Essential GRE Words: Level 2 Lesson 1

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WORD LIST Accelerate

Annals

Coalition

Concord

Derivative

Efficacy

Exhaust

Finite

Hazard

Inevitable

Lever

Maritime

Monetary

Pare

Polar

Selective

Tribune

ACCELERATE VERB: cause to move faster SYNONYM: speed up “Without incentives, goes the argument, the drift of

talented young players towards more successful counties, with open doors, will accelerate.”

ANNALS NOUN: a chronological account of events in successive years SYNONYM: chronological record “She has been acclaimed as the greatest Canadian painter of

the century, while her four books are said to have reached new heights of perception and understanding in the annals of Canadian literature.”

COALITION NOUN: an organization of people (or countries) involved

in a pact or treaty SYNONYMS: alliance, alignment “On the contrary, he could do nothing else without

playing into the hands of those plotting his downfall and a return to a form of a coalition.”

CONCORD

NOUN: agreement of opinion

SYNONYMS: harmony, concordance

“The bishops apparently began with a meeting of their own in which they established a place of peace and concord.”

DERIVATIVE

ADJECTIVE: based on or copying something else

“It would not be reasonable to argue that Georgian London was a pale derivative of Georgian country houses.”

EFFICACY

NOUN: capacity or power to produce a desired effect

ANTONYM: inefficacy

“It was also thought that there was a very static population in the area which would be helpful to research related to the efficacy of the new services.”

EXHAUST

VERB: use up the whole supply of

“Similarly in Germany, industry-wide agreements (especially in boom periods) were unable to exhaust the capacity to pay of prosperous firms.”

FINITE

ADJECTIVE: bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent

ANTONYM: infinite

“The ideas are too large and too all-embracing for the finite mind to absorb them.”

HAZARD

NOUN: a source of danger

SYNONYMS: jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment

“Another hazard was that bottles sometimes fell off the shelves because of vibration from above.”

INEVITABLE

ADJECTIVE: incapable of being avoided or prevented

SYNONYMS: unavoidable, inescapable

“Given the number of groups in any organization, it is inevitable that conflicts will develop.”

LEVER

NOUN: a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum

“There are lever and turn handles with swirls and scrolls; fingerplates and a variety of window fasteners, hinges and accessories.”

MARITIME

ADJECTIVE: bordering on the ocean, or characteristic of things living or located near the sea

“This is quite an energetic section of the walk with steep slopes covered in beautiful maritime heaths.”

MONETARY

ADJECTIVE: relating to or involving money

SYNONYM: pecuniary

“Agreements with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, upon which Poland’s credit depends, also envisage this starting date.”

PARE

VERB: strip the skin off

SYNONYMS: skin, peel

“After removing the tape, pare away any surplus adhesive with a razor blade.”

POLAR

ADJECTIVE: located at or near, or coming from, the earth’s poles

“Only a few species inhabit both polar regions, and each region has recruited almost entirely from its own hemisphere.”

SELECTIVE ADJECTIVE: characterized by very careful or

fastidious choices “More frequently they try to manipulate the media

to their advantage by the selective release of carefully timed and adjusted information and by threatening, punishing, and intimidating media staff.”

TRIBUNE

NOUN: in ancient Rome, an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests

“Because a tribune was the anointed representative of the people, they were protected by strict laws.”

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