gre考试中常出现的动词词汇大汇总

2013-03-11 11:22:28 gre动词词汇

  abase :: lower: humiliate

  abash :: embarrass

  abdicate :: renounce: give up

  abhor :: detest

  abjure :: renounce upon oath

  abominate :: loathe: hate

  abrade :: wear away by friction: erode

  abrogate :: abolish

  abscond :: depart secretly and hide

  absolve :: pardon an offense

  abut :: border upon; adjoin

  accede :: agree

  accelerate :: move faster

  acclimate :: adjust to climate

  accost :: approach and speak first to a person

  accoutre :: equip

  accrue :: come about by addition

  acknowledge :: recognize: admit

  actuate :: motivate

  adapt :: alter: modify

  adduce :: present as evidence

  adhere :: stick fast to

  adjure :: request solemnly

  admonish :: warn: reprove

  adulterate :: make impure by mixing with baser substances

  advert :: refer to

  advocate :: urge: plead for

  aggrandize :: increase or intensify

  agitate :: stir up: disturb

  alienate :: make hostile: separate

  allay :: calm: pacify

  allege :: state without proof

  alleviate :: relieve

  allocate :: assign

  allude :: refer indirectly

  amalgamate :: combine; unite in one body

  amass :: collect

  amble :: move at an easy pace

  ameliorate :: improve

  amplify :: enlarge

  amputate :: cut off part of body; prune

  anneal :: reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling

  annihilate :: destroy

  annotate :: comment; make explanatory notes

  annul :: make void

  appease :: pacify; soothe

  append :: attach

  appraise :: estimate value of

  apprehend :: arrest a criminal; dread; perceive

  apprise :: inform

  arraign :: charge in court; indict

  arrogate :: claim without reasonable grounds

  ascertain :: find out for certain

  ascribe :: refer; attribute; assign

  assail :: assault

  assay :: analyze; evaluate

  asseverate :: make a positive statement or solemn declaration

  assimilate :: absorb; cause to become homogeneous

  assuage :: ease; lessen pain

  attenuate :: make thin; weaken

  attest :: testify; bear witness

  augment :: increase

  authenticate :: prove genuine

  aver :: state confidently

  avouch :: affirm; proclaim

  avow :: declare openly

  babble :: chatter idly

  badger :: pester; annoy

  baffle :: frustrate; perplex

  balk :: foil

  bate :: let down; restrain

  batten :: grow fat; thrive upon others

  bedizen :: dress with vulgar finery

  bedraggle :: wet thoroughly

  beguile :: delude; cheat; amuse

  behoove :: suited to; incumbent upon

  belabor :: beat soundly; assail verbally

  beleaguer :: besiege

  belittle :: disparage; depreciate

  berate :: scold strongly

  besmirch :: soil; defile

  bestow :: confer

  betroth :: become engaged to marry

  blanch :: bleach; whiten

  blazon :: decorate with an heraldic coat of arms

  bode :: foreshadow; portend

  bolster :: support; prop up

  bowdlerize :: expurgate

  broach :: open up

  bungle :: spoil by clumsy behavior

  burgeon :: grow forth; send out buds

  burlesque :: give an imitation that ridicules

  burnish :: make shiny by rubbing; polish

  cajole :: coax; wheedle

  calumniate :: slander

  canvass :: determine votes, etc.

  caparison :: put showy ornamentation on a horse

  capitulate :: surrender

  castigate :: punish

  cauterize :: burn with hot iron or caustic

  cavil :: make frivolous objections

  cede :: transfer; yield title to

  censure :: blame; criticize

  chafe :: warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing

  champ :: chew noisily

  chastise :: punish

  chide :: scold

  circumscribe :: limit; confine

  circumvent :: outwit; baffle

  cite :: quote; commend

  clamber :: climb by crawling

  cleave :: split asunder

  coalesce :: combine; fuse

  coerce :: force; repress

  cogitate :: think over

  cohere :: stick together

  collaborate :: work together

  collate :: examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order

  commandeer :: to draft for military purpose; to take for public use

  commiserate :: feel or express pity or sympathy for

  comport :: bear one's self; behave

  compromise :: adjust; endanger the interests or reputation of

  compute :: reckon; calculate

  concatenate :: link as in a chain

  conciliate :: pacify; win over

  concoct :: prepare by combining; make up in concert

  condescend :: bestow courtesies with a superior air

  condole :: express sympathetic sorrow

  condone :: overlook; forgive

  confiscate :: seize; commandeer

  congeal :: freeze; coagulate

  consecrate :: dedicate; sanctify

  consort :: associate with

  construe :: explain; interpret

  contaminate :: pollute

  contemn :: regard with contempt; disregard

  contravene :: contradict; infringe on

  controvert :: oppose with arguments; contradict

  convene :: assemble

  convoke :: call together

  corroborate :: confirm

  coruscate :: glitter; scintillate

  countermand :: cancel; revoke

  cower :: shrink quivering, as from fear

  cozen :: cheat; hoodwink; swindle

  cull :: pick out; reject

  curry :: dress; treat leather; seek favor

  curtail :: shorten; reduce

  dally :: triffle with; procrastinate

  daunt :: intimidate

  dawdle :: loiter; waste time

  debase :: reduce to lower state

  debauch :: corrupt; make intemperate

  debilitate :: weaken; enfeeble

  decant :: pour off gently

  decimate :: kill, usually one out of ten

  decry :: disparage

  defalcate :: misuse money held in trust

  defile :: pollute; profane

  deflect :: turn aside

  deign :: condescend

  delete :: erase; strike out

  delude :: deceive

  demean :: degrade; humiliate

  demur :: delay; object

  denigrate :: blacken

  depict :: portray

  depilate :: remove hair

  deplete :: reduce; exhaust

  deploy :: bring (forces, arguments, etc.) into effective action

  deprecate :: disapprove regretfully

  depreciate :: lessen in value

  deride :: scoff at

  descant :: discuss fully

  descry :: catch sight of

  desecrate :: profane; violate the sanctity of

  desiccate :: dry up

  despise :: scorn

  despoil :: plunder

  deviate :: turn away from

  devolve :: deputize; pass to others

  dilate :: expand

  disabuse :: correct a false impression; undeceive

  disclaim :: disown; renounce claim to

  discomfit :: put to rout; defeat; disconcert

  disconcert :: confuse; upset; embarrass

  disdain :: treat with scorn or contempt

  disgruntle :: make discontented

  dismember :: cut into small parts

  disparage :: belittle

  disport :: amuse

  dissemble :: disguise; pretend

  disseminate :: scatter like seeds

  dissimulate :: pretend; conceal by feigning

  dissipate :: squander

  dissuade :: advise against

  distend :: expand; swell out

  diverge :: vary; go in different directions from the same point

  divest :: strip; deprive

  divulge :: reveal

  doff :: take off

  edify :: instruct; correct morally

  educe :: draw forth; elicit

  efface :: rub out

  effervesce :: bubble over; show excitement

  elicit :: draw out by discussion

  elucidate :: explain; enlighten

  emanate :: issue forth

  emancipate :: set free

  embellish :: adorn

  emblazon :: deck in brilliant colors

  embroil :: throw into confusion; involve in strife; entangle

  emend :: correct; correct by a critic

  emulate :: rival; imitate

  encompass :: surround

  encumber :: burden

  endue :: provide with some quality; endow

  energize :: invigorate; make forceful and active

  enervate :: weaken

  engender :: cause; produce

  engross :: occupy fully

  enhance :: advance; improve

  enjoin :: command; order; forbid

  enrapture :: please intensely

  ensconce :: settle comfortably

  ensue :: follow

  enthrall :: capture; enslave

  environ :: enclose; surround

  equivocate :: lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth

  erode :: eat away

  eschew :: avoid

  evince :: show clearly

  eviscerate :: disembowel; remove entrails

  evoke :: call forth

  exacerbate :: worsen; embitter

  exasperate :: vex

  excoriate :: flay; abrade

  exculpate :: clear from blame

  execrate :: curse; express abhorrence for

  exhort :: urge

  exhume :: dig out of the ground; remove from a grave

  exonerate :: acquit; exculpate

  exorcise :: drive out evil spirits

  expatiate :: talk at length

  expiate :: make amends for a sin

  expunge :: cancel; remove

  expurgate :: clean; remove offensive parts of a book

  extenuate :: weaken mitigate

  extirpate :: root up

  extol :: praise; glorify

  extort :: wring from; get money by threats, etc.

  extricate :: free; disentangle

  extrude :: force or push out

  exude :: discharge; give forth

  fabricate :: build; lie

  facilitate :: make less difficult

  feign :: pretend

  ferret :: drive or hunt out of hiding

  fester :: generate pus

  fete :: honor at a festival

  fetter :: shackle

  filch :: steal

  flagellate :: flog; whip

  flail :: thresh grain by hand; strike or slap

  flaunt :: display ostentatiously

  flay :: strip off skin; plunder

  fleck :: spot

  flinch :: hesitate; shrink

  flout :: reject; mock

  fluster :: confuse

  foist :: insert improperly; palm off

  foment :: stir up; instigate

  foster :: rear; encourage

  fritter :: waste

  fructify :: bear fruit

  frustrate :: thwart; defeat

  fulminate :: thunder; explode

  gainsay :: deny

  galvanize :: stimulate by shock; stir up

  gambol :: skip; leap playfully

  gape :: open widely

  garner :: gather; store up

  garnish :: decorate

  genuflect :: bend the knee as in worship

  germinate :: cause to sprout; sprout

  gerrymander :: change voting district lines in order to favor a political party

  gestate :: evolve, as in prenatal growth

  gibber :: speak foolishly

  gibe :: mock

  glaze :: cover with a thin and shiny surface

  glean :: gather leavings

  gloat :: express evil satisfaction; view malevolently

  glut :: overstock; fill to excess

  goad :: urge on

  gorge :: stuff oneself

  gouge :: tear out

  grovel :: crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate

  harrow :: break up ground after plowing; torture

  harry :: raid

  hew :: cut to pieces with ax or sword

  hibernate :: sleep throughout the winter

  hoodwink :: deceive; delude

  hypothecate :: mortgage; pledge as security

  imbibe :: drink in

  imbrue :: drench, stain, especially with blood

  imbue :: saturate; fill

  immolate :: offer as a sacrifice

  immure :: imprison; shut up in confinement

  impair :: worsen; diminish in value

  impale :: pierce

  impeach :: charge with crime in office; indict

  implement :: supply what is needed; furnish with tools

  imply :: suggest a meaning not expressed; signify

  importune :: beg earnestly

  imprecate :: curse; pray that evil will befall

  improvise :: compose on the spur of the moment

  impugn :: doubt; challenge; gainsay

  impute :: attribute; ascribe

  incapacitate :: disable

  incarcerate :: imprison

  incarnadine :: stain crimson or blood-color

  incite :: arouse to action

  incriminate :: accuse

  incubate :: hatch; scheme

  inculcate :: teach

  indemnify :: make secure against loss; compensate for loss

  indenture :: bind as servant or apprentice to master

  indict :: charge

  indite :: write; compose

  infer :: deduce; conclude

  infringe :: violate; encroach

  ingratiate :: become popular with

  inhibit :: prohibit; restrain

  insinuate :: hint; imply

  instigate :: urge; start; provoke

  integrate :: make whole; combine; make into one unit

  inter :: bury

  interdict :: prohibit; forbid

  intimate :: hint

  intrude :: trespass; enter as an uninvited person

  inundate :: overflow; flood

  invalidate :: weaken; destroy

  inveigh :: denounce; utter censure or invective

  inveigle :: lead astray; wheedle

  iterate :: utter a second time; repeat

  jettison :: throw overboard

  lacerate :: mangle; tear

  lampoon :: ridicule

  languish :: lose animation; lose strength

  lave :: wash

  limn :: portray; describe vividly

  liquidate :: settle accounts; clear up

  loathe :: detest

  lope :: gallop slowly

  macerate :: waste away

  maim :: mutilate; injure

  malign :: speak evil of; defame

  manipulate :: operate with the hands

  manumit :: emancipate; free from bondage

  masticate :: chew

  maunder :: talk incoherently; utter drivel

  meander :: to wind or turn in its course

  mediate :: settle a dispute through the services of an outsider

  memorialize :: commemorate

  mesmerize :: hypnotize

  mete :: measure; distribute

  militate :: work against

  mitigate :: appease

  mollify :: soothe

  molt :: shed or cast off hair or feathers

  mortify :: humiliate; punish the flesh

  muddle :: confuse; mix up

  mulct :: defraud a person of something

  muse :: ponder

  mutilate :: maim

  nauseate :: cause to become sick; fill with disgust

  nettle :: annoy; vex

  nonplus :: bring to a halt by confusion

  nurture :: bring up; feed; educate

  obfuscate :: confuse; muddle

  objurgate :: scold; rebuke severely

  obliterate :: destroy completely

  obtrude :: push into prominence

  obviate :: make unnecessary; get rid of

  ogle :: glance coquettishly at; make eyes at

  oscillate :: vibrate pendulumlike; waver

  ossify :: change or harden into bone

  ostracize :: exclude from public favor; ban

  palliate :: ease pain; make less guilty of offensive

  palpitate :: throb; flutter

  pander :: cater to the low desires of others

  paraphrase :: restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author

  parry :: ward off a blow

  peculate :: steal; embezzle

  permeate :: pass through; spread

  perpetrate :: commit an offense

  perturb :: disturb greatly

  petrify :: turn to stone

  philander :: make love lightly; flirt

  pillage :: plunder

  pillory :: punish by placing in a wooden frame and subjecting to ridicule

  pinion :: restrain

  placate :: pacify; conciliate

  pommel :: beat

  portend :: foretell; presage

  prate :: speak foolishly; boast idly

  prattle :: babble

  precipitate :: throw headlong; hasten

  preclude :: make impossible; eliminate

  preempt :: appropriate beforehand

  preponderate :: be superior in power; outweigh

  presage :: foretell

  prevaricate :: lie

  probe :: explore with tools

  procrastinate :: postpone; delay

  profane :: violate; desecrate

  prognosticate :: predict

  promulgate :: make known by official proclamation or publication

  propagate :: multiply; spread

  propitiate :: appease

  propound :: put forth for analysis

  prorogue :: dismiss parliament; end officially

  proscribe :: ostracize; banish; outlaw

  proselytize :: convert to a religion or belief

  prostrate :: stretch out full on ground

  protract :: prolong

  protrude :: stick out

  pulsate :: throb

  purge :: clean by removing impurities; to clear of charges

  purloin :: steal

  quaff :: drink with relish

  quail :: cower; lose heart

  quell :: put down; quiet

  quibble :: equivocate; play on words

  ramify :: divide into branches or subdivisions

  rant :: rave; speak bombastically

  rationalize :: reason; justify an improper act

  ravage :: plunder; despoil

  raze :: destroy completely

  recant :: repudiate; withdraw previous statement

  recapitulate :: summarize

  reciprocate :: repay in kind

  reconcile :: make friendly after quarrel; correct inconsistencies

  rectify :: correct

  recuperate :: recover

  reek :: emit odor

  refurbish :: renovate; make bright by polishing

  regale :: entertain

  rehabilitate :: restore to proper condition

  reimburse :: repay

  reiterate :: repeat

  rejuvenate :: make young again

  relegate :: banish; consign to inferior position

  relinquish :: abandon

  relish :: savor; enjoy

  remonstrate :: protest

  rend :: split; tear apart

  render :: deliver; provide; represent

  renounce :: abandon; discontinue; disown; repudiate

  renovate :: restore to good condition; renew

  replenish :: fill up again

  reprimand :: reprove severely

  reprove :: censure; rebuke

  repudiate :: disown; disavow

  requite :: repay; revenge

  rescind :: cancel

  resuscitate :: revive

  retaliate :: repay in kind usually for bad treatment

  retrieve :: recover; find and bring in

  reverberate :: echo; resound

  revile :: slander; vilify

  ruminate :: chew the cud; ponder

  rummage :: ransack; thoroughly search

  rusticate :: banish to the country; dwell in the country

  salvage :: rescue from loss

  sate :: satisfy to the full; cloy

  satiate :: surfeit; satisfy fully

  saturate :: soak

  saunter :: stroll slowly

  savor :: have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality

  scarify :: make slight incisions in; scratch

  scintillate :: sparkle; flash

  scuttle :: sink

  seethe :: be disturbed; boil

  sequester :: retire from public life; segregate; seclude

  shackle :: chain; fetter

  sheathe :: place into a case

  shimmer :: glimmer intermittently

  simulate :: feign

  skimp :: provide scantily; live very economically

  skulk :: move furtively and secretly

  slake :: quench; sate

  slither :: slip or slide

  slough :: cast off

  spawn :: lay eggs

  squander :: waste

  stanch :: check flow of blood

  stigmatize :: brand; mark as wicked

  stultify :: cause to appear foolish or inconsistent

  stymie :: present an obstacle; stump

  subjugate :: conquer; bring under control

  sublimate :: refine; purify

  substantiate :: verify; support

  suffuse :: spread over

  sully :: tarnish; soil

  sunder :: separate; part

  superimpose :: place over something else

  supersede :: cause to be set aside; replace

  supplicate :: petition humbly; pray to grant a favor

  suppurate :: create pus

  surfeit :: cloy; overfeed

  surmise :: guess

  swathe :: wrap around; bandage

  swelter :: be oppressed by heat

  tantalize :: tease; torture with disappointment

  temporize :: avoid committing oneself; gain time

  tether :: tie with a rope

  throttle :: strangle

  thwart :: baffle; frustrate

  tipple :: drink alcoholic beverages frequently

  titillate :: tickle

  toady :: flatter for favors

  traduce :: expose to slander

  transcend :: exceed; surpass

  transcribe :: copy

  transmute :: change; convert to something different

  transpire :: exhale; become known; happen

  traverse :: go through or across

  trek :: travel; migrate

  truckle :: curry favor; act in an obsequious way

  truncate :: cut the top off

  undulate :: move with a wavelike motion

  unearth :: dig up

  upbraid :: scold; reproach

  validate :: confirm; ratify

  veer :: change in direction

  vegetate :: live in a monotonous way

  venerate :: revere

  vent :: express; utter

  vie :: contend; compete

  vilify :: slander

  vindicate :: clear of charges

  vitiate :: spoil the effect of; make inoperative

  vouchsafe :: grant condescendingly; guarantee

  waive :: give up temporarily; yield

  wane :: grow gradually smaller

  welter :: wallow

  wheedle :: cajole; coax; deceive by flattery

  whet :: sharpen; stimulate

  wreak :: inflict

  wrest :: pull away; take by violence

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