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GRE General Test (Verbal) flashcards

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Written against: Shorter GRE format (September 2023). Updated 2026-10-10.

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Learn · 8 decks · 800 cards

Concepts, mechanisms and the questions a course or exam asks about them.

Set 1 One hundred words for GRE Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence, grouped by meaning family, each with pronunciation, a definition that tells near-synonyms apart, three example sentences (the most common use first) and, on most cards, a note on origins or look-alikes. 10 free · 100 cards in the app Set 2 A second hundred GRE words, grouped by meaning family from speech to sociability, each with its pronunciation, a plain-English definition, three example sentences (the most common use first) and at most one note on roots, look-alikes or usage. No word repeats from Set 1. 10 free · 100 cards in the app Set 3 A third hundred GRE words — trap pairs (enervate, diffident, temerity) and words of boldness, effort, extremes and variety — each with pronunciation, a plain definition and three example sentences, most common use first. No word repeats from Sets 1 and 2. 10 free · 100 cards in the app Set 4 One hundred more words for GRE Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence, grouped by meaning family, each with pronunciation, a definition that tells near-synonyms apart, three example sentences (the most common use first) and often a note on origins or look-alikes. 10 free · 100 cards in the app Set 5 A fifth set of one hundred words for GRE Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence, grouped by meaning family, each with pronunciation, a definition that tells near-synonyms apart and three example sentences, the most common use first. 10 free · 100 cards in the app Set 6 More words for GRE Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence, grouped by meaning family, each with pronunciation, a definition that tells near-synonyms apart and three example sentences, the most common use first. 10 free · 100 cards in the app Set 7 One hundred more words for GRE Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence, grouped by meaning family, each with pronunciation, a definition that tells near-synonyms apart and three example sentences, the most common use first. 10 free · 100 cards in the app Set 8 One hundred more words for GRE Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence, grouped by meaning family, each with pronunciation, a definition that tells near-synonyms apart, three example sentences (the most common use first) and, where useful, a note. 10 free · 100 cards in the app

Practice · 1 deck · 60 questions

Multiple-choice practice questions, one best answer each, with the reasoning.

Practice Questions Multiple-choice practice questions, one best answer each, on GRE vocabulary in context: single-blank text completions on speech, praise, mood, scarcity, change, truth, power, clarity and more. 6 free · 60 questions in the app

Study guide

Topics covered

The decks follow the order of the course outline. Numbers are cards per topic.

  • Speech & Silence 47
  • Praise & Criticism 57
  • Mood & Temperament 63
  • Abundance & Scarcity 53
  • Change & Stability 53
  • Truth & Deception 64
  • Difficulty & Ease 60
  • Power & Submission 67
  • Clarity & Obscurity 51
  • Harm & Help 64
  • Wisdom & Folly 58
  • Money & Morals 64
  • Style & Taste 10
  • Society & Solitude 8
  • Boldness & Fear 39
  • Effort & Energy 48
  • Sameness & Difference 54

A study plan

  • 31 new cards a day covers everything in a month, leaving the last weeks for review.
  • 16 new cards a day covers everything in two months, leaving the last weeks for review.
  • 11 new cards a day covers everything in three months, leaving the last weeks for review.

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Every deck is built into Willys

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About these cards

Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.

Checked against:

  • Senses and parts of speech checked against Merriam-Webster.com, The American Heritage Dictionary (5th edition, ahdictionary.com), Oxford Learner's Dictionaries, the Cambridge Dictionary and Longman; all definitions, notes and example sentences are original.
  • Senses and parts of speech checked against Merriam-Webster.com, The American Heritage Dictionary (5th edition, ahdictionary.com), Oxford Learner's Dictionaries, the Cambridge Dictionary, Dictionary.com and Longman; all definitions, notes and example sentences are original.
  • Answers and word senses follow the GRE Vocabulary study decks in this folder; this deck's senses and parts of speech were checked against Merriam-Webster.com and the Oxford Learner's and Cambridge dictionaries.

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