Vocabulary: GRE text completion high-frequency list
This vocabulary set focuses on high-frequency words often encountered in GRE text completion sections, helping students enhance their language skills and improve test performance.
Quiz(56 questions)
1. What does 'ambiguous' mean?
Terms in this Study Set(56)
Common Verbs(16)
abate
to reduce in amount or intensity
ameliorate
to make better or improve
analyze
to examine in detail
articulate
to express clearly and effectively
assert
to state confidently or forcefully
bolster
to support or strengthen
cajole
to persuade with flattery or promises
concede
to admit or acknowledge
consolidate
to combine into a single entity
delineate
to describe or portray precisely
disseminate
to spread or distribute widely
elucidate
to make clear or explain
eschew
to deliberately avoid or abstain from
exacerbate
to make a problem worse
facilitate
to make an action or process easier
mitigate
to make less severe or painful
Descriptive Adjectives(20)
ambiguous
open to more than one interpretation
benevolent
well-meaning and kindly
capricious
given to sudden changes of mood or behavior
candid
truthful and straightforward
daunting
seeming difficult to deal with
egregious
outstandingly bad; shocking
equivocal
open to multiple interpretations; ambiguous
fastidious
very attentive to detail; meticulous
gregarious
fond of company; sociable
idiosyncratic
peculiar or individual
jubilant
feeling or expressing great happiness
meticulous
showing great attention to detail; very careful
nefarious
wicked or criminal
opulent
rich and luxurious
precarious
not securely held or in position; uncertain
quixotic
extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
recalcitrant
having an obstinately uncooperative attitude
sanguine
optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad situation
tenacious
holding firm to a purpose; persistent
unprecedented
never done or known before
Transitional Words(12)
however
nevertheless
moreover
in addition
therefore
consequently
furthermore
also
on the other hand
alternatively
for instance
for example
in contrast
contrarily
thus
hence
meanwhile
at the same time
in summary
to summarize
to illustrate
to exemplify
as a result
as a consequence
Nouns of Importance(8)
aberration
a departure from what is normal or expected
equanimity
mental calmness and composure
facade
an outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant reality
gregariousness
the tendency to associate with others
intransigence
refusal to change one's views or agree about something
mendacity
untruthfulness or dishonesty
nebulousness
the quality of being vague or ill-defined
tenacity
the quality of being determined and persistent
Questions in this Study Set(56)
1. What does 'ambiguous' mean?
2. What does 'however' mean?
3. What does 'abate' mean?
4. What does aberration mean?
5. Which word means 'well-meaning and kindly'?
6. Which word means 'in addition'?
7. Which word means 'to make better or improve'?
8. Which word means mental calmness and composure?
9. In the context of unpredictability, which word describes sudden changes of mood or behavior?
10. In the context of the sentence, 'The project was costly; …, it was successful.', which word fits?
11. In the context of writing, what does 'analyze' mean?
12. In a situation where someone is refusing to change their views, which word describes that?
13. What does 'candid' mean?
14. What does 'for instance' mean?
15. What does it mean to 'articulate' a thought?
16. What does mendacity mean?
17. Which word describes something that seems difficult to deal with?
18. Which word means 'at the same time'?
19. Which word means 'to state confidently or forcefully'?
20. Which word describes an outward appearance that conceals a less pleasant reality?
21. Which word means 'outstandingly bad; shocking'?
22. In the sentence, 'She was late; …, she missed the bus.', which word fits?
23. What does 'bolster' mean?
24. In a social setting, which word describes the tendency to associate with others?
25. In which scenario would 'equivocal' be the best descriptor?
26. What does 'in contrast' mean?
27. In what context might someone 'cajole' another person?
28. What does nebulousness refer to?
29. What does 'fastidious' mean?
30. Which word means 'also'?
31. What does it mean to 'concede' a point in a debate?
32. Which word represents the quality of being determined and persistent?
33. Which word means 'fond of company; sociable'?
34. In the context, 'He loves hiking; …, he enjoys camping.', which word fits?
35. Which term means 'to combine into a single entity'?
36. In which context would 'idiosyncratic' apply?
37. What does 'thus' mean?
38. What does 'delineate' mean?
39. What does 'jubilant' mean?
40. Which word means 'to exemplify'?
41. What does it mean to 'disseminate' information?
42. Which word means 'showing great attention to detail'?
43. In the sentence, 'The results were inconclusive; …, more research is needed.', which word fits?
44. Which word means 'to make clear or explain'?
45. Which word describes something wicked or criminal?
46. What does 'eschew' mean?
47. What does 'opulent' mean?
48. What does it mean to 'exacerbate' a situation?
49. In a situation where stability is questioned, which word describes it as uncertain?
50. Which word means 'to make an action or process easier'?
51. Which word means 'extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical'?
52. What does 'mitigate' mean?
53. Which word describes someone with an obstinately uncooperative attitude?
54. What does 'sanguine' mean?
55. Which word means 'holding firm to a purpose; persistent'?
56. Which word means 'never done or known before'?
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