500+ Practice GRE Vocabulary Words ALL SOLUTION 2024 EDITION GUARANTEED GRADE A+

abase (v.) to humiliate, cause to feel shame; (v.) to hurt the pride of abash (v.) to embarrass; to cause to be embarrassed abate (v.) to make less active or intense; (v.) to become less in intensity abdicate (v.) to give up power aberration (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 (v.) to assist or encourage, , often in the case of wrongdoing; (v.) to support, uphold, or maintain; (v.) to contribute to the commission of an offense abeyance (n.) a temporary suspension or cessation; (n.) a temporary suppression abhor (v.) to find repugnant, or to shrink back with dislike or horror abjure (v.) to reject something; (v.) to retract an oath; (v.) to recant aboriginal (n.) an original inhabitant of any land; (n.) an animal or plant native to the region abortive (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 (v.) to run away, often taking someone or something along; (v.) to hide, withdraw or be concealed absolve (v.) to release from moral wrongdoing; (v.) to grant remission of a sin abstain (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 (adj.) sparing in consumption of, especially in relation to food and drink; (adj.) marked by moderation in indulgence abyss (n.) a gulf or pit that is either bottomless or which possesses an unfathomable and inconceivable depth; (n.) infinite time abysmal (adj.) boundless and vast; (adj.) unfathomable accede (v.) to give into or yield to someone else's wishes or desires; (v.) to be in accordance with; to agree acclivity (n.) an upward grade or slope, on the earth accolade (n.) to praise; (n.) a symbol that signifies distinction or approval; (n.) a ceremony that was formerly used to bestow knighthood accoutre (v.) to provide with military equipment accretion (n.) an increase brought about by natural growth; (n.) an increase in a beneficiary's awarded portion of an estate acetic (adj.) containing or relating to acetic acid; vinegary smell or taste, particularly in relation to wine acidulous (adj.) tasting sour like acme (n.) the highest degree or level attainable, the highest point of something; mature age; (n.) the crisis or height of a disease acquiescence (n.) acceptance without resistance or protest; assent or submission; (n.) in criminal law: submission to an injury by the injured party acquiescent (adj.) willing to carry out someone else's orders or wishes without any protest or dissent; (adj.) submissive actuate (v.) to trigger a reaction or to move and incite to action; (v.) to carry out or perform adapt (v.) to modify or change to suit a new purpose or conditions; (v.) to conform one's own self to new conditions or a new environment addiction (n.) a situation in which someone is dependent on something that is physiologically and/or psychologically habit forming, particularly in relation to alcohol or drugs adhere (v.) to be in accordance with or compatible with; to carry out a plan without deviation; (v.) to come into close contact with; to be a devoted supporter or follower, in a religious sense adipose (adj.) composed of animal fat admonish (v.) to counsel in relation to one's negative behavior; (v.) to warn against strongly; (v.) to take to task adulterate (adj.) mixed with impurities; (v.) to corrupt or debase by adding a foreign substance adumbration (n.) a rough summary of the main aspects of an argument or theory; providing vague indications of something in advance adversity (n.) a state of affliction or misfortune; extreme challenge or hardship; (n.) a stroke of excessively bad fortune advert (v.) to give heed to; (v.) to make a subversive or overt reference to advocate: (n.) a person who stands for and/or pleads for a cause, idea or person; (n.) a lawyer who pleads a case in a court of law; (v.) to push for or recommend something; (v.) to argue in favor of aerie (n.) a lofty nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk; (n.) a habitation of high altitude aesthetic (adj.) relating to beauty or good taste; (n.) a specialty in philosophy that relates to what is beautiful and how humans respond to art and beauty in the world affable (adj.) exemplifying warmth and friendliness; (adj.) gracious and mild affected (adj.) acted on or influenced; (adj.) experiencing an emotional impact aggrandize (v.) to add details to; to increase in power; (v.) to make something appear exceedingly great or exalted affiliation (n.) association in or with a professional or societal group; (n.) connection in terms of descent (from birth) affinity (n.) the force which attracts atoms and binds them together in the formation of a molecule; (n.) a close connection marked by shared interests or similarities; an intrinsic resemblance between persons and/or things; a natural attraction to or feeling of kinship for; (adj.) kinship by marriage or adoption affray (n.) a noisy fight or quarrel; the act of disturbing someone; fear or fright agape (adj.) with the mouth wide open due to wonder or awe; (n.) a religious meal shared as a sign of fellowship, love, and respect aggregate (n.) gathered or having a tendency to gather in a mass or whole; (n.) the whole amount; (v.) to gather in a mass or whole aghast (adj.) struck with fear, disgust, dismay and/or horror agnostic (adj.) uncertain of all claims relating to knowledge; (n.) a person who doubts the truth of religion and/or does not hold a particular view or perspective on the existence or nonexistence of God alacrity (n.) cheerful readiness, promptness, eagerness agrarian (adj.) agricultural or relating to farms and agriculture, fields or lands; (n.) a person in favor of an equal division of property alchemy (n.) a forerunner of chemistry, originating from the medieval era; (n.) the manner in which two individuals relate to each other alias (n.) a temporarily assumed name, other than one's real name allay (v.) to lessen the intensity of; (v.) to calm; to quench, particularly in terms of thirst allege: (v.) to report or accuse alleviate (v.) to provide physical relief, particularly from pain; (v.) to make easier allocate (v.) to distribute according to a particular plan; (v.) to set aside aloof (adj.) to be somewhat at a distance or apart from a crowd; detached or reserved in mannerisms altercation (n.) a quarrel or argument amalgamation (n.) the mixing or blending together of various elements, including races or societies; (n.) the result of such blending; (n.) the combination of two or more commercial companies ambiguous (adj.) unclear; (adj.) uncertain in nature; open to more than one interpretation ameliorate (v.) to make something or someone better amenable (adj.) willing to comply; (adj.) responsible to a higher authority amnesia (n.) a partial or total loss of memory amnesty (n.) a period during which criminals are exempt from punishment; (n.) a warrant that grants release from a previously meted out punishment; (v.) the official act of liberating someone, in a legal sense; to grant a pardon amortize (v.) to gradually liquidate; to clear off or extinguish, particularly in relation to a debt amuck (adj.) in a murderous tumult; wildly or without self-control amulet (n.) a piece of jewelry thought to protect an individual against evil anachronism (n.) something located during a time when it could not have actually existed or occurred; (n.) an artifact that belongs to a different time period; (n.) a person displaced in time analgesia (n.) the absence of the sense of pain, but with consciousness still in tact analogy (n.) an insinuation that if things agree in one respect, they agree in others; (n.) a comparison drawn to show similarities anarchy (n.) a state of disorder and lawlessness, resulting from a lack of or failure in government anesthetic (adj.) characterized by a lack of sensibility; (n.) a drug that temporarily causes loss of bodily sensations animus (n.) a feeling of ill-will that arouses hostility or animosity relieve annul (v.) to declare void or invalid, particularly in the case of a marriage, law or contract; (v.) to eliminate the existence of antagonism (n.) hostility that results in conflict, resistance or opposition; (n.) the condition of being an opposing force or factor in a situation or system antipathy (n.) a strong feeling of hostility or dislike apex (n.) the highest point of something, particularly in the case of a triangle, cone or pyramid aplomb (n.) poise (n.) self-confidence apocalyptic (adj.) relating to the apocalypse; involving or implying doom and ultimate devastation; (adj.) of a prophetic nature दैवी साहित्य apostate (n.) a person who has abandoned his or her political party, religion, or cause appease (v.) to bring pacification or peace to someone who is upset or contentious; (v.) to satisfy or relieve appellation: (n.) a formal name or title; (n.) the act of naming (officially) apprehend (v.) to arrest or take an individual into custody; (v.) to mentally grasp a concept or principle apprehensive (adj.) anxious or fearful about the future; (adj.) capable of understanding concepts quickly aptitude (n.) an aptitude for learning; a talent; (n.) quickness in understanding, intelligence archives (n.) a collection of records, particularly related to the history of records of an institution ardor (n.) a feeling of strong eagerness or enthusiasm; an intense feeling of love; (n.) feelings of warmth and affection arraign (v.) to command a prisoner or free person accused of a crime to appear in court to answer a charge arrant (adj.) downright or utter, particularly unqualified आरोप के लिए बुलाना artifact (n.) man-made object artifice (n.) a clever trick; (n.) skill or cunningness asceticism (n.) the principles and practices of an ascetic, particularly in relation to extreme self-denial; (n.) self-restraint practiced in relation to a religious or spiritual doctrine or practice that claims the renunciation of worldly pleasures allows one to achieve a higher spiritual state of being संन्यास ascribe (v.) to attribute to; (v.) to assign a quality or characteristic askance (v.) to view with an oblique glance; (v.) to regard with suspicion एक परोक्ष नज़र के साथ देखने askew (adj.) turned or twisted toward one side aspiration (n.) a desire or will to succeed; a cherished desire; (n.) an expulsion of breath during the active process of speech; the act of inhaling or drawing in air assail (v.) to violently attack; to criticize; (v.) to cause trouble to assimilate (v.) to learn, understand and incorporate information; (v.) to adjust or become adjusted to a different environment; to absorb (food) assuage (v.) to make something less intense or severe; (v.) to satisfy or appease, to pacify or calm astringent (adj.) causing the contraction of body tissue; severe or harsh; (n.) an drug or lotion that draws pores together and/or causes their contraction astute (adj.) rapid to apprehend or understand atrocity (n.) a behavior, event or incident that is characterized by cruelty and wickedness; (n.) an act of extreme cruelty क्रूरता attrition (n.) a constant wearing down caused by friction; (n.) a gradual decrease in strength, due to consistent stressful conditions; a gradual reduction in membership or personnel; (n.) repentance for a sin, motivated by the fear of God and punishment augment (v.) to make something larger in size or quantity augury (n.) the art of foretelling the future by means of various sings; (n.) an omen from which the future if foretold auspicious: (adj.) related to positive and favorable circumstances; (adj.) marked by success and prosperity austere (adj.) stern, in terms of character or disposition; (adj.) strict or severe in discipline; lacking adornment or decoration autonomous: (adj.) not controlled by other individuals or organizations; (adj.) independent in mind and judgment avatar (n.) the animal or human incarnation of a Hindu deity, particularly Vishnu; (n.) an embodiment of a quality or concept; a temporary manifestation of an ongoing entity aver (v.) to officially assert as a fact; (v.) to justify, qualify or prove avouch (v.) to attest to or declare the validity of; (v.) to confirm; to accept responsibility for an action; to confess avow (v.) to openly acknowledge; (v.) to positive and undoubtedly profess axiom (n.) a universally recognized truth; (n.) a seemingly self-evident principle baffle (v.) to frustrate someone, by perplexing or confusing them; (v.) to impede the force or movement of baleful (adj.) harmful, threatening or deadly baneful (adj.) causing distress, death or ruin barrage (n.) a prolonged attack of words or blows; a curtain of (military) artillery fire to prevent enemy forces from moving or to make way for one's own forces; (n.) a man-made barrier in a stream or river batten (n.) a sawed strip of wood or flooring; (trans. verb) to fasten canvas over the hatches, especially in preparation for a storm; (v.) to grow fat bauble (n.) a decorative or showy but worthless object beguile (v.) to mislead by trickery or deception beholden (adj.) obliged to feel grateful for or owing thanks beleaguer (v.) to besiege by encircling; to harass or beset with difficulties belittle (v.) to make someone feel little or less important, to slight someone benevolent (adj.) doing or intending to do good benison (n.) a benediction berate (v.) to severely rebuke or scold; (v.) to criticize, slate bestial (adj.) beast-like in behavior, brutish biennial (adj.) occurring every two years; (adj.) lasting or living for two years billingsgate (n.) abuse, foul or vulgar language bivouac (n.) a temporary encampment (usually of military soldiers) exposed out in the open with only tents or little shelter blandish (v.) to flatter, coax or persuade blasphemous: (adj.) irreverent or profane`, particularly in relation to a religious subject bleak (adj.) unsheltered and exposed to wind and cold; (adj.) cold, cutting and harsh; gloomy; (adj.) not hopeful bode (v.) to predict or announce in advance bogus (adj.) not veritable or genuine boorish (adj.) rude; awkward, ill-mannered bootless (adj.) useless, without benefit brackish (adj.) somewhat salty, as might be the waters near a sea; having an displeasing taste; nauseous breach (n.) a failure to follow through on or complete the agreement and terms of a contract or law; (n.) an opening created by a breakthrough (in a wall); (n.) a break in amicable relations bristle (n.) any short, stiff or prickly hair of an animal or plant; (intrans. verb) to become stiff and erect; (n.) to show anger, irritation or outrage; (n.) to be thickly covered with brusque (adj.) abrupt and rough use of language or manner of speech bumptious (adj.) arrogant, excessively conceited, forward burlesque (n.) any comic or satirical imitation (for example) in the form of writing, theater or a parody, intending to mock; (adj.) bawdy burnish (v.) to polish or to make shiny cabal (n.) a group of plotters or intriguers with conspiratorial intentions; (n.) a secret scheme or plot cache (n.) a hiding place, especially in the ground for ammunition, food or treasures; (n.) anything so hidden; (v.) to put in a cache caliber (n.) degree of capacity or competence calumniate (v.) to make false and malicious statements about candor (n.) the state or quality of being open, honest, straightforward, open and sincere in communication; (n.) freedom from bias canter (n.) an easy-going gallop; (v.) to move or ride at a canter capitulate (v.) to surrender often after negotiation of terms captious (adj.) characterized by a disposition to find out and point trivial faults; (adj.) intended to entrap or confuse carnage (n.) the slaughter of numerous people; (n.) those slain in battle carping (adj.) characterized by trivial fault-finding caste (n.) any of the social or subclasses of traditional Hindu society, such as the Brahman or Sudra castes; a social class distinct from others and characterized by hereditary rank, profession or wealth; (n.) a social position conferred on someone based on a system of castes cataclysm (n.) any violent upheaval, particularly of a political or social nature; (n.) an extensive flood catalyst (n.) (in chemistry), a substance that causes a chemical reaction without itself being affected; (n.) a person or thing that brings about or precipitates change; (n.) a person or event that precipitates a process or change cathartic (adj.) physically or emotionally purging in nature; (adj.) therapeutic Catholic (adj.) of or pertaining to the Catholic church; a member of the Catholic church; (adj.) of a broad, liberal or comprehensive scope cavil (v.) to raise trivial objections; (n.) a trivial or annoying objection celibate (n.) one who abstains from sexual relations with others; (n.) an individual who remains unmarried centrifugal (adj.) moving or directed outward from the center; (n.) a rotating, perforated drum that holds materials to be separated in a machine centripetal (adj.) moving or directed toward an axis or center; (adj.) tending or directed toward centralization cessation (n.) a temporary discontinuance chameleon (n.) any of the Old World lizards which can change color; (n.) a changeable or inconstant person charlatan (n.) a person who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than he or she actually possesses; (n.) a cont artist or fake chary (adj.) cautious or careful; (adj.) fastidious; sparing chastise (v.) to criticize severely; (v.) to discipline through corporal punishment chide (v.) to express disapproval of, to harass or reproach chimerical (adj.) fantasy, unreal or imaginary; (adj.) highly unrealistic chronic (adj.) constant and habitual; (adj.) lasting a long time, especially pertaining to a disease circuitous (adj.) indirect or roundabout circumlocution (n.) an indirect or roundabout way of speaking citadel (n.) a fortress in a commanding position in or near a city; a fortified place claustrophobia (n.) a excessive fear of being in closed or confined spaces clemency (n.) a willingness to lessen the severity of a given punishment; (n.) an official act of mercy or forgiveness cliché (n.) an overused expression or idea; (n.) a person whose behavior is predictable coalesce (v.) to fuse, grow or mix together cogent (adj.) believable, convincing or persuasive by clear and forcible presentation; (adj.) to the point cognomen (n.) a family or surname cohere (v.) to hold together in a mass that resists separation; (v.) to cause to form a united, aesthetically uniform whole collaborate (v.) to work together or cooperate; (v.) join forces colloquial (adj.) characteristic of ordinary conversation, rather than formal speech or writing comatose (adj.) of, related to or in a coma; (adj.) characterized by lethargy commensurate (adj.) of the same extent or duration; corresponding in size or degree, proportionate; (adj.) measurable by a common standard compatible (adj.) capable of existing harmoniously; (adj.) capable of integration with other elements in a system without any additional required modifications compendium (n.) a complete, short summary; (n.) a list or collection of various items complement (n.) something that completes or makes something else whole; (n.) a quantity that completes anything; (n.) either of two parts, needed to complete the whole compliment (n.) an expression of praise (v.) to give someone praise or accolades compliant (adj.) disposed or willing to comply conciliate (v.) to overcome the mistrust of; (v.) to regain or attempt to regain friendship; (v.) to attempt to reconcile concomitant (adj.) existing or occurring with something else congeal (v.) to solidify or jell by freezing; coagulate conjecture (n.) the expression of or formulation of a theory without sufficient evidence or proof; (v.) to guess or formulate a theory without sufficient evidence or proof connotation (n.) an idea or meaning suggested or associated with a word or thing; (n.) the set of associations implied by a word, in addition to its implicit meaning contentious (adj.) tending to cause argument or strife; (adj.) characterized by argument or controversy controvert (v.) to be resistant to, to raise arguments against, to oppose contumacious (adj.) willfully obstinate or stubbornly disobedient; (adj.) insubordinate conveyance (n.) the act of conveying or transmission copious (adj.) large in quantity or number; (adj.) having or yielding a plentiful supply; (adj.) exhibiting abundance corporeal (adj.) of or relating to the body; (adj.) of a material nature corpulent (adj.) large or bulky in body countermand (v.) to cancel or reverse an order or transmission previously issued; (n.) cancellation of an order or command cower (v.) to cringe, crouch or curl up in fear, to show fear coy (adj.) tending to avoid people or social situations; (adj.) shy or modest in a flirtatious manner; stubbornly unwilling to make a comment craven (adj.) cowardly, spineless; (n.) a coward credence (n.) acceptance as truth or valid; trustworthiness; (n.) recommendation, credentials crone (n.) an ugly and withered woman, a hag crotchety (adj.) grouchy in nature or characterized by whimsical and odd notions cryptic (adj.) mysterious in meaning, puzzling; (adj.) secret, occult cull (v.) to pick out from others, select; (v.) to remove rejected members or parts from culmination (n.) the highest point or degree of completion curmudgeon (n.) an ill-tempered person curtail (v.) to cut short; (v.) reduce, diminish cynic (n.) a person with a pessimistic outlook and who believes that most people are solely motivated by selfishness dank (adj.) unpleasantly moist or humid; (adj.) damp, chilly dastard (n.) a mean-spirited, conniving coward dearth CONTINUED...