5000 GRE Vocabulary Words
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a. secretive, not openly shown The covert military operation was not disclosed until weeks later after it was determined to succeed. |
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coy |
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a. quiet; still; tending to avoid people and social situations; reserved He is neither coy nor subtle; he is courting his own distorted view of the truth. |
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cram |
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v. pack; force, press, or squeeze into an insufficient space At its peak, a million people cram onto the streets over the two-day festival. |
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cramp |
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n. something that confines or contracts; restraint; hindrance The swimmer got cramp in his legs and had to be helped out of the water. |
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cramped |
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a. jammed; stuffed; uncomfortably small or restricted The report says some masters house their workers in bad conditions - cramped, damp dormitory blocks with poor sanitation. |
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crank |
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n. device for rotary motion, by handle or arm; bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage; twist or turn in speech I was laughed at, ridiculed, and generally called a crank to write that article; however, every word has become true. |
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cranky |
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a. having a bad disposition; having eccentric ways; odd; full of bends and turns; crooked For most of her life, she lived in cranky desperation. |
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crate |
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n. large basket, used for moving china or similar wares; box or case whose sides are of wooden slats with interspaces A large glass or plastic bottle is usually encased in a protective basket or crate and often used to hold corrosive liquids. |
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crave |
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v. ask with earnestness or importunity; ask with submission or humility; beg He knows that if they trust him, he can give them the happiness which they crave. |
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craving |
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n. vehement or urgent desire; longing for; consuming desire; yearning If your chocolate craving is getting to you, try diet hot-chocolate packets. |
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creed |
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n. definite summary of what is believed; confession of faith for public use The laws apply to everyone irrespective of race, creed, or color. |
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creek |
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n. a small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook There was a creek leading out of it on the other side that went miles away; I don't know where, but it didn't go to the river. |
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cripple |
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n. person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb I have no muscle left in my leg; it's like a true cripple leg. |
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crook |
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v. bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure She used to crook her little finger as she drinks tea. |
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crooked |
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a. having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved Well, I guess if being crooked is good enough for Illinois, it's good enough for the U.S. |
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crude |
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a. being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive Nigeria is the sixth-largest exporter of crude oil within OPEC. |
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crumb |
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n. small fragment or piece, especially a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off She swept up extremely carefully, and no crumb was left anymore. |
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crunch |
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v. chew with force and noise; crush, grind or tread noisily We have to left cars and crunch through the snow in the dark. |
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cryptic |
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a. having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher Here are a couple of verses written in cryptic rhyme from some of my currently published books. |
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cub |
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n. young animal; awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy; a stall for cattle As a cub reporter, he would learn the facts of life in the newspaper world. |