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 ANSWERv-(adj.)vSparingvinvconsumptionvof,vespeciallyvinvrelationvtovfood
andvdrink;v(adj.)vMarkedvbyvmoderationvinvindulgence



Abyssv-vCORRECTvANSWERv-
(n.)vAvgulfvorvpitvthatvisveithervbottomlessvorvwhichvpossessesvan
unfathomablevandvinconceivablevdepth;v(n.)vInfinitevtime

Abysmalv-vCORRECTvANSWERv-(adj.)vBoundlessvandvvast;v(adj.)vUnfathomable



Accedev-vCORRECTvANSWERv-
(v.)vTov givevintovorvyieldvtovsomeonevelse'svwishesvorvdesires;v(v.)v To
bevinvaccordancevwith;vtovagree

Acclivityv-vCORRECTvANSWERv-(n.)vAnvupwardvgradevorvslope,vonvthevearth



Accoladev-vCORRECTvANSWERv-
(n.)vTov praise;v(n.)vAvsymbolvthatvsignifiesvdistinctionvorvapproval;
(n.)vAvceremonyvthatvwasvformerlyvusedvtovbestowvknighthood

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Accoutrev-vCORRECTvANSWERv-(v.)vTov providevwithvmilitaryvequipment



Accretionv-vCORRECTvANSWERv-(n.)vAnvincreasevbroughtvaboutvbyvnaturalvgrowth;v(n.)vAn
increasevinvavbeneficiary'svawardedvportionvofvanvestate



Aceticv-vCORRECTvANSWERv-
(adj.)vContainingvorvrelatingvtovaceticvacid;vvinegaryvsmellvorvtaste,
particularlyvinvrelationvtovwine

Acidulousv-vCORRECTvANSWERv-(adj.)vTastingvsourvlike



Acmev-vCORRECTvANSWERv-
(n.)vThevhighestvdegreevorvlevelvattainable,vthevhighestvpointvof
something;vmaturevage;v(n.)vThevcrisisvorvheightvofvavdisease

Acquiescencev-vCORRECTvANSWERv-(n.)vAcceptancevwithoutvresistancevorvprotest;vassentvor
submission;v(n.)vInvcriminalvlaw:vsubmissionvtovanvinjuryvbyvthevinjuredvparty



Acquiescentv-vCORRECTvANSWERv-
(adj.)vWillingvtovcarryvoutvsomeonevelse'svordersvorvwishes
withoutvanyvprotestvorvdissent;v(adj.)vSubmissive

Actuatev-vCORRECTvANSWERv-
(v.)vTov triggervavreactionvorvtovmovevandvincitevtovaction;v(v.)vTo
carryvoutvorvperform

Adaptv-vCORRECTvANSWERv-
(v.)vTov modifyvorvchangevtovsuitvavnewvpurposevorvconditions;v(v.)v To
conformvone'svownvselfvtovnewvconditionsvorvavnewvenvironment

Addictionv-vCORRECTvANSWERv-(n.)vAvsituationvinvwhichvsomeonevisvdependentvonvsomething
thatvisvphysiologicallyvand/orvpsychologicallyvhabitvforming,vparticularlyvinvrelationvtovalcoholvor
drugs

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Adherev-vCORRECTvANSWERv-
(v.)vTov bevinvaccordancevwithvorvcompatiblevwith;vtovcarryvoutva
planvwithoutvdeviation;v(v.)vTov comevintovclosevcontactvwith;vtovbevavdevotedvsupportervor
follower,vinvavreligiousvsense

Adiposev-vCORRECTvANSWERv-(adj.)vComposedvofvanimalvfat



Admonishv-vCORRECTvANSWERv-(v.)vTov counselvinvrelationvtovone'svnegativevbehavior;v(v.)vTo
warnvagainstvstrongly;v(v.)v Tov takevtovtask



Adulteratev-vCORRECTvANSWERv-
(adj.)vMixedvwithvimpurities;v(v.)vTov corruptvorvdebasevbyvadding
avforeignvsubstance

Adumbrationv-vCORRECTvANSWERv-
(n.)vAvroughvsummaryvofvthevmainvaspectsvofvanvargumentvor
theory;vprovidingvvaguevindicationsvofvsomethingvinvadvance

Adversityv-vCORRECTvANSWERv-(n.)vAvstatevofvafflictionvorvmisfortune;vextremevchallengevor
hardship;v(n.)vAvstrokevofvexcessivelyvbadvfortune



Advertv-vCORRECTvANSWERv-
(v.)vTov givevheedvto;v(v.)v Tov makevavsubversivevorvovertvreferencevto
Advocate:v(n.)vAvpersonvwhovstandsvforvand/orvpleadsvforvavcause,videavorvperson;v(n.)vAvlawye
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whovpleadsvavcasevinvavcourtvofvlaw;v(v.)v Tov pushvforvorvrecommendvsomething;v(v.)v Tov arguevin
favorvof

Aeriev-vCORRECTvANSWERv-
(n.)vAvloſtyvnestvofvavbirdvofvprey,vsuchvasvanveaglevorvhawk;v(n.)vA
habitationvofvhighvaltitude

Aestheticv-vCORRECTvANSWERv-(adj.)vRelatingvtovbeautyvorvgoodvtaste;v(n.)vAvspecialtyvin
philosophyvthatvrelatesvtovwhatvisvbeautifulvandvhowvhumansvrespondvtovartvandvbeautyvinvth
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