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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 736–770 of 800
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
736	multifaceted	adjective Study Field: GRE transitions and expression of ideas Word study: Prefix focus: multi- means many.	многогра́нный	Poverty is a multifaceted problem requiring more than one solution.
737	provisional	adjective Study Field: GRE literature, history, and humanities Word study: Base-form focus: provisional is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. вре́менный 2. предварительный	The committee issued a provisional schedule.
738	obfuscate	verb Study Field: GRE literature, history, and humanities Word study: Base-form focus: obfuscate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. запу́тывать 2. запу́тать 3. сбива́ть с то́лку	Dense terminology can obfuscate a weak argument.
739	parsimonious	adjective Study Field: GRE literature, history, and humanities Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.	1. бережли́вый 2. жа́дный 3. ска́редный	The parsimonious board delayed necessary repairs.
740	relinquish	verb Study Field: GRE literature, history, and humanities Word study: Base-form focus: relinquish is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. сдавать 2. уступить	The ruler refused to relinquish emergency powers.
741	sequestration	noun Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	секве́стр	Forest conservation supports carbon sequestration.
742	stratify	verb Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Suffix focus: -ify commonly forms a verb meaning to make or become.	стратифицировать	Unequal access can stratify a society by wealth.
743	subsistence	noun Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Suffix focus: -ence commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state.	1. прожи́тие 2. прожи́ток 3. пропита́ние	The family relied on subsistence farming.
744	symbiotic	adjective Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Base-form focus: symbiotic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	симбиоти́ческий	The fungi and tree roots form a symbiotic partnership.
745	systemic	adjective Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Base-form focus: systemic is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. систе́мный 2. системный	The audit identified systemic failures in oversight.
746	threshold	noun Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Base-form focus: threshold is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	поро́г	The signal must cross a threshold before the alarm sounds.
747	trajectory	noun Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Base-form focus: trajectory is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. траекто́рия 2. траектория	The policy changed the city's economic trajectory.
748	viscosity	noun Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.	1. вя́зкость 2. вязкость	Cooling increases the oil's viscosity.
749	abrogate	verb Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Base-form focus: abrogate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. аннули́ровать 2. отменя́ть 3. расторга́ть	The legislature voted to abrogate the outdated treaty.
750	acquisitive	adjective Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency.	жадный	The satire mocks an acquisitive society that measures worth by ownership.
751	adventitious	adjective Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by.	1. вне́шний 2. вспомога́тельный 3. доба́вочный	An adventitious discovery redirected the entire investigation.
752	apprise	verb Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Base-form focus: apprise is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. оповеща́ть 2. оповести́ть 3. сообща́ть	The attorney promised to apprise the family of every development.
753	arrogate	verb Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Base-form focus: arrogate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	самонаде́янно претендова́ть	The governor cannot arrogate powers reserved for the courts.
754	atonement	noun Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result.	примире́ние	His public service became an attempt at atonement.
755	attenuation	noun Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	ослабле́ние	The wall produced measurable attenuation of the sound.
756	bifurcate	verb Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Base-form focus: bifurcate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	раздваивать	The trail will bifurcate near the ridge.
757	broach	verb Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Base-form focus: broach is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	открыть	She waited until dinner ended to broach the funding dispute.
758	buttress	verb Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Base-form focus: buttress is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	контрфорс	The newly found letters buttress the historian's interpretation.
759	cadge	verb Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Base-form focus: cadge is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	выманить	The traveler tried to cadge a meal from the innkeeper.
760	capitulation	noun Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	капитуля́ция	The treaty marked the army's complete capitulation.
761	cogitate	verb Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Base-form focus: cogitate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. обду́мывать 2. размышля́ть	The philosopher would cogitate for hours before writing a paragraph.
762	complicity	noun Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.	1. соуча́стие 2. соучастие	The documents revealed the bank's complicity in the fraud.
763	concord	noun Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Base-form focus: concord is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. содру́жество 2. душа́ 3. согла́сие	The settlement restored a measure of concord between the communities.
764	conduit	noun Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Base-form focus: conduit is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. водово́д 2. проводни́к	The river served as a conduit for trade and ideas.
765	conundrum	noun Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Base-form focus: conundrum is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. зага́дка 2. головоло́мка 3. диле́мма	The need for growth without more pollution presents a conundrum.
766	corporeal	adjective Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Base-form focus: corporeal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	веще́ственный, мате́риа́льный	The poem contrasts corporeal desire with spiritual aspiration.
767	cosset	verb Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Base-form focus: cosset is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	баловать	The program should support students without trying to cosset them.
768	daunt	verb Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Base-form focus: daunt is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. запу́гивать 2. запуга́ть 3. испуга́ть	The scale of the archive did not daunt the researcher.
769	denouement	noun Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result.	развязка	The mystery's denouement reveals why the witness lied.
770	depredation	noun Study Field: GRE science and social-science vocabulary Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	налёт	The forest still bears signs of wartime depredation.

Vocabulary reading and practice

The Cost of an Unclear Contract

Reading practice for pages 22–23. Five relevant words are highlighted.

English reading

A small publisher received a provisional distribution offer, but the contract was unusually multifaceted. Its repeated cross-references seemed designed to obfuscate the true royalty rate. The distributor also proved parsimonious about production support while demanding broad control over future editions. After legal review, the publisher refused to relinquish those rights. Walking away sacrificed immediate income, but it preserved the freedom to negotiate a clearer and fairer agreement.

Russian translation

Небольшое издательство получило предварительное предложение о распространении, но договор был необычайно сложным. Его многочисленные перекрёстные ссылки, казалось, были составлены так, чтобы скрыть настоящую ставку роялти. Дистрибьютор также оказался скупым на поддержку производства, при этом требуя широкого контроля над будущими изданиями. После юридической проверки издательство отказалось уступать эти права. Отказ от сделки означал потерю немедленного дохода, но сохранил свободу вести переговоры о более ясном и справедливом соглашении.

Reading comprehension

1. Why is the provisional offer difficult to evaluate?

The contract is multifaceted and appears to obfuscate the true royalty rate.

2. In what way is the distributor parsimonious?

The distributor offers very little production support.

3. What does the publisher refuse to relinquish?

The publisher refuses to relinquish control over future editions.

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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.

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