50 of the cameras will work together in the network.
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devious   Pronounce
a. departing from the correct and accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
The story of Byzantine art, though not precisely devious, is not straightforward either.
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diabetes   Pronounce
n. a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood
If diabetes is not diagnosed early or poorly managed, he said it can result in blindness, heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure.
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dictate   Pronounce
v. prescribe; rule as a dictator
I guess we should just let McEachin dictate the dialogue for us.
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diplomatic   Pronounce
a. relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
The secretary of state's trip to Canada is putting a brand new spin on the term diplomatic relations.
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7   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
arrogance  Speak
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overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
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some stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
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a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
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any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts
attorney  Speak
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lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
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properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
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having the attention diverted; suffering conflicting emotions; distraught
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order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by a court
barrier  Speak
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general name applied to various insects
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obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
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narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
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a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
behold  Speak
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disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
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a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
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have in sight; see clearly; look at; perceive by the visual faculty
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jammed; stuffed;  uncomfortably small or restricted
charity  Speak
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relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
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condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
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the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
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activity or gift that benefits the public at large
charter  Speak
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having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
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attractive or interesting; charming
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the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
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license; authorize; hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services
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a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish


Spelling Word: absurd
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n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing


Spelling Word: accomplice
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n. attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge


Spelling Word: appeal
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n. public sale of property to the highest bidder


Spelling Word: auction
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a. fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance


Spelling Word: bizarre
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v. dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly


Spelling Word: bolt
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