A good vocabulary is crucial to acing Verbal section in GRE, CAT, SAT and other such exams. In this series of articles, we have compiled 1000 words that frequently feature in competitive exams.Spread over 25 lists of 40 words, these lists offer you a chance to learn the most essential English words.
Each word in the list is accompanied with its meaning and followed by a usage example. The words are categorized on three levels: 1, 2 and 3, according to the degree of difficulty. Go through the word lists and strengthen your vocabulary database.
Level 1: Let’s get warmed up
| Adverse: Contrary to your interests or welfare |
| Her adverse circumstances made her more determined to fight. |
| Advocate: Push for something |
| The doctor advocated a ban on smoking in the whole hospital. |
| Asset: A useful or valuable quality |
| His perseverance proved a valuable asset in getting the contract. |
| Desist: Choose not to consume |
| He desisted from eating red meat. |
| Elusive: Difficult to describe |
| An elusive fragrance emanated from the flowers. |
| Frustrate: Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of |
| She felt frustrated when her efforts yielded no result. |
| Ineffectual: Not producing an intended effect |
| The water therapy proved ineffectual. |
| Interject: To insert between other elements |
| She interjected clever remarks in her conversation. |
| Respite: A (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort |
| In spite of the sun shine there was no respite from the cold. |
| Scrutinize: To look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail |
| He scrutinized the documents carefully before replying. |
| Solicit: To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty |
| The priest keeps soliciting money for various charities. |
| Venom: Toxin/poison secreted by animals |
| Snake venom is very poisonous. |
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Level 2: Let’s take it up a notch
| Amicable: Characterized by friendship and good will |
| An amicable settlement was reached at between the two parties. |
| Entourage: The group following and attending to some important person |
| The minister’s entourage included a lot of policemen. |
| Excruciating: Extremely painful |
| She had an excruciating pain in her knees. |
| Extortion: An exorbitant charge |
| The fees charged by the school mounted to extortion. |
| Fretful: Nervous and unable to relax |
| Due to the thunder there was a fretful stamping of hooves by the horses. |
| Inclement: (of weather or climate) severe |
| The inclement weather caused a lot of deaths. |
| Loath: Unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom |
| He was loath to attend the function. |
| Obsess: Haunt like a ghost; pursue |
| She is obsessed about her weight. |
| Pertinent: Having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand |
| The lawyer asked for a list of articles pertinent to the discussion. |
| Premonition: A feeling of evil to come |
| He had a premonition about the bad times ahead. |
| Reverberating: Characterized by resonance |
| Her mother’s warning reverberated in her mind continuously. |
| Spew: Expel or eject from the mouth |
| The paper spewed dishonourable words about the presidential candidate. |
| Succumb: Consent reluctantly |
| He finally succumbed to the pressure of his parents. |
| Symptomatic: Characteristic or indicative of a disease |
| He had a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever. |
Level 3: Time to be a master
| Astute: Having insight or acumen |
| An astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease. |
| Bigot: A person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion |
| Political bigotry is very common. |
| Blatant: Completely obvious |
| He was blatantly rude to his seniors. |
| Doleful: Filled with or evoking sadness |
| The child’s doleful expression moved him to pity. |
| Histrionics: A deliberate display of emotion for effect |
| She indulged in histrionics when no-one paid attention to her. |
| Impresario: A sponsor who books and stages public entertainments |
| The efforts of the impresario were praised by the public on hearing the violinist. |
| Malady: Any unwholesome or desperate condition |
| The malady could be cured only by patience. |
| Mastiff: An old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used mainly as a watchdog and guard dog |
| The mastiff sadly bled to death, but a week later the German shepherd is still thriving and well on its way to grow into something big. |
| Nefarious: Extremely wicked |
| He escaped narrowly from the nefarious schemes of the agent. |
| Peruse: Examine or consider with attention and in detail |
| He perused the report at his leisure. |
| Recoil: Spring back, as from a forceful thrust |
| He recoiled on seeing the snake. |
| Vexatious: Causing irritation or annoyance |
| The vexatious child caused a ruckus. |
| Virulent: Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom |
| A virulent virus spread in the city. |
| Wan: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble |
| Her wan face flushed on receiving her appointment letter. |
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