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GRE Examination Top Vocabulary Words

April 27 2024

GRE EXAMINATION TOP VOCABULARY WORDS The richness of the English language is measured by the richness of vocabulary known. In the same way, the richness of GRE examination will be measured by the richness in GRE Vocab Words built so far. GRE examination does not have direct questions of vocabulary but is tested through sentence equivalence, reading comprehension, and text completion. GRE examination can be simple if you study it well and GRE Vocab Words is the secret ingredient of the recipe to crack GRE examination with expected results. Follow our youtube videos for tracking GRE examination in the best way.

GRE Vocab Words

S.NO	Word	Definition
1.	Zeal	Passion or fervor.
2.	Zooflagellate	Flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics.
3.	Whimsical	Fanciful or capricious.
4.	Volatile	Easily changeable or extreme; unstable.
5.	Vexation	State of being frustrated, irritated, or concerned.
6.	Verbose	Long-winded; loquacious.
7.	Veracity	Truth and factual accuracy.
8.	Venerate	To give a high degree of respect; may border on worship.
9.	Venality	The state of being capable of being bribed.
10.	Vacillate	To shift between multiple options or opinions.
11.	Untenable	Weak or unsupportable, especially with respect to an opinion or situation.
12.	Ubiquitous	Ever-present or universal.
13.	Tortuous	Complicated; twisty.
14.	Torpor	Tiredness, lethargy.
15.	Tirade	An angry rant.
16.	Timorous	Meek or timid.
17.	Tenuous	Weak, flimsy, insubstantial.
18.	Temperance	Moderation and restraint, sometimes used to specifically describe abstinence from alcohol.
19.	Taciturn	Reticent or reserved; tending towards silence.
20.	Tacit	Implicit.
21.	Simultaneous	Occurring at the same moment.
22.	Synthesize	To combine disparate parts into a coherent whole.
23.	Salubrious	Health-promoting.
24.	Sedulous	Dedicated and careful.
25.	Sycophant	A fawning, insincere admirer.
26.	Solicitous	Considerate, attentive.
27.	Supplant	To overtake or replace.
28.	Supine	Laying back with the face upward (opposite position to prone).
29.	Soporific	Makes sleepy.
30.	Subversive	Meant to undercut established institutions or norms.
31.	Satiate	To completely satisfy.
32.	Recondite	Arcane or obscure.
33.	Refute	To rebut or disprove.
34.	Relentless	Never stopping, constant.
35.	Implicit	Implied or insinuated without being directly stated.
36.	Imprudence	Bad judgment.
37.	Impudent	Disrespectful.
38.	Inadvertent	By accident or unintentional.
39.	Inchoate	Rudimentary, in the beginning stages.
40.	Inconclusive	Not determinable or not leading to a firm conclusion.

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S.NO	Word	Definition
1.	Indefatigable	- Cannot be made tired.
2.	Eulogy	- Memorial speech for one who has passed, normally given at a funeral.
3.	Exacerbate	- To make worse.
4.	Sparse	- Scattered or scarce, austere and unadorned.
5.	Substantiate	- To corroborate or give evidence of something.
6.	Spurious	- Fake or false, calm and dependable.
7.	Sporadic	- Occasional or scattered.
8.	Spacious	- Spurious; appearing true but actually false.
9.	Sediment	- Material that settles at the bottom of a body of water.
10.	Exacting	- Challenging, demanding, grueling.
11.	Exculpate	- To exonerate or vindicate.
12.	Exonerate	- To clear of charges of wrongdoing.
13.	Expatiate	- To elaborate on something in great detail.
14.	Explicate	- To explain in detail.
15.	Exposition	- A thorough explanation.
16.	Extraneous	- Irrelevant or superfluous.
17.	Extrapolate	- To estimate or conjecture about the future based on presently available information or facts.
18.	Facetious	- Glib or flippant.
19.	Facilitate	- To make something easier or simpler.
20.	Fallacious	- Relying on a fallacy and thus incorrect/misinformed.
21.	Fastidious	- Meticulous.
22.	Foment	- To foster unrest or discontent.
23.	Forestall	- To hold off or try to prevent.
24.	Fortuitous	- Fortunate and lucky.
25.	Frugal	- Economical, thrifty.
26.	Gainsay	- Deny or oppose.
27.	Banal	- Boring, cliché.
28.	Belie	- False impression.
29.	Benign	- Gentle, harmless.
30.	Biased	- Prejudiced, displaying partiality.
31.	Burgeon	- Flourish, bloom, expand or increase quickly.
32.	Cacophony	- Loud and chaotic noise.
33.	Cogent	- Clearly laid out and persuasive.
34.	Commensurate	- In accordance with, proportional.
35.	Condone	- To approve or allow.
36.	Quotidian	- Relating to the everyday or mundane.
37.	Painstaking	- Attentive to detail, meticulous.
38.	Partial	- Incomplete.
39.	Partisan	- Devoted supporter of a group, cause, or person.
40.	Patent	- Blatant, obvious.

41.	Contend	- To assert or claim.
42.	Convoluted	- Roundabout, not straightforward.
43.	Copious	- Plentiful or abundant.
44.	Bolster	- To shore up or support.
45.	Bombastic	- Overblown, theatrical.
46.	Brazen	- Bold or open to the point of shocking.
47.	Covet	- To desire something that does not belong to you.
48.	Craven	- Cowardly to the point of being shameful.
49.	Credence	- Belief or trust.
50.	Credulous	- Gullible.
51.	Delineate	- To describe very accurately.
52.	Demur	- To object or raise concerns.
53.	Denigrate	- Say negative things about, particularly in a defamatory way.
54.	Disparage	- To belittle.
55.	Disparate	- Dissimilar to such a degree that comparison is not possible.
56.	Dissonance	- A clash between two elements that don’t blend well.
57.	Dogma	- The official beliefs or tenets of particular sect or group.
58.	Dupe	- To deceive or fool.
59.	Galvanize	- To prod someone into action.
60.	Garrulous	- Talkative.
61.	Gauche	- Socially inept, inappropriate, or awkward.
62.	Germane	- Relevant to the matter at hand.
63.	Glib	- Talking volubly, but carelessly or insincerely.
64.	Gregarious	- Sociable, genial.
65.	Guile	- Craftiness and cunning.
66.	Capricious	- Mercurial, unpredictable, whimsical.
67.	Castigate	- To scold or berate strongly.
68.	Censure	- To express intense condemnation.
69.	Chauvinist	- Someone who believes prejudicially that their own group is the superior one.
70.	Chicanery	- Trickery or deception.
71.	Coalesce	- To come together, especially from disparate parts.
72.	Harangue	- Diatribe or rant.
73.	Hedonism	- The pursuit of pleasure.
74.	Infer	- To conclude from implicit evidence (as opposed to explicit facts).
75.	Ingenuous	- Innocent.
76.	Inimical	- Harmful or hostile.
77.	Innocuous	- Harmless.
78.	Inscrutable	- Enigmatic, incomprehensible.
79.	Insipid	- Bland, uninspired, inane.
80.	Insular	- Tight-knit and isolated; uninterested in matters outside one’s immediate sphere.

81.	Intensive	- Concentrated and in-depth.
82.	Intermediary	- A go-between.
83.	Intractable	- Unmanageable.
84.	Intransigent	- Uncompromising, obstinate.
85.	Intrepid	- Bold and adventurous.
86.	Inveterate	- Ingrained, habitual.
87.	Invulnerable	- Indestructible, impervious to harm.
88.	Irascible	- Irritable, testy, touchy.
89.	Irresolute	- Wishy-washy, hesitant.
90.	Reproach	- To scold or express criticism.
91.	Repudiate	- To renounce or disown.
92.	Rescind	- To take back or retract.
93.	Reticent	- Hesitant to speak.
94.	Reverent	- Solemn and respectful.
95.	Rhetoric	- The art of effective communication.
96.	Paucity	- Scarcity, poverty.
97.	Pedantic	- Overly concerned with irrelevant detail, fussy.
98.	Pedestrian	- Boring, monotonous, run-of-the-mill.
99.	Perfidy	- Treachery or deceit.
100.	Perfunctory	- Done without much effort, care, or thought.
101.	Peripheral	- On the edge or periphery; not centrally important.
102.	Permeate	- To pervade or penetrate throughout.
103.	Perseverance	- Persistence in the face of obstacles.
104.	Peruse	- To read something carefully and closely.
105.	Pervasive	- Found everywhere, widespread; often has a negative connotation.
106.	Phenomena	- Things that happen.
107.	Phlegmatic	- Cool and unruffled.
108.	Pith	- The essential substance of something.
109.	Placate	- To calm, especially an angry or upset person.
110.	Platitude	- A trite or cliché statement.
111.	Plausible	- Believable, reasonable.
112.	Plethora	- A surplus or overabundance of something.
113.	Plummet	- To fall quickly and far.
114.	Polarize	- To cause a sharp division between two groups.
115.	Polemical	- Angry, hostile, harshly critical.
116.	Pragmatic	- Practical.
117.	Precarious	- Uncertain or unstable.
118.	Preceded	- Went before.
119.	Precipitate	- To cause.
120.	Precursor	- Forerunner.

121.	Prescient	- Knowing things before they happen, prophetic.
122.	Presumptuous	- Overly familiar; invades social boundaries.
123.	Prevail	- To succeed, especially with respect to vanquishing an opponent.
124.	Prevaricate	- To evade or deceive without outright lying.
125.	Prodigal	- A reckless spender.
126.	Prodigious	- Enormous, immense, gigantic.
127.	Profligate	- Extravagant and wasteful, especially in an immoral way.
128.	Proliferate	- To multiply and spread rapidly.
129.	Propitiate	- To appease someone who is angry.
130.	Opportunism	- The practice of taking advantage of opportunities as they arise without particular concern for morality or ethics.
131.	Opprobrium	- Criticism or condemnation.
132.	Oscillate	- To swing back and forth between two points, poles, or positions.
133.	Ostentatious	- Overly showy in a way that is gaudy or vulgar.
134.	Outstrip	- To overtake or outrun.
135.	Overshadow	- To appear more notable than.
136.	Obdurate	- Stubborn, obstinate.
137.	Obscure	- Mysterious or not well-known.
138.	Obsequious	- Overly fawning and helpful in a way that is disingenuous.
139.	Obstinate	- Stubborn, uncompromising.
140.	Obviate	- To forestall the need for something.
141.	Occlude	- To block or obstruct.
142.	Occult	- The mystical and supernatural.
143.	Offset	- To counterbalance or counteract.
144.	Olfactory	- Relating to smell or the sense of smell.
145.	Omniscience	- The quality or state of being all-knowing.
146.	Onerous	- Difficult or burdensome.
147.	Notoriety	- Fame for doing something negative or criminal.
148.	Nuance	- Subtle shades of difference.
149.	Naive	- Inexperienced or gullible.
150.	Nascent	- Just beginning or in the early stages.
151.	Neglect	- To abandon or leave uncared-for.
152.	Nonplussed	- Confused and baffled.
153.	Mercurial	- Easily changeable, fickle.
154.	Meticulous	- Paying close attention to detail.
155.	Magnanimity	- Generosity and nobility of spirit.
156.	Maladroit	- Clumsy, awkward, inept.
157.	Misanthrope	- Person who hates humanity.
158.	Mitigate	- To improve a painful, unpleasant, or negative situation.
159.	Malign	- Evil or harmful.
160.	Malleable	- Pliant or pliable.
161.	Maverick	- An unorthodox person or rebel.
162.	Mendacity	- Untruthfulness, dishonesty.
163.	Mollify	- To placate.
164.	Monotony	- Boredom and repetition.
165.	Mundane	- Every day, boring.
166.	Munificent	- Very generous.
167.	Laud	- To praise.
168.	Loquacious	- Talkative.
169.	Laudable	- Praiseworthy.
170.	Indeterminate	- unresolved

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