5000 GRE Vocabulary Words

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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devastating  
a. destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
Five to ten rhinos are killed every year on average, mostly during Assam's devastating floods because they have to flee Kaziranga's low marshy lands to higher hills.
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devotion  
n. faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection and dedication
Prince Charles spoke of his grandmother's fortitude and devotion to duty after her husband's death, King George.
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diabolical  
a. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
Cabinet's approval of the draft legislation was diabolical and contradicted the Bible, he said in a statement.
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dilemma  
n. predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
It could create a painful dilemma for the group's members: either accept a lower price or give up additional production quotas they have just given themselves.
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dirk  
n. a kind of dagger or poniard
The dirk mentioned by Wolf Larsen rested in its sheath on my hip.
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disastrous  
a. extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
The Haddan School was built in 1858 on the sloping banks of the Haddan River, a muddy location that had proven disastrous from the start.
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