GRE考试必备词汇5000

GRE考试必备词汇5000

abasev.Tolowerinposition,estimation,orthelike;degrade.

abbessn.Theladysuperiorofanunnery.

abbeyn.Thegroupofbuildingswhichcollectivelyformthedwelling-placeofasocietyof

monksornuns.

abbotn.Thesuperiorofacommunityofmonks.

abdicatev.Togiveup(royalpowerorthelike).

abdomenn.Inmammals,thevisceralcavitybetweenthediaphragmandthepelvicfloor;the

belly.

abdominaln.Of,pertainingto,orsituatedontheabdomen.

abductionn.Acarryingawayofapersonagainsthiswill,orillegally.

abedadv.Inbed;onabed.

aberrationn.Deviationfromaright,customary,orprescribedcourse.

abetv.Toaid,promote,orencouragethecommissionof(anoffense).

abeyancen.Astateofsuspensionortemporaryinaction.

abhorrencen.Theactofdetestingextremely.

abhorrentadj.Veryrepugnant;hateful.

abidancen.Anabiding.

abjectadj.Sunktoalowcondition.

abjurev.Torecant,renounce,repudiateunderoath.

able-bodiedadj.Competentforphysicalservice.

ablutionn.Awashingorcleansing,especiallyofthebody.

abnegatev.Torenounce(arightorprivilege).

abnormaladj.Notconformedtotheordinaryruleorstandard.

abominableadj.Veryhateful.

abominatev.Tohateviolently.

abominationn.Averydetestableactorpractice.

aboriginaladj.Primitive;unsophisticated.

aboriginesn.Theoriginalofearliestknowninhabitantsofacountry.

aboveboardadv.&adj.Withoutconcealment,fraud,ortrickery.

abradev.Towearawaythesurfaceorsomepartofbyfriction.

abrasionn.Thatwhichisrubbedoff.

abridgev.Tomakeshorterinwords,keepingtheessentialfeatures,leaningoutminorparticles.

abridgmentn.Acondensedformasofabookorplay.

abrogatev.Toabolish,repeal.

abruptadj.Beginning,ending,orchangingsuddenlyorwithabreak.

abscessn.ACollectionofpusinacavityformedwithinsometissueofthebody.

abscissionn.Theactofcuttingoff,asinasurgicaloperation.

abscondv.Todepartsuddenlyandsecretly,asforthepurposeofescapingarrest.

absencen.Thefactofnotbeingpresentoravailable.

absent-mindedadj.Lackinginattentiontoimmediatesurroundingsorbusiness.

absolutionn.Forgiveness,orpassingoverofoffenses.

absolvev.Tofreefromsinoritspenalties.

absorbv.Todrinkinorsuckup,asaspongeabsorbswater.

absorptionn.Theactorprocessofabsorbing.

abstainv.Tokeeponeselfback(fromdoingorusingsomething).

abstemiousadj.Characterizedbyselfdenialorabstinence,asintheuseofdrink,food,

abstinencen.Selfdenial.

abstruseadj.Dealingwithmattersdifficulttobeunderstood.

absurdadj.Inconsistentwithreasonorcommonsense.

abundantadj.Plentiful.

abusiveadj.Employingharshwordsorilltreatment.

abutv.Totouchattheendorboundaryline.

abyssn.Bottomlessgulf.

academicadj.Oforpertainingtoanacademy,college,oruniversity.

academiciann.Amemberofanacademyofliterature,art,orscience.

academyn.Anyinstitutionwherethehigherbranchesoflearningaretaught.

accedev.Toagree.

acceleratev.Tomovefaster.

acceptv.Totakewhenoffered.

accessn.Awayofapproachorentrance;passage.

accessibleadj.Approachable.

accessionn.Inductionorelevation,astodignity,office,orgovernment.

accessoryn.Apersonorthingthataidstheprincipalagent.

acclaimv.Toutterwithashout.

accommodatev.Tofurnishsomethingasakindnessorfavor.

accompanimentn.Asubordinatepartorparts,enrichingorsupportingtheleadingpart.

accompanistn.Onewhoorthatwhichaccompanies.

accompanyv.Togowith,orbeassociatedwith,asacompanion.

accomplicen.Anassociateinwrong-doing.

accomplishv.Tobringtopass.

accordionn.Aportablefree-reedmusicalinstrument.

accostv.Tospeakto.

accountn.Arecordorstatementofreceiptsandexpenditures,orofbusinesstransactions,

accouterv.Todress.

accreditv.Togivecreditorauthorityto.

accumulatev.Tobecomegreaterinquantityornumber.

accuracyn.Exactness.

accurateadj.Conformingexactlytotruthortoastandard.

accursedadj.Doomedtoevil,misery,ormisfortune.

accusationn.Achargeofcrime,misdemeanor,orerror.

accusatoryadj.Of,pertainingto,orinvolvinganaccusation.

accusev.Tochargewithwrongdoing,misconduct,orerror.

accustomv.Tomakefamiliarbyuse.

acerbityn.Sourness,withbitternessandastringency.

acetaten.Asaltofaceticacid,

aceticadj.Of,pertainingto,orofthenatureofvinegar,

achev.Tobeinpainordistress.

Achilleanadj.Invulnerable,

achromaticadj.Colorless,

acidn.Asoursubstance,

acidifyv.Tochangeintoacid,

acknowledgev.Torecognize;toadmitthegenuinenessorvalidityof.

acknowledgmentn.Recognition,

acmen.Thehighestpoint,orsummit,

acousticadj.Pertainingtotheactorsenseofhearing,

acquaintv.Tomakefamiliarorconversant,

acquiescev.Tocomply;submit,

acquiescencen.Passiveconsent,

acquirev.Togetasone，sown.

acquisitionn.Anythinggained,ormadeone，sown,usuallybyeffortorlabor,

acquitv.Tofreeorclear,asfromaccusation,

acquittaln.Adischargefromaccusationbyjudicialaction,

acquittancen.Releaseordischargefromindebtedness,obligation,orresponsibility,

acreagen.Quantityorextentofland,especiallyofcultivatedland,

acridadj.Harshlypungentorbitter,

acrimoniousadj.Fullofbitterness.

acrimonyn.Sharpnessorbitternessofspeechortemper,

actionableadj.Affordingcauseforinstitutinganaction,astrespass,slanderouswords,

actualityn.Anyreality.

actuaryn.Anofficer,asofaninsurancecompany,whocalculatesandstatestherisksand

premiums.

actuatev.Tomoveorincitetoaction.

acumenn.Quicknessofintellectualinsight,ordiscernment;keennessofdiscrimination,

acuteadj.Havingfineandpenetratingdiscernment.

adamantn.Anysubstanceofexceedinghardnessorimpenetrability,

addendumn.Somethingadded,ortobeadded,

addlev.Tomakeinefficientorworthless;muddle,

adducev.Tobringforwardornameforconsideration,

adherev.Tostickfastortogether,

adherencen.Attachment,

adherentadj.Clingingorstickingfast,

adhesionn.Thestateofbeingattachedorjoined,

adieuinter.Good-by;farewell,

adjacencyn.Thestateofbeingadjacent,

adjacentn.Thatwhichisnearorborderingupon,

adjudgev.Toawardorbestowbyformaldecision.

adjunctn.Somethingjoinedtoorconnectedwithanotherthing,butholdingasubordinateplace,

adjurationn.Avehementappeal,

adjutantadj.Auxiliary,

administratorn.Onewhomanagesaffairsofanykind,

admissibleadj.Havingtherightorprivilegeofentry.

admittancen.Entrance,ortherightorpermissiontoenter,

admonishv.Towarnofafault.

admonitionn.Gentlereproof.

adon.unnecessaryactivityorceremony,

adorationn.Profounddevotion.

adroitadj.Havingskillintheuseofthebodilyormentalpowers.

adulterantn.Anadulteratingsubstance.

adulteratev.Tomakeimpurebytheadmixtureofotherorbaseringredients.

adumbratev.Torepresentbeforehandinoutlineorbyemblem.

adventn.Thecomingorarrival,asofanyimportantchange,event,state,orpersonage.

adverseadj.Opposingoropposed.

adversityn.Misfortune.

advertv.Toreferincidentally.

advertisern.Onewhoadvertises,especiallyinnewspapers.

advisoryadj.Notmandatory.

advocacyn.Theactofpleadingacause.

advocaten.Onewhopleadsthecauseofanother,asinalegalorecclesiasticalcourt.

aerialadj.Of,pertainingto,orliketheair.

aeronautn.Onewhonavigatestheair,aballoonist.

aeronauticsn.theartorpracticeofflyingaircraft

aerostatn.Aballoonorotherapparatusfloatinginorsustainedbytheair.

aerostaticsn.Thebranchofpneumaticsthattreatsoftheequilibrium,pressure,andmechanical

properties.

affableadj.Easytoapproach.

affectv.Toactupon

affectationn.Astudiedorostentatiouspretenseorattempt.

affiliaten.Someauxiliarypersonorthing.

affirmativeadj.Answeringyes;toaquestionatissue.

affixv.Tofasten.

affluencen.Aprofuseorabundantsupplyofriches.

affrontn.Anopeninsultorindignity.

afireadv.&adj.Onfire,literallyorfiguratively.

afootadv.Inprogress.

aforesaidadj.Saidinaprecedingpartorbefore.

afreshadv.Oncemore,afterrestorinterval.

afterthoughtn.Athoughtthatcomeslaterthanitsappropriateorexpectedtime.

agglomeratev.Topileorheaptogether.

aggrandizev.Tocausetoappeargreatly.

aggravatev.Tomakeheavier,worse,ormoreburdensome.

aggravationn.Thefactofbeingmadeheavierormoreheinous,asacrime,offense,misfortune,

etc.

aggregaten.Theentirenumber,sum,mass,orquantityofsomething.

aggressv.Tomakethefirstattack.

aggressionn.Anunprovokedattack.

aggrievev.Togivegrieforsorrowto.

aghastadj.Struckwithterrorandamazement.

agileadj.Abletomoveoractquickly,physically,ormentally.

agitatev.Tomoveorexcite(thefeelingsorthoughts).

agrarianadj.Pertainingtoland,especiallyagriculturalland.

aide-de-campn.Anofficerwhoreceivesandtransmitstheordersofthegeneral.

ailmentn.Slightsickness.

airyadj.Delicate,ethereal.

akinadj.Ofsimilarnatureorqualities.

alabastern.Awhiteordelicatelytintedfine-grainedgypsum.

alacrityn.Cheerfulwillingness.

albeitconj.Eventhough.

albinon.Apersonwithmilkywhiteskinandhair,andeyeswithbrightredpupilandusually

pinkiris.

albumn.Abookwhoseleavesaresomadetoformpaperframesforholdingphotographsorthe

like.

alchemyn.Chemistryofthemiddleages,characterizedbythepursuitofchangingbasemetals

togold.

alcoholn.Avolatile,inflammable,colorlessliquidofapenetratingodorandburningtaste,

alcoholismn.Aconditionresultingfromtheinordinateorpersistentuseofalcoholicbeverages,

alcoven.Acoveredrecessconnectedwithoratthesideofalargerroom.

aldern.AnyshruborsmalltreeofthegenusAlumnus,oftheoakfamily.

aidermann.Amemberofamunicipallegislativebody,whousuallyexercisesalsocertain

judicialfunctions.

aldermanshipn.Thedignity,condition,office,ortermofofficeofanaiderman.

aliasn.Anassumedname.

alienn.Onewhoowesallegiancetoaforeigngovernment.

alienableadj.Capableofbeingalienedoralienated,aslands.

alienatev.Tocausetoturnaway.

alienationn.Estrangement.

alimentn.Thatwhichnourishes.

alkalin.Anythingthatwillneutralizeanacid,aslime,magnesia,etc.

allayv.Tocalmtheviolenceorreducetheintensityof;mitigate.

allegev.Toasserttobetrue,especiallyinaformalmanner,asincourt.

allegoryn.Thesettingforthofasubjectundertheguiseofanothersubjectofaptlysuggestive

likeness.

alleviatev.Tomakelessburdensomeorlesshardtobear.

alleyn.Anarrowstreet,gardenpath,walk,orthelike.

alliancen.Anycombinationorunionforsomecommonpurpose.

allotv.Toassignadefinitethingorparttoacertainperson.

allotmentn.Portion.

alludev.Toreferincidentally,orbysuggestion.

allusionn.Anindirectandincidentalreferencetosomethingwithoutdefinitementionofit.

alluvionn.Flood.

allyn.Apersonorthingconnectedwithanother,usuallyinsomerelationofhelpfulness,

almanacn.Aseriesoftablesgivingthedaysoftheweektogetherwithcertainastronomical

information.

aloofadv.Notinsympathywithordesiringtoassociatewithothers.

altarn.Anyraisedplaceorstructureonwhichsacrificesmaybeofferedorincenseburned.

alterv.Tomakechangein.

alterationn.Changeormodification.

altercatev.Tocontendangrilyorzealouslyinwords.

alternaten.Onechosentoactinplaceofanother,incaseoftheabsenceorincapacityof

thatother.

alternativen.Somethingthatmayormustexist,betakenorchosen,ordoneinsteadofsomething

else.

altituden.Verticaldistanceorelevationaboveanypointorbase-level,asthesea.

alton.Thelowestordeepestfemalevoiceorpart.

altruismn.Benevolencetoothersonsubordinationtoself-interest.

altruistn.Onewhoadvocatesorpracticesaltruism.

amalgamn.Analloyorunionofmercurywithanothermetal.

amalgamatev.Tomixorblendtogetherinahomogeneousbody.

amateuradj.Practicinganartoroccupationfortheloveofit,butnotasaprofession.

amatoryadj.Designedtoexcitelove.

ambidextrousadj.Havingtheabilityofusingbothhandswithequalskillorease.

ambiguousadj.Havingadoublemeaning.

ambitiousadj.Eagerlydesirousandaspiring.

ambrosialadj.Divinelysweet,fragrant,ordelicious.

ambulancen.Avehiclefittedforconveyingthesickandwounded.

ambulatev.Towalkabout

ambushn.Theactorstateoflyingconcealedforthepurposeofsurprisingorattackingthe

enemy.

amelioratev.Torelieve,asfrompainorhardship

amenableadj.Willingandreadytosubmit.

Americanismn.ApeculiarsenseinwhichanEnglishwordorphraseisusedintheUnitedStates,

amicableadj.Doneinafriendlyspirit.

amityn.Friendship.

amorousadj.Havingapropensityforfallinginlove.

amorphousadj.Withoutdeterminateshape.

amourn.Alove-affair,especiallyoneofanillicitnature.

amperen.Thepracticalunitofelectric-currentstrength.

ampersandn.Thecharacter&;and.

amphibiousadj.Livingbothonlandandinwater.

amphitheatern.Anedificeofellipticalshape,constructedaboutacentralopenspaceorarena,

amplituden.Largeness.

amplyadv.Sufficiently.

amputatev.Toremovebycutting,asalimborsomeportionofthebody.

amusementn.Diversion.

anachronismn.Anythingoccurringorexistingoutofitspropertime.

anagramn.Thelettersofawordorphrasesotransposedastomakeadifferentwordorphrase,

analogousadj.Corresponding(tosomeother)incertainrespects,asinform,proportion,

relations.

analogyn.Reasoninginwhichfromcertainandknownrelationsorresemblanceothersareformed.

analystn.Onewhoanalyzesormakesuseoftheanalyticalmethod.

analyzev.Toexamineminutelyorcritically.

anarchyn.Absenceorutterdisregardofgovernment.

anatheman.Anythingforbidden,asbysocialusage.

anatomyn.Thatbranchofmorphologywhichtreatsofthestructureoforganisms,

ancestryn.One'sancestorscollectively.

anecdoten.Abriefaccountofsomeinterestingeventorincident,

anemian.Deficiencyofbloodorredcorpuscles,

anemicadj.Affectedwithanemia.

anemometern.Aninstrumentformeasuringtheforceorvelocityofwind,

anestheticadj.Pertainingtoorproducinglossofsensation,

anewadv.Oncemore,

angelicadj.Saintly.

Anglophobian.HatredordreadofEnglandorofwhatisEnglish.

Anglo-Saxonn.TheentireEnglishracewhereverfound,asinEurope,theUnitedStates,or

India,

angularadj.Sharp-cornered,

anhydrousadj.Withered,

animadversionn.Theutteranceofcriticismorcensure,

animadvertv.Topasscriticismorcensure,

animalculen.Ananimalofmicroscopicsmallness,

animatev.Tomakealive,

animosityn.Hatred,

annalistn.Historian,

annalsn.Arecordofeventsintheirchronologicalorder,yearbyyear,

annexv.Toaddoraffixattheend.

annihilatev.Todestroyabsolutely,

annotatev.Tomakeexplanatoryorcriticalnotesonorupon,

annualadj.Occurringeveryyear,

annuityn.Anannualallowance,payment,orincome,

annunciationn.Proclamation,

anoden.Thepointwhereorpathbywhichavoltaiccurrententersanelectrolyteorthelike,

anonymousadj.Ofunknownauthorship,

antagonismn.Mutualoppositionorresistanceofcounteractingforces,principles,orpersons.

Antarcticadj.Pertainingtothesouthpoleortheregionsnearit.

antev.Inthegameofpoker,toputupastakebeforethecardsaredealt,

antecedev.Toprecede,

antecedentn.Onewhoorthatwhichprecedesorgoesbefore,asintime,place,rank,order,

orcausality,

antechambern.Awaitingroomforthosewhoseekaudience,

antedatev.Toassignoraffixadatetoearlierthantheactualone.

antediluvianadj.Oforpertainingtothetimes,things,eventsbeforethegreatfloodinthe

daysofNoah,

antemeridianadj.Beforenoon,

antemundaneadj.Pertainingtotimebeforetheworld'screation,

antenataladj.Occurringorexistingbeforebirth,

anterioradj.Prior,

anteroomn.Aroomsituatedbeforeandopeningintoanother,usuallylarger,

anthologyn.Acollectionofextractsfromthewritingsofvariousauthors,

anthraciten.Hardcoal,

anthropologyn.Thescienceofmaningeneral.

anthropomorphousadj.Havingorresemblinghumanform.

anticn.Agrotesque,ludicrous,orfantasticaction.

Antichristn.AnyopponentorenemyofChrist,whetherapersonorapower.

anticlimaxn.Agradualorsuddendecreaseintheimportanceorimpressivenessofwhatissaid,

anticyclonen.Anatmosphericconditionofhighcentralpressure,withcurrentsflowingoutward,

antidoten.Anythingthatwillcounteractorremovetheeffectsofpoison,disease,orthe

like.

antilogyn.Inconsistencyorcontradictionintermsorideas.

antipathizev.Toshoworfeelafeelingofantagonism,aversion,ordislike,

antiphonn.Aresponseoralterationofresponses,generallymusical.

antiphonyn.Ananthemorothercompositionsungresponsively.

antipodesn.Aplaceorregionontheoppositesideoftheearth.

antiquaryn.Onewhocollectsandexaminesoldthings,ascoins,books,medals,weapons,etc.

antiquatev.Tomakeoldoroutofdate,

antiqueadj.Pertainingtoancienttimes.

antisepticn.Anythingthatdestroysorrestrainsthegrowthofputrefactivemicro-organisms,

antislaveryadj.Opposedtohumanslavery.

antispasmodicadj.Tendingtopreventorrelievenon-inflammatoryspasmodicaffections,

antistrophen.Theinversionoftermsinsuccessiveclasses,asin"thehomeofjoyandthe

joyofhome”.

antitoxinn.Asubstancewhichneutralizesthepoisonousproductsofmicro-organisms.

antonymn.Aworddirectlyopposedtoanotherinmeaning.

anxiousadj.Distressedinmindrespectingsomeuncertainmatter,

apathyn.Insensibilitytoemotionorpassionatefeeling.

aperturen.Hole,

apexn.Thehighestpoint,asofamountain.

aphorismn.Proverb.

apiaryn.Aplacewherebeesarekept.

apogeen.Theclimax.

apologyn.Adisclaimerofintentionalerrororoffense.

apostasyn.Atotaldeparturefromone，sfaithorreligion.

apostateadj.False.

apostlen.Anymessengercommissionedbyorasbydivineauthority,

apothecaryn.Onewhokeepsdrugsforsaleandputsupprescriptions,

apotheosisn.Deification.

appallv.Tofillwithdismayorhorror.

apparentadj.Easilyunderstood.

apparitionn.Ghost.

appeasev.Tosoothebyquietingangerorindignation.

appellateadj.Capableofbeingappealedto.

appellationn.Thenameortitlebywhichaparticularperson,class,orthingiscalled,

appendv.Toaddorattach,assomethingaccessory,subordinate,orsupplementary.

appertainv.Tobelong,asbyright,fitness,association,classification,possession,or

naturalrelation.

appositeadj.Appropriate.

appositionn.Theactofplacingsidebyside,together,orincontact,

appraisev.Toestimatethemoneyvalueof.

appreciableadj.Capableofbeingdiscernedbythesensesorintellect.

apprehendv.Tomakeaprisonerof(aperson)inthenameofthelaw.

apprehensibleadj.Capableofbeingconceived.

approbationn.Sanction.

appropriateadj.Suitableforthepurposeandcircumstances.

aqueductn.Awater-conduit,particularlyoneforsupplyingacommunityfromadistance.

aqueousadj.Of,pertainingto,orcontainingwater.

arbitern.Onechosenorappointed,bymutualconsentofpartiesindispute,todecidematters,

arbitraryadj.Fixedordonecapriciously.

arbitratev.Toactorgivejudgmentasumpire.

arborn.Atree.

arborealadj.Oforpertainingtoatreeortrees.

arborescentadj.Havingthenatureofatree.

arboretumn.Abotanicalgardenorplacedevotedtothecultivationoftreesorshrubs,

arboriculturen.Thecultivationoftreesorshrubs.

arcaden.Avaultedpassagewayorstreet;aroofedpassagewayhavingshops,etc.,openingfrom

it.

archaicadj.Antiquated

archaismn.Obsolescence.

archangeln.Anangelofhighrank.

archbishopn.ThechiefofthebishopsofanecclesiasticalprovinceintheGreek,Roman,and

Anglicanchurch.

archdeaconn.Ahighofficialadministratoroftheaffairsofadiocese.

archaeologyn.Thebranchofanthropologyconcernedwiththesystematicinvestigationofthe

relicsofman.

archetypen.Aprototype.

archipelagon.Anylargebodyofwaterstuddedwithislands,ortheislandscollectively

themselves.

ardentadj.Burningwithpassion.

ardorn.Intensityofpassionoraffection.

aridadj.Verydry.

aristocracyn.Ahereditarynobility

aristocratn.Ahereditarynobleoronenearlyconnectedwithnobility.

armadan.Afleetofwar-vessels.

armfuln.Asmuchascanbeheldinthearmorarms.

armoryn.Anarsenal.

aroman.Anagreeableodor.

arraignv.Tocallintocourt,asapersonindictedforcrime,anddemandwhetherhepleads

guiltyornot.

arrangev.Toputindefiniteorproperorder.

arrangementn.Theactofputtinginproperorder,orthestateofbeingputinorder,

arrantadj.Notoriouslybad.

arrearn.Somethingoverduea