GRE Vocabulary list-17
GRE frequently used words list-17:
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Sr. |
Word |
Usage in Sentence |
Meaning |
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401. |
elated |
Grinning from ear to ear, Faisal was clearly elated on his very high score in GAT. Trick to Remember: elated = enjoy + late; In collage days, we usually enjoyed by going to class very late, it’s a chill mol. |
(ADJ.) filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud. |
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402. |
futile |
Why waste your time on futile pursuits on internet? just read the articles that will help you in your comprehension skill. Trick to Remember: Futile = fu (foul) + tile (shining bricks used in bathroom, kitchen or ground flour; so when a tile is foul, it’s useless or ineffective. |
(NOUN) useless; hopeless; ineffectual |
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403. |
ephemeral |
The mayfly is an ephemeral creature; it hardly lives for couple of hours. Trick to Remember: It’s very close to elephant which is now disappearing from the world; although elephant gets very long live, but its growth and generation is going to disappearing; so ephemeral means short lived or soon disappearing. |
(NOUN) short-lived; fleeting; lasting only a short time. |
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404. |
subside |
The government ha ensured the the flood would soon subside and people will able to settle to their home safely soon. Trick to Remember: subside = sub (total) + side (take aside); e.g., it is wise to take emotions aside while making decisions specially in court of law; so subside must be something to less or moderate. |
(NOUN) moderate; sink to a lower level; become less active. |
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405. |
empirical |
He distrusted hunches and intuitive flashes; he placed his reliance entirely on empirical data. Trick to Remember: We read ’empirical formula’ of many species in chemistry; it’s what based on experience or experiment by the scientists. |
(ADJ.) Based on experience or experimentation; not purely based on theory. |
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406. |
gist |
I didn’t read the whole novel of The Great Gadsby, but I read enough to get the gist of it. |
(ADJ.) essence; main point. |
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407. |
fleeting |
Good times with girl-friend seems to be fleeting; but bad time during load shedding seems to be very long. Trick to Remember: It derived from flee = very small flying objects; we know small flying objects are quick in flying and movements, e.g., sparrows and butterflies. |
(ADJ.) Fast; rapid; passing quickly; ephemeral. |
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408. |
equitable |
Pakistan is seeking an equitable solution to Kashmir dispute, one which will be fair and acceptable to all three parties. Trick to Remember: It drives from equity, which means equal justice or fair; Don’t confuse equitable and equity with equanimity and equanimous; the first set is about equality, the second set about being even-tempered or calmness of temperament. |
(VERB) fair; impartial. |
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409. |
cogent |
She presented cogent arguments to the jury; that cleared the judge about his stance. Trick to Remember: Cogent = co (same or together) + gents (guys); In professional setup, when you see some guys wearing three piece suit. |
(NOUN) convincing; logical. |
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410. |
reproach |
I want my work to be above reproach and without error; because I can’t bear any trouble in future. Trick to Remember: reproach = re (again) + approach (approach to top-management to complain about somebody); so re-approach means complaining again or blaming again and again to criticise someone. |
(ADJ.) blame (not angrily but sadly); express disapproval or disappointment.; criticise. |
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411. |
efficacy |
The efficacy of your preparation of GAT or Local GRE depends on your devotion of time and smart-work to prepare for this exam. Trick to Remember: It has derived from ‘effectual’, an effectual power is described as efficacy. |
(ADJ.) The quality of being able to produce the intended effect. |
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412. |
chauvinism |
A chauvinist cannot recognize any faults in his country, no matter how flagrant the policies the country may have. Trick to Remember: Don’t confuse chauvinism with sexism–a ‘male chauvinist’ is just one kind. The original chauvinist was Nicholas Chauvin, a possibly fictional soldier wounded 17 times while serving in Napoleon’s army (he really loved Napoleon). |
(NOUN) blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group or cause. |
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413. |
subjective |
Your analysis is highly subjective; you have permitted your emotions and your opinions to color your thinking. Trick to Remember: subjective is some reasoning that based on a subject or personal emotions or obinios; it’s the opposite of objective which means free from bias or emotions or an independent decision. |
(VERB) influenced by personal feelings; occurring or taking place within the mind; unreal. |
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414. |
reap |
He worked night and day in practicing questions, never stopping to rest, for he knew he would reap his reward when his family greets him as a hard-worker. Trick to Remember: It sounds like ripe:(of fruit or grain) developed to the point of readiness for harvesting and eating. |
(ADJ.) Harvest, such as by cutting’ gather’ get as a result of one’s effort. |
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415. |
articulate |
Her articulate presentation of the advertising campaign impressed her employers. Trick to Remember: It’s an art to speak clearly, which many people have lack of it; so articulate is some kind of good skill; a good skill in speaking clearly. |
(NOUN) Using language in a clear, fluent way. |
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416. |
goosebumps |
The detective novel is hard to put down! I’ve got goosebumps just waiting to find out what happens next. Trick to Remember: goose sounds like boost, while bumps are some kind of skin disease or something related to skin; so goosebumps are the standing up of hairs when someone got excited or feared too much. |
(ADJ.) The bumps created by hairs standing up on the skin in response to cold, fear or a sudden feeling of excitement. |
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417. |
divine |
As an experienced teacher, he makes divine prediction about his students score in official GAT, while their preparation. Trick to Remember: Of course, divine is most commonly an adjective, meanly ‘of or like a god; heavenly.’ I read online reviews of the spa to divine whether it would really be as divine an experience was advertised. |
(NOUN) perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic); foresee the future. |
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418. |
fortify |
In issue essay of GAT, one has to fortify his stance with relevant examples in order to receive good score. Trick to Remember: It has derived from ‘forte’ which means ‘strong point or talent’; Did you watch ‘movie 21’? It is about a special talent in a student (genious); the double of 21 is approx. 40 (forte), means very high skill or talent. |
(VERB) strong point or special talent in a person’s character. |
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419. |
remedial |
The economic condition of Pakistan is not so bad, because it’s remediable; what we need is to eliminate corruption and make equal distribution of wealth, after that we can be categorize as developed countries. Trick to Remember: It has derived from remedy; something which is irremediable cannot be remediated or repaired. |
(ADJ.) reparable, correcting a deficient skill. |
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420. |
contextualize |
In sentence completion of GAT, contextualise each word one by one and select that word that gives a sense to the sentence. Trick to Remember: It’s derived from the word context = con (together) + text (combination of words in a sentence); so context is making the words together and think about the circumstance what the sentence is telling about. |
(VERB) Place in context, such as by giving the background or circumstances. |
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421. |
fringe |
Many people like to live on the fringe of Karachi, because they want to enjoy with the sea water with their kids on evenings . rick to Remember: You may hear the word fringe benefits; it’s used while dealing with taxes. fringe is basically an edge. |
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422. |
glib |
Politicians are usually glib and articulate speakers, this skill help them in their campaign. Trick to Remember: Mirza Galib(close to glib) was a famous Urdu poet; his poems were very fluent but these were about the insincerity of the lover. |
(VERB) Fluent (with insincerity or superficiality). |
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423. |
embellish |
My mother-in-law’s stories about her journey from Russia made us laugh because she embellished the bare facts of her travels with humorous anecdotes. Trick to Remember: In mandirs (worship places of Hindu); a set of bells are hanged to make a religious tone, which is a decorative style; so embellish means arrange bells to decorate. |
(NOUN) decorate; adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details). |
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424. |
replete |
This essay is replete with errors–I don’t think you even bothered to use spellcheck, much less carefully edit your work. Trick to Remember: It sounds like repeat; when something comes repeatedly, it’s supplied abundantly. |
(NOUN) Fully filled; filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied. . |
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425. |
gradation |
Manufacturing a car requires to pass it through gradation of different units. Trick to Remember: In the official transcript of graduate student, specific grade is mentioned like A, B+, B etc. |
(NOUN) A process taking place gradually, in stages; series of gradual stages. |
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