GRE Synonyms
ability capacity, faculty, talent, skill, competence, aptitude
abolish exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, eradicate, obliterate
abstinence self-denial, temperance, sobriety, continence
abstracted absorbed, distraught, absent-minded
abuse misuse, mistreat, ill-treat, maltreat
accidental fortuitous, contingent, incidental, adventitious
accompany conduct, escort, chaperone
acknowledge admit, own, avow, confess, concede
active energetic, dynamic, vigorous, lively
adapt accommodate, adjust, conform, fit, reconcile
admonish reprove, rebuke, reprimand, reproach
adulterate debase, doctor, load, sophisticate
advance forward, foster, further, promote [RETARD]
advantage edge, handicap, odds
adventurous adventuresome, audacious, daredevil, daring, venturesome
advice counsel, recommendation
advise counsel, recommend
affair business, concern, lookout
affect influence, impress, touch, move, strike
affectation pose, air, mannerism
afflict agonize, excruciate, rack, torment, torture
afraid apprehensive, fearful [UNAFRAID]
ageless eternal, timeless
agitate churn, convulse, rock, shake
agree conform, harmonize, accord, correspond, coincide [DISAGREE]
aim direct, level, point, train
airy diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer, transparent, vaporous
alarm alert, tocsin, warning
allocate appropriate, designate, earmark
alone lonely, lonesome, solitary
also too, likewise, besides, moreover, furthermore
amateur dabbler, dilettante, tyro [PROFESSIONAL]
ambiguous equivocal, obscure, recondite, abstruse, vague, cryptic, enigmatic
ambush ambuscade, bushwhack, waylay
amenity comfort, convenience, facility
amiable affable, good-natured, obliging, agreeable, pleasant
amiss afield, astray, awry, wrong
amuse entertain, divert, regale
analyze anatomize, dissect, resolve
ancestor forebear, forefather, progenitor [DESCENDANT]
anger rage, fury, ire, wrath, resentment, indignation
angry furious, indignant, irate, ireful, mad, wrathful
announce advertise, broadcast, declar, proclaim, promulgate, publish
annoy irritate, bother, irk, vex, provoke, aggravate, peeve, rile
answer respond, reply, retort
anxiety worry, care, concern, solicitude
apology apologetic, apologia, defense, justification
apparent clear, clear-cut, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain
appear emerge, issue, loom, materialize, show
appendage appurtenance, adjunct, accessory, attachment
applaud cheer, root
appoint designate, name, nominate, tap
appreciate value, prize, esteem, treasure, cherish
apprehend comprehend, understand, grasp
apprehension foreboding, presentiment, misgiving
appropriate arrogate, commandeer, confiscate, preempt, usurp
approve endorse, sanction, certify, accredit, ratify
arbitrary capricious, whimsical
area region, belt, zone, district, locality
argue quarrel, wrangle, squabble, bicker
argument dispute, controversy
argumentative combative, contentious, disputatious, quarrelsome, scrappy
arrange marshal, order, organize, sort, systematize [DISARRANGE]
art craft, expertise, knack, know-how, technique
artifice trick, ruse, wile, feint, stratagem, maneuver, dodge
artificial synthetic, ersatz, simulated
ask question, inquire, query, interrogate, examine, quiz
assent agree, accede, acquiesce, consent, concur, subscribe
assert asseverate, declar, affirm, aver, avow
assign allot, apportion, allocate
assistant aide, coadjutant, helper, lieutenant, second
attack bombard, assail, storm, assault, beset
attribute ascribe, impute, credit, assign, refer
authentic bona fide, genuine, real, true, undoubted, unquestionable
authorize accredit, commission, empower, license
average medium, mediocre, fair, middling, indifferent, tolerable
aware cognizant, conscious, sensible, awake, alert, watchful, vigilant
awkward clumsy, maladroit, inept, gauche, ungainly
bad evil, wicked
balance equilibrium, equipoise, poise
band company, corps, party, troop, troupe
banish exile, expatriate, deport, transport, extradite
banter chaff, josh, kid, rag, razz, rib
bargain compact, contract, covenant, deal
barrage bombard, pepper, shower
base basis, foundation, ground, groundwork
batter maim, mangle, maul, mutilate
be breathe, exist, live, subsist
bear endure, stand, abide, suffer, tolerate
bearing manner, demeanor, mien, presence
beautiful lovely, pretty, handsome, comely, fair
beg crave, beseech, implore, entreat, importune
begin commence, start, initiate, inaugurate
beginning birth, dawn, genesis, nascence, rise
behavior conduct, deportment
belief credence, credit, faith
belligerent bellicose, pugnacious, contentious, quarrelsome
bend crook, curve, round
beneficial profitable, advantageous
benefit capitalize, profit
benevolent charitable, ellemosynary, philanthropic
besiege beleaguer, blockade, invest, siege
bet ante, pot, stake, wager
bias color, jaundice, prejudice, warp
binge fling, jag, orgy, spree
bite champ, gnaw
bitter acerbic, acrid
blackball blacklist, boycott, ostracize [ADMIT]
blackout faint, swoon, syncope
blame fault, guilt
blameworthy blamable, blameful, censurable, culpable, guilty, reprehensible
blast blight, dash, nip, wreck
blaze flame, flare, flash, glare, incandescence, glow
blemish imperfection, fault, defect, flaw
blink nictitate, twinkle, wink
block hide, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud
bloody gory, sanguinary, sanguineous
bloom blossom, efflorescence, florescence, flower, flush, prime
blunder bumble, flounder, lumber, lurch, stumble
boast brag, crow, vaunt
bodily corporal, corporeal, fleshly, physical, somatic
body corpse, carcass, cadaver
boil simmer, seethe, stew
bombast rant, fustian, claptrap, rodomontade
bonus bounty, subsidy, premium, prize, reward, gratuity
book bespeak, engage, reserve
boor barbarian, churl, lout, vulgarian, yahoo
border margin, edge, verge, brink, rim, brim
boredom ennui, tedium [AMUSEMENT]
boring monotonous, tedious, irksome, tiresome, handrum
botch blow, bungle, fumble, muff
boundary border, frontier, limit
bouquet nosegay, posy
branch arm, fork, offshoot
brave courageous, fearless, intrepid, bold, audacious, valient, valorous, doughty, mettlesome, plucky, dauntless, undaunted
brawl broil, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee, row, ruction
breach infraction, violation, transgression, trespass, infringement
break crack, fracture, burst, split, splinter, shatter, shiver, smash
breeze cinch, pushover, snap, walkaway, walkover
bright brilliant, radiant, lustrous, lambent, lunimous, incandescent, effulgent
broach introduce, moot, raise
broad-minded broad, liberal, open-minded, tolerant
brood dwell, fret, mope, stew, worry
brush flick, glance, graze, shave, skim
brute animal, brutish, brutal, beastly, bestial
building structure, edifice, pile
bulge balloon, belly, jut, overhang, project, protrude
bulwark barricade, breastwork, earthwork, rampart, bation, parapet
burden affliction, cross, trial, tribulation
burdensome onerous, oppressive, arduous, demanding, rigorous, exacting
burn scorch, singe, sear, char, parch
business industry, commerce, trade, traffic
busy industrious, diligent, assiduous, sedulous
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