美国大学网站上提供的GRE单词列表

       

qualify modify, restrict

rampart fortification, defense

ravenous very eager/greedy for food/gratification/satisfaction

reciprocal mutual, shared, interchangeable (but not in math!)

recondite (abstruse) obscure, concealed, deep, difficult to comprehend

rectitude righteousness, moral integrity

reprobate depraved, wicked, corrupt, degenerate, vicious

repugnant offensive, distasteful

resolute (intransigent) determined, unyielding

reticent (tacit) quiet, dumb, reserved, silent, reluctant

ribald in decent, coarse

rivet attract and hold attention

sagacious wise (from experience)

salubrious promoting good health

sanction ratify, confirm, authorize, approve

saturnine gloomy/sullen/dismal in temperament

savor relish, enjoy

sedulous zealous, persevering [antonym - careless]

serene tranquil, clear, untroubled, calm

sinuous winding, intricate

spendthrift wasteful, extravagant

spurious bogus, false

squalid filthy, repulsive, wretched, degraded

subjugate enslave, subdue, dominate

substantive solid, substantial

succinct concise, precisely expressed

sullen gloomy, dismal

superficial shallow, unimportant, external, without profundity

superfluous extra, unnecessary

surreptitious secret, sneaky

tacit implicit, understood

taunt insult, ridicule

temerity (audacity) recklessness, foolish boldness

tiff argument

timbre quality of sound independent of pitch/loudness

tout give a tip

transitory temporary

trepidation fear, nervousness

truculent savage, fierce

turbid muddy, foul with sediments

turpitude (depravity) shameful wickedness

untoward (awkward) unfavorable, unruly

usurer money lender charging high interest

vacuous stupid

veracity truthfulness

vex annoy, pester, confuse

vindicate clear from blame/suspicion

viscid sticky, viscous

viscous thick and sticky

visionary dreamer (with impractical goals/ideas about future)

vituperation (malediction) abusive language

welter (turmoil) confused mass

xenophobe one who hates strangers Compiled by Monika Bender