GRE Vocabulary Flashcards: 90 words to remember

The GRE verbal reasoning section is a colossally challenging test of reading comprehension, English Grammar, critical reading, and vocabulary (which is perhaps the most difficult of all).

Here, in this article, we have come up with a comprehensive list of 90 important words for your reference. Make a commitment to learn at least one per day.

1. demure

quiet, modest, reserved

2. deride

to ridicule or laugh at with contempt

3. despot

a dictator with absolute power

4. diligent

showing care in doing one's work

5. elated

full of high-spirited delight

6. eloquent

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

7. embezzle

to steal money by falsifying records

8. empathy

sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were one's own

9. enmity

ill will; hatred; hostility

10. erudite

learned or scholarly

11. extol

to praise, revere

12. fabricate

to make up, invent

13. feral

Savage; wild

14. flabbergasted

Astounded

15. forsake

to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon

16. fractious

troublesome or irritable

17. furtive

secretive; sly

18. gluttony

excessive eating or drinking

19. gratuitous

uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted

20. haughty

proud, arrogant

21. hypocrisy

Pretending to have feelings, beliefs, or virtues that one does not have.

22. impeccable

perfect, flawless

23. impertinent

insolent; rude

24. implacable

incapable of being appeased or mitigated

25. impudent

casually rude, insolent

26. incisive

clear and sharp in analysis or expression

27. indolent

lazy

28. inept

not suitable or capable, unqualified

29. infamy

notoriety, extreme ill repute

30. inhibit

restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent

31. innate

natural, inborn, inherent; built-in

32. insatiable

not capable of being fully satisfied

33. adherent

someone who believes and helps to spread a doctrine

34. affectation

a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

35. affluent

having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

36. agrarian

relating to rural matters

37. agnostic

a person who claims the existence of God is unknowable

38. allege

report or maintain

39. allusion

passing reference or indirect mention

40. aloof

remote in manner

41. ambiguous

having more than one possible meaning

42. amenity

pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions

43. amnesty

a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

44. amorous

inclined toward or displaying love

45. apartheid

a social policy of racial segregation

46. aphorism

a short pithy instructive saying

47. apocryphal

being of questionable authenticity

48. apprehensive

in fear or dread of possible evil or harm

49. aptitude

inherent ability

50. arbiter

someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

51. arcane

requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

52. archetype

something that serves as a model

53. astute

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

54. attrition

the act of rubbing together

55. austere

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor

56. avow

declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

57. awry

turned or twisted to one side

58. beget

bringing a child into existence

59. belabor

beat soundly

60. beleaguer

annoy persistently

61. bequest

a gift of personal property by will

62. jubilant

extremely joyful

63. knell

the solemn sound of a bell, often indicating a death

64. lithe

Flexible, graceful.

65. lurid

shocking; sensational

66. maverick

an independent, nonconformist person

67. maxim

common saying expressing a principle of conduct

68. meticulous

extremely careful about details

69. modicum

a small amount of something

70. morose

gloomy or sullen

71. myriad

a very large number

72. nadir

the lowest point of something

73. nominal

insignificant, trifling

74. novice

one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience

75. nuance

a slight variation in meaning, tone, expression

76. oblivious

lacking consciousness or awareness of something

77. obsequitous

obeying/performing a service for someone in an overly attentive manner

78. obtuse

lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect

79. panacea

a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems

80. parody

humorous or ridiculous imitation

81. penchant

a tendency, partiality, or preference

82. perusal

a careful examination, review

83. plethora

excess, overabundance

84. predilection

preference or preferred way of doing something

85. quaint

charmingly old fashioned

86. rash

hasty, incautious

87. refurbish

to brighten, freshen or polish; to restore or improve

88. repudiate

to reject, decline

89. pertinent

being of striking appropriateness

90. pervade

spread or diffuse through

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