GRE Average Vocabulary Words, Randomly Selected
Here are 20 randomly-selected Average GRE Vocabulary Words*. To see another list of
20 words, refresh this page. Use these words to help you prepare for the verbal
section of the GRE. Your sucess on the GRE analogy and antonym questions hinges
on your the extent of your vocabulary -- the more words that you know, the higher
your score.
However, as with all GRE vocabulary lists, memorizing words is not the best way
to acquire and retain new vocabulary; to do that, you should read extensively. And,
use MyGRETutor's vocabulary tutor to keep track of the words that you have mastered,
and to brush up on those words that you have not.
| Word | Part of Speech | Definition |
| | vulpine | adj | Like a fox; crafty and sneaky. | | gusher | n | A particular object, most often an oil well, that gushes and does not need pumping. | | vehement | adj | Forceful; passionate; with marked vigor. | | demagogue | n | A fanatic; somebody who arises the emotions of a group of people so as to attain political prowess; a leader who incites rebellion. | | fulminate | v | To thunder; to explode; issue a severe denunciation. | | conspicuous | adj | Readily visible; easily seen; extraordinary and noticeable. | | confound | v | To confuse; to perplex; to puzzle. | | eponym | n | A word derived from a person's name. | | celerity | adj | Speed; rapidity; quickness. | | antediluvian | adj | Antiquated; extremely ancient. | | pablum | n | Something that is trite; something simplistic. | | blithe | adj | Cheerful; joyous; carefree. | | flagrant | adj | Conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous. | | xanthic | adj | Yellowish; of yellow pigmentation. | | avid | adj | Eager; very willing. | | impudent | adj | Rash and indiscreet. | | thew | n | Muscle or sinew (usually used in the plural); muscular power or strength. | | junta | n | A group of people joined in political intrigue; military officers who rule a country after a successful coupe. | | cloister | n | A monastery or convent. | | etch | v | To make a rough drawing; to sketch; to make an imprint. |
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*The difficulty of a word is guaged by how many people get it right on the vocabulary
tutor section of MyGRETutor. Easy words are those words 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 40 and 80 percent of the time, and difficult
words are those words whose definition is correctly selected less than 40% of the
time.