An extensive working vocabulary is a prerequisite for test-taking success on the GRE Graduate Record Exam.
GRE word list
incongruity | state of not fitting |
inconsequential | insgnificant; unimportant |
incorporate | introduce something into another thing already in existence |
incursion | sudden invasion |
indeterminate | uncertain; indefinite |
indigence | poverty |
indolent | habitually lazy; idle |
ineluctable | not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable |
inert | unable to move; sluggish |
ingenuous | naive and trusting; lacking sophistication |
inherent | firmly established by nature or habit |
innocuous | harmless |
insensible | unconscious; unresponsive |
insinuate | to suggest; say indirectly; imply |
insipid jibe | lacking in flavor; dull |
insouciant | indifferent; lacking concern or care |
insularity | narrow-mindedness; isolation |
insuperable | insurmountable; unconquerable |
intangible | not material |
interdict | to forbid; prohibit |
internecine | deadly to both sides |
interpolate | to insert |
interregnum | interval between reigns; gap in continuity |
intimate | marked by close acquaintance |
intractable | not easily managed |
intransigence | stubbornness; refusal to compromise |
introspective | contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings |
inundate | to cover with water, overwhelm |
inured | hardened; accustomed; used to |
invective | verbal abuse |
inveigh | to disapprove; protest vehemently |
inveigle | to win over by flattering or coaxing |
inveterate | confirmed; long standing |
invidious | likely to provoke ill will |
irascible | easily angered |
irresolute | unsure of how to act; weak |
itinerant | wandering from place to place; unsettled |
itinerary | route of a traveler’s journey |
jaundiced | havind a yellowish discoloration of the skin |
jibe | to be in agreement |
jocose | fond of joking; jocular |
juggernaut | huge froce destrying everything in its path |
junta | group of people united in political intrigue |
juxtapose | place side by side |
kudos | fame; glory; honor |
labile | likely to change |
laconic | using few words |
lambaste | to trash verbally or physically |
lascivious | lustful |
lassitude | lethargy; sluggishness |
latent | dormant; potential not apparent |
laud | praise |
lethargic | inactive |
levee | en embankment that prevents a river from overflowing |
levity | light manner or attitude |
liberal | tolerant; broad-minded |
libertine | one without moral restraint |
libido | sexual desire |
Lilliputian | extremely small |
limn | to draw, describe |
limpid | clear; transparent |
linguistic | pertaining to language |
litany | lengthy recitation; repetitive chant |
literati | scholarly of learned persons |
litigation | legal proceedings |
log | record of a voyage; record of daily activities |
loquacious | talkative |
lucid | bright; clear; intelligible |
lucre | money or profits |
luminous | bright; brilliant; glowing |
lustrous | shining |
Machiavellian | crafty; double-dealing |
Machinations | plots or schemes |
Maelstrom | whirpool; turmoil |
Magnanimity | generosity; nobility |
Malign | to speak evil of |
Malinger | to feign illness to escape duty |
Malleable | capable of being shaped by pounding |
Maverick | dissenter |
Megalomania | delusions of power or importance |
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