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GRE Wordlist: 491 Essential Words Flashcards

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abate

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By the next morning, the flood waters had ABATED considerably.

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aberrant

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Recently Jim’s behavior has been noted to be ABERRANT.

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abeyance

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But these rights of adulthood are in ABEYANCE during the period of pupilage or nonage.

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aboriginal

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Members of the ABORIGINAL tribes now live mainly in the central mountains.

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abscond

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The culprit is said to be ABSCONDING with the bank robbery proceeds.

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abstemious

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Roderick chooses to remain ABSTEMIOUS when the rest of his colleagues meet up for drinks.

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acuity

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His sense of ACUITY and acumen was amazingly sharp even at this age.

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admonish

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His mother severely ADMONISHED him for running across the road in the midst of the chaotic traffic.

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adulterate

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These days, even a simple food product like sugar is ADULTERATED with pieces of contamination, so the FDA has brought in new regulations for manufacturers’ compliance.

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adverse

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If you commit a crime, be prepared to suffer the ADVERSE consequences.

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adversity

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They say the true strength of man is measured in times of ADVERSITY.

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aesthetic

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The new house does not have much AESTHETIC appeal.

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aggregate

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The mangoes stolen from the farm will AGGREGATE to five or six dozen.

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alacrity

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On hearing the good news, the three of them rose to their feet with such ALACRITY that he was stunned.

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alias

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His most commonly used ALIAS was “Jack Smith”.

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alleviate

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With great patience, he set out to ALLEVIATE their uneasiness.

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amalgamate

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The two small companies decided to AMALGAMATE to form a bigger one.

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ambiguous

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It would be far more sensible to write clear, lucid statements than AMBIGUOUS statements, which would only serve to confuse the reader.

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ambivalence

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Paul was faced with deep AMBIVALENCE toward the prevailing culture.

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ameliorate

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The weather AMELIORATED toward the evening, with a beautiful sunset and pleasant temperatures.

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amend

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After twenty years of bitter quarrel, the son now wanted to AMEND his relationship with his father so they could spend some time together before it was too late.

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amulet

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Father William then tied a black AMULET around Harry’s arm and said that it was a good luck charm to protect him from evil.

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anachronism

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The appearance of a printed book in a movie about Plato was a major ANACHRONISM because the printing press was not invented until 1700 years after his death.

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analogous

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Sitting in the seat of that game port is ANALOGOUS to sitting in a plane; the game completely simulates the feeling of flying in an airplane.

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analogy
To explain the concept of writing a program in a simpler manner, Bob used an ANALOGY of cooking a dish and listed out each step.
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anarchy
There were riots, fights, and ANARCHY everywhere in the state.
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anomalous
His behavior was getting to be abnormal and ANOMALOUS.
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antecedents
The law firm wanted to perform a thorough check of his ANTECEDENTS.
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anthology
Last year the trust published an ANTHOLOGY of new dialect writing, called Still Life.
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antipathy
The two warring brothers have a great amount of ANTIPATHY toward each other.
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antiseptic
Savlon is one of the world’s most popular ANTISEPTICS.
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apathy
With time, the people in larger cities are beginning to have more APATHY towards civil issues.
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appease
Some primitive tribes believe that animals must be sacrificed in order to APPEASE the gods.
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apprise
No matter what the consequence would be, we knew we had to APPRISE the boss about the loss of data.
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approbation
She desperately sought APPROBATION for her actions from her peers.
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appropriate
It is a crime to APPROPRIATE property that has been marked by someone else.
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appurtenances
We decided to buy at one go the whole set of APPURTENANCES that would be needed for our new venture.
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arboretum
Nina has an awesome ARBORETUM with some rare eucalyptus, cypress, and pine trees.
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archives
Newspaper ARCHIVES are the best place to look for old, outdated articles.
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arduous
It was a tiring, ARDUOUS climb to the clifftop.
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arrogance
One of his most despicable qualities is his ARROGANCE.
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artless
Cathy seems such an ARTLESS, innocent young girl.
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ascetic
The ASCETIC life is just not Bob’s cup of tea; he loves the material world too much.
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assay
The professor said he would ASSAY the documents in leisure and would let me know about their validity.
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assiduous
Sara is a committed, hardworking and ASSIDUOUS worker.
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assimilate
Moose takes twice as much time as other guys to ASSIMILATE any bit of news we give him.
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assuage
The dentist talked to her gently and ASSUAGED her fears before starting to work on her sore tooth.
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astigmatism
After giving me a series of eye tests, the ophthalmologist told me that I have ASTIGMATISM.
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atrocity
On the prison island of Alcataraz, numerous unspeakable ATROCITIES are committed upon prisoners.
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attenuate
The tight corset only seemed to ATTENUATE her figure making her look thinner than ever.
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audacious
Her AUDACIOUS behavior shocked the entire world.
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austere
A nun’s simple and AUSTERE lifestyle was just not Gina’s cup of tea; she was too used to material comforts.
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austerity
It is not an easy task to practice such AUSTERITY as the monks; it requires a strong will and determination in extremes.
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autocrat
Pol Pot, the ruthless dictator of Cambodia, was an AUTOCRAT to the core.
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autonomous
The company now functions as an AUTONOMOUS unit without any supporting infrastructure.
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autopsy
The police wanted permission from Dana’s mother to perform an AUTOPSY which they said would determine the cause and exact time of death.
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aver
“Oh no, that’s not true,” she AVERRED, when they suggested that she might be a manager.
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banal
The conversation was too BANAL for her taste.
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begrudge
When I saw all the benefits Kylie received for her employee-of-the-month title I BEGRUDGED her the award.
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belie
Wilma’s modest, self-effacing attitude BELIES her intelligence and talents.
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beneficent
Myra was interested to know if this event could be BENEFICENT to her in any way.
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berserk
The elephant went BERSERK on hearing the sudden sound of firecrackers and damaged a few stalls nearby before the mahout finally calmed the animal.
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billowing
The BILLOWING smoke from burning houses was a dreadful sight.
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blandishment
Fed up with the saleswoman’s BLANDISHMENTS, we bought two of the items even though we didn’t actually need them.
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blowhard
Rod is just another BLOWHARD who loves to brag about his supposedly great achievements; none of his peers take him seriously.
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boisterous
The party was BOISTEROUS and loud, as usual.
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bolster
They BOLSTERED their favorite participant’s spirits by cheering for him at the top of their lungs.
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bombastic
Making BOMBASTIC statements is easy enough; to prove that you really possess knowledge is quite tough.
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burgeon
The venture seems to be BURGEONING day by day.
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burnish
The table had been BURNISHED with wax in preparation for his visit.
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buxom
A BUXOM young lady greeted us at the door.
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cacophonous
I wonder how far she would get as a singer with that CACOPHONOUS voice.
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cadaverous
The prolonged illness had made her thin, pale, and CADAVEROUS.
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capricious
Kenneth is too CAPRICIOUS to stay steady with the new job; he has been job-hopping continuously for the last two years.
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castigation
Jenny knew she was in for a major CASTIGATION for having disobeyed the hostel warden’s rules.
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caustic
With her CAUSTIC remarks and sharp tongue, she is a terror among her peers.
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celerity
We had to rush with CELERITY, for time was not on our side.
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centrifugal
The CENTRIFUGAL force was powerful enough to rock us and make us tremble.
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charlatan
The lady is a CHARLATAN; no one trusts her to do legitimate business anymore.
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chasten
Her mother would CHASTEN her all the time, thus ensuring that Sara grew up to be a decent young woman.
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chicanery
It’s yet another of his tricks or CHICANERY; we refuse to believe him anymore.
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cipher
The metal bracelet contained a secret CIPHER inside it.
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circlet
The gold CIRCLET on Anna’s arm was badly damaged when she fell from the parapet, but she herself was barely injured.
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circuitous
I soon discovered that the cab driver was taking me along a CIRCUITOUS route and demanded that he stop immediately.
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coagulate
The liquid gel was COAGULATING because of the cool temperateure.
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coda
The CODA is often more technically difficult to master than any other piece of music.
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cogent
I was by now quite familiar with his COGENT, persuasive tactics so I resisted being persuaded by them.
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commensurate
The letter said that the salary offered would be COMMENSURATE with the best in the industry.
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compendium
The students were asked to submit a brief COMPENDIUM of their annual project to the department head.
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complaisant
The man seemed to be over-obliging and COMPLAISANT to me.
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compliant
The students decided to be COMPLIANT with the school dress code to avoid having to serve detention for disobeying the rules.
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concur
We all CONCURRED with the leader’s decision.
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confound
The more they tried to get details, the more the crime CONFOUNDED them.
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connoisseur
Ken Smith is a CONNOISSEUR of arts and culture.
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consensus
The committee reached a CONSENSUS eventually, after hours of discussion on the issue, and passed the bill.
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construe
What she had actually said and what was being CONSTRUED by the manager were two different things.
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contention
It was a close CONTENTION with each faction getting as many votes as the other.
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contentious
From a peaceful discussion it soon rose to a CONTENTIOUS, hot argument with both parties swearing at each other.
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contrite
Seeing her dismayed look on hearing my harsh words, I suddenly felt CONTRITE and ashamed.
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controverted
They tried hard to make him confess but he CONTROVERTED and opposed every statement they made and even brought in witnesses to support his logic.
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