The GRE tests a surprisingly limited number of words. In the following lists, you will find words that occur frequently on
the GRE. Granted, memorizing a list of words is rather dry, but it is probably the most effective way to improve your
performance on the verbal section.
As you read through the lists, mark any words that you do not know with a check mark. Then when you read
through the list again, mark any that you do not remember with two checks. Continue in this manner until you have
learned the words.
The first list, The Ubiquitous 200 , contains words that have appeared frequently on the GRE. Over the years, our
second list, Vocabulary 4000, has been an invaluable tool for students who have both the time and the determination to
wade through it. It’s chock-full of words that are prime candidates for the GRE.
GRE PREPARATION in 30 days (1 MONTH| GRE vocabulary most repeated words 2018 |GRE score 330+ | Day 1
amalgamation mixture
ambiguous unclear
ambivalence conflicting emotions
amenable agreeable
amorphous shapeless
anachronistic out of historical order
analogous similar
anarchy absence of government
anathema curse
animus hate
anomalous abnormal
antipathy repulsion, hatred
antipodal exactly opposite
antiquated outdated, obsolete
apathy indifference
appease pacify
approbation approval
artless naive, simple
ascetic self-denying
assiduous hard-working
assimilate absorb
audacity boldness
auspicious favorable
austere harsh, Spartan
autonomous self-governing
avarice greed
axiom self-evident truth
banal trite
abash humiliate, embarrass
abdicate relinquish power or position
aberrant abnormal
abet aid, encourage (typically of
crime)
abeyance postponement
aboriginal indigenous
abridge shorten
abstemious moderate
acclimate accustom oneself to a
climate
accost to approach and speak to
someone
acquiesce agree passively
acumen insight
adamant insistent
admonish warn gently
adulterate contaminate, corrupt
adversity hardship
aegis that which protects
aesthetic pleasing to the senses,
beautiful
affable friendly
affinity fondness
aggregate total, collect
aghast horrified
alacrity swiftness
alienate estrange, antagonize
alleviate lessen, assuage
altruism benevolence, generosity
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