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GRE Vocabulary : Word List - I


As discussed, vocabulary is an important part for an aspirant to ace the Verbal Reasoning section. 
Today, we present you with a word list of commonly tested words in the GRE.

This word list contains 15 words with their meanings. We will be posting similar word lists for your reference.

We have made these word lists by combining words that appeared in the official GRE practice materials. Then we flagged words from major test companies - Barron's, Kaplan, Manhattan and Princeton Review. We combined all these lists with our own words and came up with an exhaustive vocabulary list.
Our suggestion would be that you go through these and make a journal of all unknown words.

Wishing you a good start towards achieving a great score!

Word List – I

amalgamate:
1. to mix or combine to form one organization or structure
2. to unite societies
3. to form an alloy of a metal with mercury
Synonyms: combine, merge, unite, incorporate, affiliate, coalesce
Antonyms: separate

efficacy:
1. capacity or power to produce a desired effect
Synonyms: effectiveness, potency, virtue, advantage, usefulness, power
Antonyms: inefficacy

drone:
1. a male bee (in a colony of social bees) who does no useful work
2. a person who isn’t self-employed or lives off others
Synonyms: parasite, leech, loafer, sluggard, scrounger
3. a continuous low humming sound
Synonyms: hum, buzz, murmur, vibration, whisper
4. a monotonous speech
5. a remote-controlled pilotless aircraft or missile

descry:
1. catch sight of
Synonyms: discern, spot, glimpse, sight, perceive, recognize

prodigious:
1. impressively great in size, extent or degree; enormous
Synonyms: massive, gigantic, substantial, wonderful, extraordinary
Antonyms: small, unexceptional
2. unnatural; abnormal

extralegal:
1. an action or situation outside the law; beyond the province of the law
Synonyms: prohibited, unwarranted, unauthorized, forbidden

blueprint:
1. a plan or scheme for something; a model
Synonyms: prototype, design, guide, example

forestall:
1. prevent (an anticipated event) by taking an action in advance
Synonyms: pre-empt, anticipate, preclude, avert
2. act in advance (of someone) by preventing them from doing something

bend:
1. cause or force something to be out of a straight line; force something into a curve
Synonyms: twist, buckle, contort, distort
Antonyms: straighten
2. incline the body downwards from the vertical (of a person)
3. force someone to submit; forced to submit
Synonyms: manipulate, influence, incline, compel, subjugate
4. direct one’s attention or energies to a task
5. a curve in a road, river, path
6. kind of knot used to join two ropes together, or to tie a rope to another object

consternation:
1. a feeling of surprise and fear; dismay
Synonyms: anxiety, distress, angst, astonishment
Antonyms: satisfaction

plummet:
1. fall or plunge steeply, at a high speed
2. decrease rapidly in value or amount
Synonyms: dive, hurtle, drop
Antonyms: ascend, arise, straighten

fallacious:
1. based on error or mistaken belief; misleading or deceptive
Synonyms: erroneous, flawed, incorrect, fictitious
Antonyms: true, correct

commend:
1. praise 
2. recommend something or someone as acceptable
3. entrust someone or something to
Synonyms: compliment, applaud, honour, suggest
Antonyms: criticize

censure:
1. expression of blame or disapproval; a rebuke
Synonyms: chastise, condemn, criticize, berate
Antonyms: praise, commend

timorous:
1. fearful; timid; afraid
Synonyms: apprehensive, reticent, shy, diffident
Antonyms: bold, brazen, forthcoming


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