After having some fun with top 12 words, you are probably curious to learn some more. Now we start focusing on the 300 words of Hit Parade in Princeton Review, because they are easy to memorize for beginners. Let's begin with 20 words:
IMPLACABLE : (adj) not capable of having significant change
RANCOROUS: (adj) long-lasting resentment; characterized by bitter;
TENACITY: (n) persistent determination;
PLACATE: (v) to appease; to calm by making concessions;
SUCCINCT: (adj) brief; concise;
FERVENT: (adj) greatly emotional; ZEALOUS (*);
ENERVATE: (v) to weaken, to reduce vitality;
FALLACY: (n) mistaken belief;
ECLECTIC: (adj) composed of elements drawn form various sources
PIOUS: (adj) showing strong religous devotion;
ADULATION:(n) excesscive praise; flattery;
AXIOM: (n) a universally recognized principle;
DISCRETION: (n) caution reverse in speech;
EBULLIENCE: (adj) enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
PUTREFY: (v) to rot, to decay and give off;
EXONERATE: (v) to remove blame;
ESOTERIC: (adj) understood by small group;
ELEGY:(n) mournful poem, esp on lamenting the dead;
PERUSE: (v) to examine with great care;
ACUMEN: (n) keen, accurate judgment;
This time, for your ease and convenience, all the words meanings are given . However, do not forget to make flash cards this time.
GRE verbal is always very challenging. It is best to have a solid foundation of vocabs before practising the Big Book tests. In my experience, knowing the high-frequency-words is priority, because you need something motivative first. Also, it is easier and more digestive if you take the words little by little, piece by piece. I am hence introducing the top 12 GRE words from Kaplan verbal workbook.
The top 12 words on the GRE are:
ANOMALY
EQUIVOCAL
ERUDITE
LUCID
OPAQUE
PRECIPITATE
PRODIGAL
ENIGMA
FERVID
PLACATE
ZEAL
ASSUAGE
There are some words you do not know or kind of know. Look up and start making flash cards for those words, repeat reviewing the flash cards as many times as possible.
