GRE Vocab: Most Common GRE Words (Part-2)

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GRE Vocab: Most Common GRE Words (Part-2)

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Hello guys! Hope you enjoyed my last post. I am starting from where I left off yesterday. Today I am going to discuss another 5 important GRE words. Hope you enjoy learning them! :)

Exacerbate (verb):

make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse
While struggling with financial problems, if you get mugged in broad daylight, your situation has just got exacerbated.

Excerpt from the Tv Show: 24

Fortuitous(adjective):

occurring by happy chance
When you are thinking about ordering some Chinese food and the doorbell rings and you see your Dad has brought Chinese takeouts, you might exclaim, "How fortuitous!"

Excerpt from the Tv Show: Penny Dreadful

Gall(noun):

brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
If one of your friends starts dating the girl you liked, although he knew your feelings for her, you might get surprised by his gall when he tells you, "You gotta get yourself a girlfriend man! You have been single since forever".

Excerpt from the Tv Show: Private Practice

Harry(verb):

to persistently harass
If you are the lead developer of a project and a bunch of newly hired interns are working under your supervision, they might keep harrying you with silly questions on their first day at work.

Excerpt from the Movie: Cracks

Impertinent (adjective):

being disrespectful; improperly forward or bold
If you are behaving rudely or impolitely, people might call you impertinent. Some kids might think being funny and playful all the time is smartness, while others--e.g., adults--might call it impertinance. If your mom reminds you of what will happen if you skip school again, and you bluntly say ,"Whatever"--right to her face, you are being impertinent.

Excerpt from the Movie: An Education (2009)



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