Wordlist For GRE

S.No.

Word

Meaning

1

Fleet

Number of ships; quick-moving

2

Flinch

Draw; move back; wince

3

Flop

Fail; move; fall clumsily

4

Florid

Very much ornamented; naturally red (e.g., of face)

5

Flounder

To struggle to move; to proceed clumsily

6

Flout

Reject, mock; to go against (as in going against tradition)

7

Fluke

Lucky stroke

8

Fluster

Make nervous or confused

9

Foible

Defect of character (a person is wrongly proud)

10

Foil

Prevent from carrying out; contrast

11

Foment

Put smth warm (to lessen the pain)

12

Foolproof

Incapable; of failure or error

13

Foppish

Like a man who pays too much attention to his clothes

14

Forage

Food for horses and cattle

15

Forbear

Refrain from; be patient; ancestor

16

Forbearance

Patience; willingness to wait

17

Ford

Shallow place in a river (to cross)

18

Forebode

To foretell or predict

19

Forensic

Belonging to courts of judicature

20

Forestall

Prevent by taking action in advance preempt

21

Foretoken

Premonitory sign

22

Forfeit

Suffer the loss of smth

23

Forge

Workshop for the shaping of metal; to shape metal lead

24

Forgery

Counterfeit

25

Forswear

Renounce; disallow; repudiate

26

Foster

Nurture; care for

27

Fracas

Noisy quarrel

28

Fractious

Quarrelsome; irritable

29

Fragile

Easily injured, broken or destroyed

30

Fragrant

Sweet-smelling

31

Frantic

Wildly excited with joy; anxiety

32

Frenetic

Frantic, frenzied

33

Fret

Worry; irritation; wear away

34

Fringe

Edge; ornamental border; part of hair over the forehead

35

Froward

Intractable; not willing to yield or comply; stubborn

36

Frugal

Careful; economical

37

Fulmination

Bitter protest

38

Fulsome

Disgusting; offensive due to excessiveness

39

Fusty

Musty; rigidly old-fashioned or reactionary

40

Gainsay

To deny; to oppose

41

Garble

Make unfair selection from facts

42

Garment

Article of clothing

43

Garner

To gather and save to store up

44

Garrulity

Talkativeness

45

Garrulous

Too talkative

46

Gaucherie

Socially awkward, tactless behavior

47

Germane

Relevant pertinent to

48

Gist

The point; general sense

49

Glean

Gather facts in small quantities

50

Glib

Ready and smooth but not sincere

51

Glimmer

Weak, unsteady light

52

Gloat

Look at with selfish delight

53

Glut

Supply too much; fill to excess

54

Gnaw

Waste away; bite steadily

55

Gnomic

Characterized by aphorism

56

Goad

Smth urging a person to action

57

Gorge

Eat greedily; narrow opening with a stream

58

Gossamer

Soft light; delicate material

59

Gouge

Tool for cutting grooves in wood

60

Grandiloquent

Using pompous words

61

Grave

Serious; requiring consideration

62

Graze

Touch or scrape lightly in passing

63

Gregarious

Living in societies; liking the company

64

Grievous

Causing grief or pain; serious

65

Grovel

Crawl; humble oneself

66

Guile

Deceit; cunning

67

Gullible

Easily gulled

68

Gush

Burst out suddenly; talk ardently

69

Gust

Outburst of feeling; sudden rain, wind, fire, etc.

70

Hack

Cut roughly; hired horse

71

Halcyon

Calm and peaceful

72

Hallow

To make holy; consecrate

73

Harangue

A long passionate speech

74

Harbinger

Smth or smb that foretells the coming of

75

Hardihood

Resolute; courage and fortitude

76

Harrow

To distress; create stress or torment

77

Haughty

Arrogant; conceited

78

Heckle

To harass with questions, challenges or gibes

79

Hector

To bully

80

Heed

Attention; give notice to

81

Heinous

Odious (of crime)

82

Heresy

Belief contrary to what is generally accepted

83

Hermetic

Sealed by fusion

84

Heterogeneous

Made up of different kinds

85

Hew

Make by hard work cut (by striking)

86

Highbrow

(Person) with superior tastes

87

Hirsute

Hairy; shaggy

88

Hoax

Mischievous trick played on smb for a joke

89

Holster

Leather case for a pistol

90

Homiletics

Act of preaching

91

Hone

Stone used for sharpening tools

92

Honorific

Conferring or conveying honor

93

Hoodwink

Trick; mislead

94

Hospitable

Liking; to give hospitality

95

Hubbub

Noise; confusion

96

Hubris

Arrogant pride

97

Hush

Make or become silent

98

Husk

Worthless outside part of anything

99

Hyperbole

Extravagant exaggeration

100

Hypocrisy

Falsely making oneself appear to be good

101

Iconoclast

Person who attacks popular beliefs

102

Idiosyncrasy

Personal mannerism

103

Idolatry

Excessive admiration of

104

Idyll

A carefree episode or experience

105

Ignoble

Dishonorable; common; undignified

106

Ignominious

Shameful; dishonorable; undignified; disgraceful

107

Illicit

Unlawful; forbidden

108

Imbroglio

Complicated and embarrassing situation

109

Immaculate

Pure faultless

110

Imminent

Likely to come or happen soon

111

Immutable

That cannot be changed

112

Impair

Worsen; diminish in value

113

Impassioned

Filled with passion or zeal

114

Impassive

Unmoved feeling; no sign of passion

115

Impeach

To accuse; to charge with a crime

116

Impecunious

Having little or no money

117

Impede

Hinder; get in the way of

118

Impending

Imminent; being about to happen; expected

119

Imperative

Urgent; essential

120

Imperious

Commanding; haughty; arrogant

121

Impermeable

That cannot be permeated

122

Impertinent

Given to insolent rudeness

123

Imperturbable

Calm; not capable of being excited

124

Impervious

Not allowing to pass through (of materials)

125

Imperviousness

Haughty; arrogant; commanding