GRE Vocab Review

Nancy L. (United States of America)
28 words 1 learner

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First
Print Flashcards

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  2. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  3. cavort
    play boisterously
  4. inculcate
    teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  5. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
  6. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  7. sinuous
    curved or curving in and out
  8. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  9. entreat
    ask for or request earnestly
  10. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  11. ossify
    become bony
  12. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  13. expedite
    process fast and efficiently
  14. flout
    treat with contemptuous disregard
  15. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
  16. descant
    an additional musical part above the main melody
  17. commiserate
    feel or express sympathy or compassion
  18. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  19. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  20. synthesize
    combine and form a complex whole
  21. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  22. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  23. fleece
    the outer coat of an animal, especially sheep and yaks
  24. rebuff
    a deliberate discourteous act
  25. inure
    cause to accept or become hardened to
  26. brook
    a natural stream of water smaller than a river
  27. corroborate
    give evidence for
  28. vilify
    spread negative information about
Created on Fri Dec 13 18:19:13 EST 2019

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.