800 High-Frequency GRE words
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1 abate to decrease ,reduce
2 abdicate to give up a position or power
3 aberrant abnormal
4 abeyance temporary suppression or suspension
5 abject miserable; pitiful
6 abjure to reject ,abandon formally
7 abscission the act of cutting ;the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant
8 abscond escape ; to depart secretly
9 abstemious moderate in appetite
10 abstinence the give up of the certain pleasures
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1 viable adj
1 a viable idea, plan, or method can work successfully
viable alternative/proposition/option etc
The committee came forward with one viable solution.
economically/commercially/financially viable
Will a hotel here be financially viable?
2 technical : able to continue to live or to develop into a living thing:
viable seeds
—viably adverb
—viability noun [uncountable]
the long-term economic viability of the company
2 viscous adj
technical : a viscous liquid is thick and sticky and does not flow easily:
As the liquid cools, it becomes viscous.
—viscosity noun [uncountable]
3 vituperative adj
full of angry and cruel criticism [= vicious]:
vituperative comments
4 volatile
5 warranted
6 wary adj
someone who is wary is careful because they think something might be dangerous or harmful
7 welter n
a welter of something
a large and confusing amount or number of something:
There is a welter of information on the subject.
8 whimsical adj
unusual or strange and often amusing:
He has a wonderful whimsical sense of humour.
—whimsically adverb
9 zealot n
someone who has extremely strong beliefs, especially religious or political beliefs, and is too eager to make other people share them:
religious zealots
—zealotry noun [uncountable]
1 a viable idea, plan, or method can work successfully
viable alternative/proposition/option etc
The committee came forward with one viable solution.
economically/commercially/financially viable
Will a hotel here be financially viable?
2 technical : able to continue to live or to develop into a living thing:
viable seeds
—viably adverb
—viability noun [uncountable]
the long-term economic viability of the company
2 viscous adj
technical : a viscous liquid is thick and sticky and does not flow easily:
As the liquid cools, it becomes viscous.
—viscosity noun [uncountable]
3 vituperative adj
full of angry and cruel criticism [= vicious]:
vituperative comments
4 volatile
5 warranted
6 wary adj
someone who is wary is careful because they think something might be dangerous or harmful
7 welter n
a welter of something
a large and confusing amount or number of something:
There is a welter of information on the subject.
8 whimsical adj
unusual or strange and often amusing:
He has a wonderful whimsical sense of humour.
—whimsically adverb
9 zealot n
someone who has extremely strong beliefs, especially religious or political beliefs, and is too eager to make other people share them:
religious zealots
—zealotry noun [uncountable]
1 tirade n
a long angry speech criticizing someone or something
tirade against
He launched into a tirade against the church.
tirade of
a tirade of abuse
2 torpor n
formal : a state of being not active because you are lazy or sleepy:
She tried to rouse him from the torpor into which he had sunk.
3 tortuous adj
1 a tortuous path, stream, road etc has a lot of bends in it and is therefore difficult to travel along:
a tortuous path over the mountains to Kandahar
2 complicated and long and therefore confusing:
The book begins with a long, tortuous introduction.
—tortuously adverb
4 tractable adj
easy to control or deal with [≠ intractable]:
The issues have proved to be less tractable than expected.
—tractability noun [uncountable]
5 transgression
transgress [intransitive and transitive] formal
to do something that is against the rules of social behaviour or against a moral principle:
Orton's plays transgress accepted social norms.
—transgressor noun [countable]
—transgression noun [uncountable and countable]
6 truculence adj
truculent : literary : bad-tempered and always willing to argue with people:
a truculent attitude
—truculently adverb
—truculence noun [uncountable]
7 vacillate v
to continue to change your opinions, decisions, ideas etc [= waver]
vacillate between
Her parents vacillated between different approaches to discipline.
—vacillation noun [uncountable and countable]
8 venerate v
to honour or respect someone or something because they are old, holy, or connected with the past:
a symbol of Arab courage, to be venerated for generations
venerate somebody as something
These children are venerated as holy beings.
—veneration noun [uncountable]
The sun was an object of veneration.
9 veracious
veracity [uncountable] formal
the fact of being true or correct [= truth]
veracity of
Has anyone checked the veracity of these allegations?
voracious
1eating or wanting large quantities of food:
Pigs are voracious feeders.
Kids can have voracious appetites.
10 verbose adj
using or containing too many words:
For once, his usually verbose wife was content to listen.
Legal writing is often unclear and verbose.
—verbosely adverb
—verbosity noun [uncountable]
a long angry speech criticizing someone or something
tirade against
He launched into a tirade against the church.
tirade of
a tirade of abuse
2 torpor n
formal : a state of being not active because you are lazy or sleepy:
She tried to rouse him from the torpor into which he had sunk.
3 tortuous adj
1 a tortuous path, stream, road etc has a lot of bends in it and is therefore difficult to travel along:
a tortuous path over the mountains to Kandahar
2 complicated and long and therefore confusing:
The book begins with a long, tortuous introduction.
—tortuously adverb
4 tractable adj
easy to control or deal with [≠ intractable]:
The issues have proved to be less tractable than expected.
—tractability noun [uncountable]
5 transgression
transgress [intransitive and transitive] formal
to do something that is against the rules of social behaviour or against a moral principle:
Orton's plays transgress accepted social norms.
—transgressor noun [countable]
—transgression noun [uncountable and countable]
6 truculence adj
truculent : literary : bad-tempered and always willing to argue with people:
a truculent attitude
—truculently adverb
—truculence noun [uncountable]
7 vacillate v
to continue to change your opinions, decisions, ideas etc [= waver]
vacillate between
Her parents vacillated between different approaches to discipline.
—vacillation noun [uncountable and countable]
8 venerate v
to honour or respect someone or something because they are old, holy, or connected with the past:
a symbol of Arab courage, to be venerated for generations
venerate somebody as something
These children are venerated as holy beings.
—veneration noun [uncountable]
The sun was an object of veneration.
9 veracious
veracity [uncountable] formal
the fact of being true or correct [= truth]
veracity of
Has anyone checked the veracity of these allegations?
voracious
1eating or wanting large quantities of food:
Pigs are voracious feeders.
Kids can have voracious appetites.
10 verbose adj
using or containing too many words:
For once, his usually verbose wife was content to listen.
Legal writing is often unclear and verbose.
—verbosely adverb
—verbosity noun [uncountable]
1 stolid adj
someone who is stolid does not react to situations or seem excited by them when most people would react - used to show disapproval [= impassive]
—stolidly adverb
2 striated adj
technical : having narrow lines or bands of colour [= striped]
striation noun [countable usually plural]
3 strut n
1 [countable] a long thin piece of metal or wood used to support a part of a building, the wing of an aircraft etc
2 [singular] a proud way of walking, with your head high and your chest pushed forwards
strut v
1 to walk proudly with your head high and your chest pushed forwards, showing that you think you are important
strut around/about/across etc
I strutted around Chicago as if I were really somebody.
2 strut your stuff : informal : to show your skill at doing something, especially dancing or performing:
The band strutted their stuff in a free concert.
4 subpoena n ,v (LAW)
a written order to come to a court of law and be a witness
to order someone to come to a court of law and be a witness:
James was subpoenaed as a witness.
5 substantiate v
to prove the truth of something that someone has said, claimed etc:
Katzen offered little evidence to substantiate his claims.
substantiation noun [uncountable]
6 supersede v
if a new idea, product, or method supersedes another one, it becomes used instead because it is more modern or effective [= replace]:
Their map has since been superseded by photographic atlases.
7 supposition n
something that you think is true, even though you are not certain and cannot prove it:
His version of events is pure supposition.
supposition (that)
The police are acting on the supposition that she took the money
8 tacit adj
tacit agreement, approval, support etc is given without anything actually being said:
a tacit agreement between the three big companies
—tacitly adverb
9 tangential adj
formal : tangential information, remarks etc are only related to a particular subject in an indirect way
tangential to
The matter you raise is rather tangential to this discussion.
—tangentially adverb
10 tenuous adj
1 a situation or relationship that is tenuous is uncertain, weak, or likely to change:
For now, the band's travel plans are tenuous.
tenuous link/connection etc
The United Peace Alliance had only a tenuous connection with the organized Labour movement.
The link between her family and the King's is rather tenuous.
2 literary : very thin and easily broken
—tenuously adverb
someone who is stolid does not react to situations or seem excited by them when most people would react - used to show disapproval [= impassive]
—stolidly adverb
2 striated adj
technical : having narrow lines or bands of colour [= striped]
striation noun [countable usually plural]
3 strut n
1 [countable] a long thin piece of metal or wood used to support a part of a building, the wing of an aircraft etc
2 [singular] a proud way of walking, with your head high and your chest pushed forwards
strut v
1 to walk proudly with your head high and your chest pushed forwards, showing that you think you are important
strut around/about/across etc
I strutted around Chicago as if I were really somebody.
2 strut your stuff : informal : to show your skill at doing something, especially dancing or performing:
The band strutted their stuff in a free concert.
4 subpoena n ,v (LAW)
a written order to come to a court of law and be a witness
to order someone to come to a court of law and be a witness:
James was subpoenaed as a witness.
5 substantiate v
to prove the truth of something that someone has said, claimed etc:
Katzen offered little evidence to substantiate his claims.
substantiation noun [uncountable]
6 supersede v
if a new idea, product, or method supersedes another one, it becomes used instead because it is more modern or effective [= replace]:
Their map has since been superseded by photographic atlases.
7 supposition n
something that you think is true, even though you are not certain and cannot prove it:
His version of events is pure supposition.
supposition (that)
The police are acting on the supposition that she took the money
8 tacit adj
tacit agreement, approval, support etc is given without anything actually being said:
a tacit agreement between the three big companies
—tacitly adverb
9 tangential adj
formal : tangential information, remarks etc are only related to a particular subject in an indirect way
tangential to
The matter you raise is rather tangential to this discussion.
—tangentially adverb
10 tenuous adj
1 a situation or relationship that is tenuous is uncertain, weak, or likely to change:
For now, the band's travel plans are tenuous.
tenuous link/connection etc
The United Peace Alliance had only a tenuous connection with the organized Labour movement.
The link between her family and the King's is rather tenuous.
2 literary : very thin and easily broken
—tenuously adverb
1 shard n
shard also sherd [countable]
a sharp piece of broken glass, metal etc
shard of
a shard of pottery
2 skeptic (AME) n sceptic (ENG)
a person who disagrees with particular claims and statements, especially those that are generally thought to be true:
Sceptics argued that the rise in prices was temporary.
3 solicitous adj
very concerned about someone's safety, health, or comfort
—solicitously adverb
—solicitousness noun [uncountable]
4 soporific adj
making you feel ready to sleep:
His voice had an almost soporific effect.
5 specious adj
seeming to be true or correct, but actually false:
a specious argument
6 spectrum
7 sporadic
8 stigma n
a strong feeling in society that being in a particular situation or having a particular illness is something to be ashamed of
There is a social stigma attached to single parenthood.
In the US, smoking carries a stigma.
2 [countable] technical : the top of the centre part of a flower that receives the pollen which allows it to form new seeds
9 stint n ,v
a period of time spent doing a particular job or activity
stint in/at
Mark did a two-year stint in the army.
stint as
his stint as chairman
10 stipulate v
if an agreement, law, or rule stipulates something, it must be done [= state]:
Laws stipulate the maximum interest rate that banks can charge.
stipulate that
The regulations stipulate that everything has to comply to the relevant safety standards.
shard also sherd [countable]
a sharp piece of broken glass, metal etc
shard of
a shard of pottery
2 skeptic (AME) n sceptic (ENG)
a person who disagrees with particular claims and statements, especially those that are generally thought to be true:
Sceptics argued that the rise in prices was temporary.
3 solicitous adj
very concerned about someone's safety, health, or comfort
—solicitously adverb
—solicitousness noun [uncountable]
4 soporific adj
making you feel ready to sleep:
His voice had an almost soporific effect.
5 specious adj
seeming to be true or correct, but actually false:
a specious argument
6 spectrum
7 sporadic
8 stigma n
a strong feeling in society that being in a particular situation or having a particular illness is something to be ashamed of
There is a social stigma attached to single parenthood.
In the US, smoking carries a stigma.
2 [countable] technical : the top of the centre part of a flower that receives the pollen which allows it to form new seeds
9 stint n ,v
a period of time spent doing a particular job or activity
stint in/at
Mark did a two-year stint in the army.
stint as
his stint as chairman
10 stipulate v
if an agreement, law, or rule stipulates something, it must be done [= state]:
Laws stipulate the maximum interest rate that banks can charge.
stipulate that
The regulations stipulate that everything has to comply to the relevant safety standards.
1 rescind vt (GOV) (LAW)
to officially end a law, or change a decision or agreement
2 resolution
3 reticent adj
unwilling to talk about what you feel or what you know [= reserved]
reticent about
She's strangely reticent about her son.
—reticence noun [uncountable]
4 reverent adj
showing a lot of respect and admiration [≠ irreverent]:
a hushed reverent voice
—reverently adverb
5 sage adj
literary : very wise, especially as a result of a lot of experience:
sage advice
—sagely adverb
6 salubrious adj
a salubrious area or place is pleasant and clean, especially compared to other places - often used humorously:
the less salubrious area near the docks
7 sanction n (GOV)
1 sanctions[plural] : official orders or laws stopping trade, communication etc with another country, as a way of forcing its leaders to make political changes
sanctions against
US sanctions against Cuba
2 formal : official permission, approval, or acceptance:
Apparently, the aide had acted without White House sanction.
sanction v
to officially accept or allow something [= approve]:
The church refused to sanction the king's second marriage.
a barbaric custom, but one sanctioned by long usage
8 satiate v
[transitive usually passive]
literary : to satisfy a desire or need for something such as food or sex, especially so that you feel you have had too much
—satiated adjective
—satiation noun [uncountable]
9 saturate
10 secret
to officially end a law, or change a decision or agreement
2 resolution
3 reticent adj
unwilling to talk about what you feel or what you know [= reserved]
reticent about
She's strangely reticent about her son.
—reticence noun [uncountable]
4 reverent adj
showing a lot of respect and admiration [≠ irreverent]:
a hushed reverent voice
—reverently adverb
5 sage adj
literary : very wise, especially as a result of a lot of experience:
sage advice
—sagely adverb
6 salubrious adj
a salubrious area or place is pleasant and clean, especially compared to other places - often used humorously:
the less salubrious area near the docks
7 sanction n (GOV)
1 sanctions[plural] : official orders or laws stopping trade, communication etc with another country, as a way of forcing its leaders to make political changes
sanctions against
US sanctions against Cuba
2 formal : official permission, approval, or acceptance:
Apparently, the aide had acted without White House sanction.
sanction v
to officially accept or allow something [= approve]:
The church refused to sanction the king's second marriage.
a barbaric custom, but one sanctioned by long usage
8 satiate v
[transitive usually passive]
literary : to satisfy a desire or need for something such as food or sex, especially so that you feel you have had too much
—satiated adjective
—satiation noun [uncountable]
9 saturate
10 secret
1 rarefied [usually before noun]
1 a rarefied place, organization, or type of activity is only available to or understood by a small group of people - used to show disapproval:
the rarefied atmosphere of academia
2 rarefied air is the air in high places, which has less oxygen than usual
2 recalcitrant adj
refusing to do what you are told to do, even after you have been punished [= unruly]:
a recalcitrant pupil
—recalcitrance noun [uncountable]
3 recant (religion) v
to say publicly that you no longer have a political or religious belief that you had before
recantation noun [uncountable and countable]
4 recondite adj
recondite facts or subjects are not known about or understood by many people [= obscure]
5 refractory adj
1 formal : deliberately not obeying someone in authority and being difficult to deal with or control [= unruly]
2 medical : a refractory disease or illness is hard to treat or cure
deliberate = intended or planned [≠ unintentional; = intentional]:
relevant = directly relate
6 refute v
1 to prove that a statement or idea is not correct [= rebut]
refute a hypothesis/a claim/an idea etc
an attempt to refute Darwin's theories
2 to say that a statement is wrong or unfair [= deny]
refute an allegation/a suggestion etc
She refuted any allegations of malpractice.
—refutable adjective
—refutation noun [uncountable and countable]
7 relegate v (sport)
to give someone or something a less important position than before
Women tended to be relegated to typing and filing jobs.
2 British English : if a sports team is relegated, it is moved into a lower division [≠ promote]
We were relegated to the Fourth Division last year.
—relegation noun [uncountable]
8 reproach n
1 [uncountable] criticism, blame, or disapproval:
'You don't need me,' she said quietly, without reproach.
2 [countable] a remark that expresses criticism, blame, or disapproval:
He argued that the reproaches were unfair.
3 above/beyond reproach impossible to criticize [= perfect]:
His behaviour throughout this affair has been beyond reproach.
4 a reproach to somebody/something
something that should make a person, society etc feel bad or ashamed:
These derelict houses are a reproach to the city.
9 reprobate n
someone who behaves in an immoral way - often used humorously
—reprobate adjective
10 repudiate v
to refuse to accept or continue with something [= reject]:
He repudiated all offers of friendship.
2 to state or show that something is not true or correct:
The book repudiates the racist stereotypes about black women.
—repudiation noun [uncountable]
stereotype =a belief or idea of what a particular type of person or thing is like
the stereotypical Californian - tall, fit, and tanned
1 a rarefied place, organization, or type of activity is only available to or understood by a small group of people - used to show disapproval:
the rarefied atmosphere of academia
2 rarefied air is the air in high places, which has less oxygen than usual
2 recalcitrant adj
refusing to do what you are told to do, even after you have been punished [= unruly]:
a recalcitrant pupil
—recalcitrance noun [uncountable]
3 recant (religion) v
to say publicly that you no longer have a political or religious belief that you had before
recantation noun [uncountable and countable]
4 recondite adj
recondite facts or subjects are not known about or understood by many people [= obscure]
5 refractory adj
1 formal : deliberately not obeying someone in authority and being difficult to deal with or control [= unruly]
2 medical : a refractory disease or illness is hard to treat or cure
deliberate = intended or planned [≠ unintentional; = intentional]:
relevant = directly relate
6 refute v
1 to prove that a statement or idea is not correct [= rebut]
refute a hypothesis/a claim/an idea etc
an attempt to refute Darwin's theories
2 to say that a statement is wrong or unfair [= deny]
refute an allegation/a suggestion etc
She refuted any allegations of malpractice.
—refutable adjective
—refutation noun [uncountable and countable]
7 relegate v (sport)
to give someone or something a less important position than before
Women tended to be relegated to typing and filing jobs.
2 British English : if a sports team is relegated, it is moved into a lower division [≠ promote]
We were relegated to the Fourth Division last year.
—relegation noun [uncountable]
8 reproach n
1 [uncountable] criticism, blame, or disapproval:
'You don't need me,' she said quietly, without reproach.
2 [countable] a remark that expresses criticism, blame, or disapproval:
He argued that the reproaches were unfair.
3 above/beyond reproach impossible to criticize [= perfect]:
His behaviour throughout this affair has been beyond reproach.
4 a reproach to somebody/something
something that should make a person, society etc feel bad or ashamed:
These derelict houses are a reproach to the city.
9 reprobate n
someone who behaves in an immoral way - often used humorously
—reprobate adjective
10 repudiate v
to refuse to accept or continue with something [= reject]:
He repudiated all offers of friendship.
2 to state or show that something is not true or correct:
The book repudiates the racist stereotypes about black women.
—repudiation noun [uncountable]
stereotype =a belief or idea of what a particular type of person or thing is like
the stereotypical Californian - tall, fit, and tanned
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