500+ PRACTICE GRE VOCABULARY WORDS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

500+ PRACTICE GRE VOCABULARY WORDS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Abase - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To humiliate, cause to feel shame; (v.) To hurt the pride of



Abash - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To embarrass; to cause to be embarrassed



Abate - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To make less active or intense; (v.) To become less in intensity



Abdicate - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To give up power



Aberration - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) An aberrant state or condition; (n.) A disorder in a person's
mental state; an optical phenomenon which results from the failure of a mirror or lens to
produce a good image



Abet - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To assist or encourage, , oſten in the case of wrongdoing; (v.) To
support, uphold, or maintain; (v.) To contribute to the commission of an offense



Abeyance - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) A temporary suspension or cessation; (n.) A temporary
suppression



Abhor - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To find repugnant, or to shrink back with dislike or horror



Abjure - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To reject something; (v.) To retract an oath; (v.) To recant



Aboriginal - CORRECT ANSWER -(n.) An original inhabitant of any land; (n.) An animal or plant
native to the region

,Abortive - CORRECT ANSWER -(adj.) Failing to accomplish an original intent or goal; (adj.)
Imperfectly formed or developed; (n.) Something that is born prematurely; (adj.) Made from the
skin of a still-born animal



Abscond - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To run away, oſten taking someone or something along; (v.) To
hide, withdraw or be concealed



Absolve - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To release from moral wrongdoing; (v.) To grant remission of a
sin



Abstain - CORRECT ANSWER -(v.) To refrain from engaging in a certain act; (v.) To voluntarily
refrain from, especially when having to do with an act involving the appetite or senses



Abstemious - CORRECT ANSWERc-(adj.)cSparingcincconsumptioncof,cespeciallycincrelationctocfood
andcdrink;c(adj.)cMarkedcbycmoderationcincindulgence



Abyssc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(n.)cAcgulfcorcpitcthatcisceithercbottomlesscorcwhichcpossessescan
unfathomablecandcinconceivablecdepth;c(n.)cInfinitectime



Abysmalc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(adj.)cBoundlesscandcvast;c(adj.)cUnfathomable



Accedec-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(v.)cToc givecintocorcyieldctocsomeonecelse'scwishescorcdesires;c(v.)c To
becincaccordancecwith;ctocagree



Acclivityc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(n.)cAncupwardcgradecorcslope,concthecearth



Accoladec-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(n.)cToc praise;c(n.)cAcsymbolcthatcsignifiescdistinctioncorcapproval;
(n.)cAcceremonycthatcwascformerlycusedctocbestowcknighthood

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Accoutrec-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(v.)cToc providecwithcmilitarycequipment



Accretionc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(n.)cAncincreasecbroughtcaboutcbycnaturalcgrowth;c(n.)cAn
increasecincacbeneficiary'scawardedcportioncofcancestate



Aceticc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(adj.)cContainingcorcrelatingctocaceticcacid;cvinegarycsmellcorctaste,
particularlycincrelationctocwine



Acidulousc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(adj.)cTastingcsourclike



Acmec-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(n.)cThechighestcdegreecorclevelcattainable,cthechighestcpointcof
something;cmaturecage;c(n.)cTheccrisiscorcheightcofcacdisease



Acquiescencec-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(n.)cAcceptancecwithoutcresistancecorcprotest;cassentcor
submission;c(n.)cInccriminalclaw:csubmissionctocancinjurycbycthecinjuredcparty



Acquiescentc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(adj.)cWillingctoccarrycoutcsomeonecelse'scorderscorcwishes
withoutcanycprotestcorcdissent;c(adj.)cSubmissive



Actuatec-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(v.)cToc triggercacreactioncorctocmovecandcincitectocaction;c(v.)cTo
carrycoutcorcperform



Adaptc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(v.)cToc modifycorcchangectocsuitcacnewcpurposecorcconditions;c(v.)c To
conformcone'scowncselfctocnewcconditionscorcacnewcenvironment



Addictionc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(n.)cAcsituationcincwhichcsomeoneciscdependentconcsomething
thatciscphysiologicallycand/orcpsychologicallychabitcforming,cparticularlycincrelationctocalcoholcor
drugs

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Adherec-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(v.)cToc becincaccordancecwithcorccompatiblecwith;ctoccarrycoutca
plancwithoutcdeviation;c(v.)cToc comecintoccloseccontactcwith;ctocbecacdevotedcsupportercor
follower,cincacreligiouscsense



Adiposec-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(adj.)cComposedcofcanimalcfat



Admonishc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(v.)cToc counselcincrelationctocone'scnegativecbehavior;c(v.)cTo
warncagainstcstrongly;c(v.)c Toc takectoctask



Adulteratec-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(adj.)cMixedcwithcimpurities;c(v.)cToc corruptcorcdebasecbycadding
acforeigncsubstance



Adumbrationc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(n.)cAcroughcsummarycofcthecmaincaspectscofcancargumentcor
theory;cprovidingcvaguecindicationscofcsomethingcincadvance



Adversityc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(n.)cAcstatecofcafflictioncorcmisfortune;cextremecchallengecor
hardship;c(n.)cAcstrokecofcexcessivelycbadcfortune



Advertc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(v.)cToc givecheedcto;c(v.)cToc makecacsubversivecorcovertcreferencecto

Advocate:c(n.)cAcpersoncwhocstandscforcand/orcpleadscforcaccause,cideacorcperson;c(n.)cAclawyer
whocpleadscaccasecincaccourtcofclaw;c(v.)c Toc pushcforcorcrecommendcsomething;c(v.)c Toc arguecin
favorcof



Aeriec-cCORRECTcANSWERc-
(n.)cAcloſtycnestcofcacbirdcofcprey,csuchcascanceaglecorchawk;c(n.)cA
habitationcofchighcaltitude

Aestheticc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-(adj.)cRelatingctocbeautycorcgoodctaste;c(n.)cAcspecialtycin
philosophycthatcrelatesctocwhatciscbeautifulcandchowchumanscrespondctocartcandcbeautycincthe
world