GRE vocab questions and the biggest GRE vocab word list.
2,784 high-frequency GRE vocab words, each taught in real-sentence context with synonyms, antonyms, and an example. The GRE tests how a word behaves in a sentence, not a dictionary gloss, so we pair the word list with free GRE vocab questions that quiz you on the whole vocabulary in small sets until the words stick.
From meeting a word to answering GRE vocab questions on it.
Learn
Meet the word in a real sentence, with its meaning, register, and the words it is most often confused with.
Review
Drill words in small sets in the trainer. Miss one and it comes straight back, so the words that need work get it.
Apply
See the word inside real GRE-style text completion and sentence equivalence items, where context decides the answer.
Master
Prove you know it under time, then move on, checking back now and then to make sure it stuck.
2,784 GRE vocab words, fact-checked and grouped A to Z.
Each word carries its part of speech, a plain-English definition, synonyms and antonyms, and an example sentence that shows the word in use. Browse by first letter, or open any word for the full entry. For a curated starting point, see the 500 most essential GRE words, the top 100 high-frequency words, or the hardest GRE words for a 320+ target.
A few the GRE loves
to lessen in intensity or amount
given to sudden and unpredictable changes of mood or behavior
using very few words; terse to the point of seeming blunt
excessively talkative, especially about trivial things
lacking imagination or excitement; commonplace
to regard with deep respect and reverence
transparently clear in meaning or appearance
a person who flatters others to gain advantage
GRE test prep vocabulary, the way the test actually uses it.
Most GRE vocab lists treat every word as equal: a name, a definition, an example, on to the next. The real GRE does not work that way. The Verbal section picks from a fairly stable high-frequency pool, and inside that pool what decides a question is rarely the dictionary meaning. It is the second meaning, the near-synonym, or the register that makes one of two near-identical choices the right one.
Sentence Equivalence: the near-synonym trap
Six choices, exactly two correct, the two correct ones near-synonyms. If you learn vocabulary as definitions in isolation, you cannot tell placate from mollify from conciliate. Our word entries put each in a real sentence and label the pair groupings, so when you see two of them as choices you know they form a valid SE pair (and which third choice is the look-alike trap).
Text Completion: context, not gloss
One-blank items reward students who match the word's contextual function to the sentence's pivot. Two and three blank items reward students who can hold a phrase shape in working memory while testing word fit. Both are habits you build by reading words in real sentences, not memorising flashcards.
| If you only do | You build | What it misses |
|---|---|---|
| Flashcards (definitions) | Passive recognition | Near-synonym discrimination; the second meaning the GRE often tests |
| Reading word lists | A vague sense of what each word means | The contextual habits Text Completion rewards |
| Trainer plus real items | Recognition and applied judgement together | Nothing structural; the gap closes after a few weeks of consistent practice |
The trainer covers the high-frequency core first, then moves outward; the practice tasks force the applied judgement; the word entries link both.