GRE Average Vocabulary Words, Randomly Selected
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for the verbal section of the GRE revised Test. Your ability to correctly answer
text completion and sentence equivalence questions is dependent on the depth of
your vocabulary. The more words that you know, the higher the chance that you'll
see words on the GRE test that you are familiar with, which improves your chances
of getting a high score.
However, as with all GRE vocabulary lists, memorizing words is not the best way
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and to brush up on those words that you have not.
| Word | Part of Speech | Definition |
| | orthography | n | The correct spelling of a word; the part of study of a language that is concerned with the spelling of words. | | inundate | v | To flood; to overcome; to submerge. | | exact | v | To obtain by force; to remove; to demand. | | clarion | n | A shrill, or trumpet-like sound; an ancient trumpet. | | palatial | adj | Pertaining to or suitable for a palace. | | agglomeration | n | A heap; a collection. | | maw | n | The mouth, jaws, or gullet of a carnivorous animal; the throat of a greedy person. | | poultice | n | A soothing ointment that is applied to irritated, inflamed, and sore parts of the body, usually used to relieve the symptoms of a burn. | | egress | n | An exit; an opening through which one may leave. | | conjecture | n | A surmise; a guess. | | ragamuffin | n | A unkempt, dirty child in torn clothes; a person wearing tattered clothing. | | tamp | v | To lightly tap so as to force downwards. | | consonant | adj | Harmonious; in agreement. | | incumbents | n | Those who already hold a political position and who are running to be re-elected. | | buxom | adj | Plump; full; jolly. | | obelisk | n | A tall column that tapers at the top to a pointed pyramid. | | junta | n | A group of people joined in political intrigue; military officers who rule a country after a successful coupe. | | coda | n | A concluding section of a musical or literary composition. | | aureole | n | A halo; a bright circle of light; a radiance surrounding an object or a whole figure to represent sacredness. | | diatribe | n | A harsh scolding; an invective; strong verbal abuse. |
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whose definition, on average, is selected by at least 80% of users. Medium words
are those words whose definition is, on average, correctly selected between 50 and
80 percent of the time, and difficult words are those words whose definition is
correctly selected less than 50% of the time.