The GRE (Graduate record Examinations) is a standard test for taking admissions to various graduate schools based in the United States and in other English speaking countries into their business and graduate programs. The objective of the exam is to test a candidate’s skill in quantitative and verbal reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing. It is usually an online test. Applicants from different cultural and academic backgrounds take the test. GRE General Test provides a common platform for measuring a candidate’s aptitude.GRE scores are used to supplement for bachelor’s degree records, qualifications at graduate level and recommendation letters.
Some useful tips on building vocabulary for GRE are–
Knowing the verbal section questions formats thoroughly, focusing on commonly confused words and lesser known definitions and investing in one or more GRE test prep books can help a GRE applicant score well in the vocabulary section in the GRE exam.
GRE test takers for 2013 can look up for these words you see most frequently in the General GRE Real time Test.
The following table contains some of the GRE high frequency words and their meanings:
Words
|
Parts of Speech
|
Meaning
|
Abate
|
Verb
|
Subside/moderate
|
Aberrant
|
Adjective
|
Abnormal/deviant
|
Boorish
|
Verb
|
Rude
|
Cacophonous
|
Adjective
|
depart secretly and hide
|
Desiccate
|
Verb
|
dry up
|
Ebullient
|
Verb
|
overflowing with enthusiasm
|
| Fallacious | Verb |
misleading
|
Gullible
| Adjective |
easily deceived
|
Implicit
|
Adjective
|
understood but not stated
|
Lassitude
|
Noun
|
weariness
|
Malleable
|
Adjective
|
impressionable
|
Occlude
|
Verb
|
close
|
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