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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.

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Words 421–455 of 800
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
421	prudent	adjective Study Field: GRE literature, history, and humanities Word study: Base-form focus: prudent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. 신중한 2. 분별 있는	Maintaining an emergency reserve is a prudent policy.
422	refute	verb Study Field: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: refute is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	반박하다	The later experiment did not refute the hypothesis; it exposed a design flaw.
423	rhetoric	noun Study Field: GRE literature, history, and humanities Word study: Base-form focus: rhetoric is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. 수사학(修辭學) 2. 미사여구(美辭麗句) 3. 수사	The campaign's rhetoric emphasized unity while its policies divided voters.
424	salient	adjective Study Field: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: salient is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	현저한	The summary identifies the report's three most salient findings.
425	sanction	verb Study Field: GRE literature, history, and humanities Word study: Base-form focus: sanction is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. 승인하다 2. 인가하다	The board must sanction any major change to the charter.
426	hubris	noun Study Field: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: hubris is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	거만	The tragedy portrays hubris as the ruler's fatal weakness.
427	hypothetical	adjective Study Field: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: hypothetical is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	가설적	The ethicist presented a hypothetical case to test the principle.
428	iconoclastic	adjective Study Field: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: iconoclastic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. 인습 타파적인 2. 기존 관습에 도전하는	Her iconoclastic history questioned the reputation of a national hero.
429	idealize	verb Study Field: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Suffix focus: -ize commonly forms a verb meaning to make, become, or apply.	이상적인 것으로 다루다	The memoir does not idealize village life.
430	ideology	noun Study Field: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: ideology is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. 이데올로기 2. 사상 3. 이념	The movement's ideology emphasized equality and public ownership.
431	idyllic	adjective Study Field: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: idyllic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	목가적인	The painting presents an idyllic vision of rural childhood.
432	ignominious	adjective Study Field: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.	불명예스러운	The army's retreat was an ignominious end to the campaign.
433	immutable	adjective Study Field: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action.	불변	The constitution is important but not immutable.
434	impassive	adjective Study Field: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency.	1. 감정을 드러내지 않는 2. 무표정한	The defendant remained impassive as the verdict was read.
435	impeccable	adjective Study Field: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action.	흠잡을 데 없는	The article's research was impeccable, though its conclusion remained debatable.
436	imperial	adjective Study Field: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Base-form focus: imperial is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	제국의	The museum reconsidered how it displayed objects acquired during imperial expansion.
437	imperious	adjective Study Field: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.	거만한	The director's imperious tone silenced useful criticism.
438	imperturbable	adjective Study Field: GRE evidence and rhetorical analysis Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action.	1. 침착함을 잃지 않는 2. 태연한	The imperturbable negotiator continued despite the insults.
439	impervious	adjective Study Field: GRE transitions and expression of ideas Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.	통하지 않는	The coating is impervious to water.
440	impetuous	adjective Study Field: GRE transitions and expression of ideas Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.	1. 충동적인 2. 성급한	An impetuous decision left the expedition without enough food.
441	impinge	verb Study Field: GRE transitions and expression of ideas Word study: Base-form focus: impinge is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. 침해하다 2. 악영향을 미치다	The new rule may impinge on freedom of expression.
442	implacable	adjective Study Field: GRE transitions and expression of ideas Word study: Suffix focus: -able means capable of, suitable for, or worthy of an action.	달래기 어려운	The prosecutor remained an implacable opponent of corruption.
443	implement	verb Study Field: GRE transitions and expression of ideas Word study: Base-form focus: implement is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. 시행하다 2. 실행하다	The city will implement the recycling program next month.
444	implicate	verb Study Field: GRE transitions and expression of ideas Word study: Base-form focus: implicate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	얽히게 하다	The emails implicate several senior officials in the scheme.
445	impoverish	verb Study Field: GRE transitions and expression of ideas Word study: Base-form focus: impoverish is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	가난하게 하다	Unsustainable farming can impoverish both families and soil.
446	impropriety	noun Study Field: GRE transitions and expression of ideas Word study: Base-form focus: impropriety is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. 부정행위 2. 부적절한 처신	The investigation found no evidence of financial impropriety.
447	impugn	verb Study Field: GRE transitions and expression of ideas Word study: Base-form focus: impugn is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. 신뢰성을 공격하다 2. 의문을 제기하다	The lawyer tried to impugn the witness's motives.
448	inane	adjective Study Field: GRE transitions and expression of ideas Word study: Base-form focus: inane is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	어리석은	The interview was reduced to inane questions about clothing.
449	inaugurate	verb Study Field: GRE transitions and expression of ideas Word study: Base-form focus: inaugurate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	열다	The exhibition will inaugurate the museum's new wing.
450	incandescent	adjective Study Field: GRE transitions and expression of ideas Word study: Base-form focus: incandescent is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. 백열적 2. 백열하다	Her incandescent anger transformed the final speech.
451	incendiary	adjective Study Field: GRE transitions and expression of ideas Word study: Base-form focus: incendiary is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. 선동적인 2. 갈등을 부추기는	The leader's incendiary rhetoric increased tensions.
452	incipient	adjective Study Field: GRE transitions and expression of ideas Word study: Base-form focus: incipient is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	초기의	Early treatment stopped the incipient infection.
453	incisive	adjective Study Field: GRE transitions and expression of ideas Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency.	예리한	Her incisive questions exposed the proposal's weakest assumption.
454	inconsequential	adjective Study Field: GRE transitions and expression of ideas Word study: Base-form focus: inconsequential is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	하찮은	A minor spelling error was inconsequential to the argument.
455	incorrigible	adjective Study Field: GRE transitions and expression of ideas Word study: Suffix focus: -ible means capable of, suitable for, or able to be affected.	고칠 수 없는	The novel's incorrigible trickster ignores every warning.

Vocabulary reading and practice

A Hearing Built on Evidence

Reading practice for pages 13–15. Five relevant words are highlighted.

English reading

At the public hearing, the chair established prudent rules that helped keep a contentious debate orderly. She asked each speaker to separate emotional rhetoric from verifiable claims and to address the most salient evidence first. One engineer used inspection records to refute the claim that the bridge was beyond repair. After reviewing the costs and safety plan, the council voted to sanction a limited restoration rather than authorize immediate demolition.

Korean translation

공청회에서 의장은 논쟁적인 토론을 질서 있게 유지하도록 신중한 규칙을 세웠다. 의장은 발언자들에게 감정적인 수사와 검증 가능한 주장을 구분하고 가장 핵심적인 증거를 먼저 다루라고 요청했다. 한 기술자는 점검 기록을 이용해 다리를 수리할 수 없다는 주장을 반박했다. 비용과 안전 계획을 검토한 뒤, 의회는 즉시 철거를 승인하는 대신 제한적인 복원을 승인하기로 표결했다.

Reading comprehension

1. How does the chair keep the hearing orderly?

She asks speakers to separate rhetoric from verifiable claims and address salient evidence.

2. What evidence helps refute the demolition claim?

The engineer uses inspection records.

3. What does the council sanction?

The council sanctions a limited restoration.

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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.

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