5000 GRE Vocabulary Words

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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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chorus   Pronounce
n. any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
'But who is to give the prizes?' quite a chorus of voices asked.
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chuck   Pronounce
v. toss or throw smartly out of hand; make noise or call, as a hen calls her chickens
Let's chuck all these old papers away.
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chunk   Pronounce
n. a thick mass or piece, amount
Mary, get me a silk thread and a chunk of fire out of the kitchen.
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civilian   Pronounce
a. of or relating to non-military life
The first is integrating former rebels back into civilian life.
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clamp   Pronounce
n. any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts
Her hand darted out, fastening over Lawanda's emaciated wrist like a clamp.
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clientele   Pronounce
n. clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons
Her clientele is slightly different from the average movie store because most of her customers only have a limited interest in a film due to busy schedules.
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7   Word meaning matching - Test words you know:
affection  Speak
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state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character
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one required to make answer in an action or suit
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fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
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have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
agony  Speak
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the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
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united or combined into one body; collective; belonging to a corporation or incorporated body
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one required to make answer in an action or suit
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be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
alias  Speak
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assumed name; another name; a name that has been assumed temporarily
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be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
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consider; think about carefully; weigh
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have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
anticipate  Speak
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
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fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
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clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor
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foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
authentic  Speak
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person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
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having a delirium; wandering in mind; insane; raving; wild
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not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
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two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
beam  Speak
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any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
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narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
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ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
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mend, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by the needle; sew together with yarn or thread
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n. something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut


Spelling Word: ambrosia
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n. disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station


Spelling Word: ambush
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n. instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink


Spelling Word: appetite
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n. ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool


Spelling Word: beam
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v. raise; advance; push or shove upward


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


Spelling Word: brutality
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