GRE Master Wordlist

1535 Words for Verbal Mastery

Vibrant Publishers

• Publisher: Vibrant Publishers
• Year: 2021
• eBook ISBN: 9781636510842
• Edition: 6
• Topic: Study Aids
• Subtopic: GRE Study Guides

• 1535 essential words for complete preparation

• Easy pronunciation guide

• Synonyms and antonyms

• Sample sentences

• Parts of speech

• The definitive guide to essential vocabulary for GRE

Preparing vocabulary for the New GRE can be tricky. Students usually don't know how much to prepare and end up wrestling with dictionaries and thesauruses. Not anymore! With GRE Master Wordlist: 1535 Words for Verbal Mastery's expert guidance, you'll be able to master the essential GRE vocabulary in no time. And you don't need to learn many thousands of words for it - just the top 1535. Handpicked by GRE experts having years of experience, these words reflect the core of the GRE exam and promise perfect scores to aspirants who master them.

This new edition of the book comes with a set of three exercises in each chapter that will help you solidify your learning. You will be able to take tests, gauge your progress and revise words you've not completely mastered. Ultimately, you will have mastered 1535 words that will help you succeed not only in the GRE but also in your college program and in life.

Here's the learning offered:

• The top 1535 words that feature in verbal reasoning section of the GRE
• List of synonyms and antonyms, part of speech and three verbal exercises
• Sample sentences for using the words in the right context

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Chapter 07 EPITAPH - GAWK

This chapter covers the following words along with their part of speech, pronunciation, synonyms and antonym, if applicable. Sample usage of the word is also illustrated.

WORDS	PAGE NO
epitaph | epithet | epitome | equanimity | equestrian | equivocate | erratic | erudite | eschew | esoteric | etymology | eugenic
eulogy | euphemism | euphoria | euthanasia | evanescent | evocative | exacerbate | exchequer | excoriate | exegesis | exigency | exiguous
exonerate | expatiate | expatriate | expiate | expository | expunge | extemporaneous | extraneous | extrinsic | extrude | exuberant | facetious
facsimile | factious | factotum | fallacious | fallacy | fanaticism | fatuous | fawning | fecundity | fervid | fiasco | fictitious
figurative | filial | finicky | flaccid | flagrant | flamboyant | fledgling | flippancy | floe | flotsam | flout | flux
foible | foil | foist | foment | foppish | forbearance | forestall | forlorn | forswear | forte | fortuitous | fractious | fraudulent
frenetic | fresco | frieze | frivolous | froward | frugal | frugality | frustrate | fulminate | fulsome | furor | furtive
fusillade | futile | gadfly | gaffe | gainsay | gall | gambol | gamut | gargoyle | garner | garnish | garrulity
garrulous | gauche | gawk

EPITAPH (n) [EP-i-taf] 0602

Syn: inscription in memory of a dead person

Ant: biography; story of a living person

Usage: The epitaph on his tombstone was a glowing tribute to the fine gentleman that he had been.

EPITHET (n) [EP-uh-thet] 0603

Syn: word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing

Usage: They suffixed the epithet “The Conqueror” to the end of his name so he was known as Carl the Conqueror.

EPITOME (n) [i-PIT-uh-mee] 0604

Syn: perfect example or embodiment

Ant: bad example

Usage: She was the epitome of perfection and efficiency.

EQUANIMITY (n) [ee-kwuh-NIM-i-tee] 0605

Syn: calmness of temperament; composure; levelheadedness

Ant: agitation; anxiety

Usage: She did not lose her coolness and equanimity even in the face of such a terrible personal crisis.

EQUESTRIAN (n) [i-KWES-tree-uh n] 0606

Syn: rider on horseback

Usage: Cody wants to grow up to be an equestrian; he is crazy about horses.

EQUIVOCATE (v) [ih-KWIV-uh-keyt] 0607

Syn: avoid an issue; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth

Ant: face; meet

Usage: I hadn’t expected the Department of Justice to equivocate and evade the matter in this manner.

ERRATIC (adj) [i-RAT-ik] 0608

Syn: odd; unpredictable

Ant: normal; predictable

Usage: The schedule is rather erratic and unpredictable.

ERUDITE (adj) [ER-yoo-dahyt] 0609

Syn: learned; scholarly

Ant: ignorant

Usage: I had never come across such an erudite, intelligent person before.

ESCHEW (v) [es-CHOO] 0610

Syn: avoid on purpose

Ant: seek out

Usage: He eschewed the temptation to join the political party despite their cajoling and pleading because he knew it would be detrimental to his future.

ESOTERIC (adj) [es-uh-TER-ik] 0611

Syn: hard to understand; known only to the chosen few

Ant: common; familiar; known

Usage: The trade agreement was framed in a rather esoteric manner according to Jake; it would be too difficult for a layman to understand it.

ETYMOLOGY (n) [et-uh-MOL-uh-jee] 0612

Syn: study of word parts

Usage: He went through great efforts to trace the etymology of the word.

EUGENIC (adj) [yoo-JEN-ik]...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• 01 Abase - Aplomb
• 02 Apocalyptic - Bemused
• 03 Benediction - Centaur
• 04 Centrifuge - Concomitant
• 05 Concord - Denigrate
• 06 Denouement - Epistemologist
• 07 Epitaph - Gawk
• 08 Genealogy - Impolitic
• 09 Importune - Legerdemain
• 10 Lethargic - Nocturnal
• 11 Noisome - Plauditory
• 12 Plebeian - Repudiate
• 13 Requiem - Slew
• 14 Slough - Tensile
• 15 Tepid - Viscous
• 16 Vitiate - Zephyr