Monday, June 6, 2016

Top 200 GRE Words


                                   Top 200 GRE Words
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1. ABATE: to reduce in amount , degree or severity

  similar meanings:EBB    MODERATE    SUBSIDE    LAPSE     RELENT     WANE  
                                               LET UP     SLACKEN

2. ABSCOND: to leave secretly

similar meanings: FLEE        DECAMP          ESCAPE

3. ABSTAIN: to choose not to do something

similar meanings: FORBEAR       REFRAIN       WITHHOLD

4. ABYSS: an extremely deep hole

similar meaning: CHASM      VOID

5. ADULTERATE: to make impure

similar meanings: DOCTOR

6. ADVOCATE: to speak in favour of

similar meanings: BACK          CHAMPION         SUPPORT

7. AESTHETIC: concerning the appreciation of beauty

similar meanings:  ARTISTIC     TASTEFUL

8. AGGRANDIZE: to increase in power and reputation

similar meanings: AMPLIFY       APOTHEOSIZE       AUGMENT        DIGNIFY         SWELL
                             ENNOBLE       ENLARGE                MAGNIFY         GLORIFY        WAX

9. ALLEVIATE: to make more bearable

similar meaning: ALLAY      ASSUAGE      COMFORT      PALLIATE      MITIGATE    EASE

10. AMALGAMATE: to combine , to mix together

similar meanings: ADMIX       COMIX      INTERMIX     FUSE     MERGE     COMBINE
                              MINGLE    COMINGLE        INTERMINGLE

11. AMBIGUOUS: doubtful or uncertain

 similar meanings:  CLOUDY       OBSCURE      DUBIOUS        NEBULOUS         UNCLEAR
                                EQUIVOCAL            VAGUE

12. AMELIORATE: to make better , to improve

similar meanings:  AMEND         BETTER       IMPROVE     PACIFY        UPGRADE

13. ANACHRONISM: something out of place in time

similar meaning:  ARCHAISM          INCONGRUITY

14. ANALOGOUS: similar or alike in some way ,  equivalent to

similar meanings:  HOMOGENEOUS     CORRESPONDING      PARALLEL       SIMILAR

15. ANOMALY: deviation from what is normal

similar meanings:  ABERRANCE        ABERRATION       ABNORMALITY     DEVIANCE
                               IRREGULARITY       PRETERNATURALNESS

16. ANTAGONIZE: to annoy or provoke to anger

similar meanings:  CLASH     CONFLICT     IRRITATE       OPPOSE     PESTER     PROVOKE

17. ANTIPATHY: extreme  dislike

similar meanings: ANIMOSITY     ANIMUS      ANTAGONISM        AVERSION       ENMITY
                              REPELLENCE         ENMITY

18. APATHY: lack of interest or emotion

similar meaning:   COOLNESS        DISREGARD        IMPASSIVITY        LETHARGY
                               STOLIDITY        LASSITUDE         PHLEGM                INSENSIBILITY

19. ARBITRATE: to judge a dispute between two opposing parties


similar meanings:   ADJUDGE         DECIDE       REFEREE         DETERMINE         RULE

20. ARCHAIC: ancient , old fashioned

similar meanings:    ANTEDILUVIAN        BYGONE       OBSOLETE       OUTMODED    PASSE
                                PREHISTORIC             VINTAGE      DOWDY             FUSTY

21. ARDOR: intense and passionate feeling

similar meaning:    DEVOTION        ENTHUSIASM       FERVENCY       FERVIDITY       ZEAL
                                FERVOR             ZEALOUSNESS     PASSION            FIRE

22. ARTICULATE: able to speak clearly and expressively

similar meanings:   ELOQUENT        EXPRESSIVE      FLUENT       LUCID
                                SILVER-TONGUED                         SMOOTH-SPOKEN

23. ASSUAGE: to make something unpleasant less severe

similar meanings:  SWEETEN        SOOTHE      PROPITIATE     CONCILIATE        EASE
                               COMFORT        LIGHTEN    APPEASE           MITIGATE

24. ATTENTUATE:  to reduce in force or degree ,   to weaken

similar meanings:   DEBILITATE        DEVITALIZE       ENERVATE      ENFEEBLE       SAP
                                RAREFY               WEAKEN             UNNERVE       WATER

25. AUDACIOUS: fearless and daring

similar meanings:   ADVENTURESOME       METTLESOME       VENTURESOME        GAME
                                HEROIC                            ASSERTIVE             COURAGEOUS           STOUT
                                 VALOROUS                     VALIANT                 UNAFRAID

26. AUSTERE: severe or stern in appearance ,  undecorated

similar meanings:  BLEAK      DOUR      GRIM       HARSH       HARD       SEVERE         




       























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