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The GRE Verbal Reasoning measure asks test takers to understand and evaluate written material, analyze relationships among ideas, and use evidence within a sentence or passage. Reading Comprehension, Text Completion, and Sentence Equivalence all reward careful attention to connotation, contrast, logic, and precise word choice—not isolated memorization alone.
This independently authored 800-word beta curriculum prioritizes vocabulary identified in Magoosh’s official public GRE vocabulary ebook, then draws on advanced KSSR entries that have already passed English safety and structure audits. Additional official and public GRE references guide test alignment and editorial review. Overlap with SAT and advanced school-level vocabulary is intentional because the tests share academic language. Pages containing words 1–500 include five cloze questions; every word remains visible, editable in Vocabulary Studio, and available for private difficult/learned tracking. This unofficial resource is not endorsed by or affiliated with ETS.
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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
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| 281 | affectation | noun StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | दिखावा | His elaborate accent was an affectation that disappeared among friends. |
| 282 | agenda | noun StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: agenda is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | एजेंडा | Environmental protection moved to the top of the council's agenda. |
| 283 | agrarian | adjective StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: agrarian is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | कृषि | The reform transformed an agrarian economy into an industrial one. |
| 284 | alloy | noun StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: alloy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | मिश्रधातु | Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. |
| 285 | ambience | noun StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | माहौल | Soft lighting gave the library a calm ambience. |
| 286 | amenity | noun StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | सुख-सुविधा | Reliable internet became an essential amenity for the remote town. |
| 287 | amoral | adjective StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: amoral is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. निर्नैतिक 2. नीति निरपेक्ष | The novel depicts the machine as amoral rather than deliberately cruel. |
| 288 | amorous | adjective StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 1. इश्क़िया 2. प्रणयशील 3. कामुक | The poet addressed each amorous sonnet to an unnamed beloved. |
| 289 | anguish | noun StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: anguish is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | पीड़ा | The letter conveys a parent's anguish after the disappearance. |
| 290 | apocalyptic | adjective StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: apocalyptic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | सर्वनाशकारी | The article rejects apocalyptic predictions unsupported by climate models. |
| 291 | apocryphal | adjective StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: apocryphal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | शंकायुक्त | The apocryphal story appears in no contemporary account. |
| 292 | appreciable | adjective StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action. | प्रशंसनीय | The treatment produced an appreciable decline in symptoms. |
| 293 | aptitude | noun StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: aptitude is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | अभिरुचि | Her aptitude for spatial reasoning became clear in engineering class. |
| 294 | arbiter | noun StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: arbiter is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | मध्यस्थ | Both parties accepted the retired judge as a neutral arbiter. |
| 295 | artful | adjective StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: artful is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | धूर्त | The candidate gave an artful answer that avoided the central issue. |
| 296 | artifice | noun StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: artifice is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | युक्ति | The memoir's apparent simplicity is a deliberate artifice. |
| 297 | ascendancy | noun StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: ascendancy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | प्रभुत्व | The party gained ascendancy after winning several regional elections. |
| 298 | atheist | noun StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Suffix focus: -ist often names a person associated with a field, belief, or practice. | नास्तिक | The essay compares the moral arguments of an atheist and a theologian. |
| 299 | attrition | noun StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Suffix focus: -ition commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | संघर्षण | Staff attrition left the agency unable to process applications quickly. |
| 300 | audacity | noun StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 1. मजाल 2. दुस्साहस | The plan's audacity attracted investors who valued innovation. |
| 301 | authoritarian | adjective StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: authoritarian is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | सत्तावादी | The authoritarian government banned independent newspapers. |
| 302 | avuncular | adjective StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: avuncular is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | अवनकुलर | His avuncular advice reassured the nervous interns. |
| 303 | balk | verb StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: balk is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | मेंड | Taxpayers may balk at funding a project with no clear budget. |
| 304 | beget | verb StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: beget is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | उत्पन्न करना | Fear can beget secrecy, which in turn creates more fear. |
| 305 | benefactor | noun StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: benefactor is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | हितैषी | An anonymous benefactor paid for the library's repairs. |
| 306 | benevolent | adjective StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: benevolent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. भला 2. मेहरबान 3. सहृदय | The foundation's benevolent mission includes free legal aid. |
| 307 | bequeath | verb StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: bequeath is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | वसीयत | The collector chose to bequeath the paintings to a public museum. |
| 308 | bereft | adjective StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: bereft is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | दीवाना | After the archive burned, historians were bereft of primary records. |
| 309 | blasphemy | noun StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: blasphemy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. ईशनिंदा 2. देवनिंदा 3. धर्मनिंदा | The novel examines a society in which blasphemy is punished by law. |
| 310 | blatant | adjective StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: blatant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ज़बरदस्त | The advertisement made a blatant attempt to disguise sponsorship as news. |
| 311 | blight | noun StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: blight is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | तुषार | Abandoned buildings became a blight on the neighborhood. |
| 312 | blithe | adjective StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: blithe is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ज़िंदादिल | His blithe assurance ignored every warning from the engineers. |
| 313 | boorish | adjective StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: boorish is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | अशिष्ट | The guest's boorish interruptions ended the friendly conversation. |
| 314 | bourgeois | adjective StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: bourgeois is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | पूंजीपति | The playwright mocked what she saw as bourgeois respectability. |
| 315 | bucolic | adjective StudyField: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: bucolic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ग्राम्य | The poem presents a bucolic landscape untouched by industry. |
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About GRE Verbal Reasoning
The GRE Verbal Reasoning measure examines how well test takers understand and evaluate written material, recognize relationships among words and concepts, and analyze how parts of a sentence work together. Its three principal verbal question types are Reading Comprehension, Text Completion, and Sentence Equivalence.
Vocabulary matters on the GRE, but memorizing a definition is only the beginning. Strong preparation also connects each word to its connotation, common contrasts, near-synonyms, and role in an argument. Use the examples, readings, and quizzes here to practise choosing words from evidence in the sentence, then use official ETS material to learn the precise test format.
Sources and curriculum references
These references guide selection and calibration. Definitions, sample sentences, readings, questions, and teaching notes are independently written and reviewed.
- ETS: GRE General Test Verbal Reasoning Overview
- Magoosh: GRE Vocabulary eBook
- Kaplan Test Prep: Top 52 GRE Vocabulary Words
- Kaplan Test Prep: 48 More GRE Vocabulary Words
- Magoosh: Free GRE Vocabulary Flashcards
- Vocabulary.com: 900+ Essential GRE Words
- Reddit r/GRE: community 2,000-word cross-check
- WikDict downloadable bilingual dictionaries
- Kaikki.org / Wiktextract machine-readable Wiktionary data
- Language-Learning-decks public flashcard datasets
- SBBIC English-to-Khmer Dictionary
- English–Khmer Dictionary Dataset (machine-generated Khmer fallback; human review required)
- PanLex meanings snapshot (direct CC0 gap candidates; human review required)
- Cambridge bilingual dictionaries (individual editorial sense checks)
- Collins English–Hindi Dictionary (individual editorial checks)
- Hindwi and Rekhta dictionaries (individual Hindi/Urdu checks)
- National Institute of Korean Language: Basic Korean Dictionary
- JMdict/EDRDG Japanese dictionary project
- CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary project
- VDict Vietnamese Dictionary (individual editorial check)
- Google Translate (machine-assisted lesson-reading draft; fluent review required)
- Kuperman et al.: Age-of-acquisition ratings for 30,000 English words