Synonyms 9- GRE Vocabulary Word List

range	ambit, compass, orbit, purview, reach, scope, sweep
reach	achieve, attain, gain, compass
real	actual, true, existent
reap	garner, gather, gleam, harvest
reason	intuition, understanding, judgement
rebellion	revolution, revolt, mutiny, insurrection, uprising
recede	ebb, retract, retreat, retrograde [ADVANCE]
reciprocate	requite, return
reckless	rash, precipitate, foolhardy, temerarious
recoil	blench, quail, shrink, flinch
recover	regain, recoup, retrieve
refer	advert, mention
refrain	abstain, forbear
refuse	decline, reject, spurn, rebuff
regard	esteem, admiration, respect
regret	sorrow, grief, anguish, woe, heartache, heartbreak
relevant	pertinent, germane, material, apposite, apropos [IRRELEVANT]
reliable	dependable, responsible, trustworthy
relieve	allay, alleviate, assuage, lighten, mitigate, palliate
religious	devout, pious, sanctimonious
relinquish	yield, resign, abandon, surrender, cede, waive, renounce
rely	trust, depend, reckon
remainder	rest, balance, residue, residuum, remnant, leavings, remains
remember	bethink, recall, recollect [FORGET]
reparation	redress, amends, restitution, indemnity
repeat	iterate, reiterate, restate
replace	supplant, supersede
represent	delineate, depict, limn, picture, portray
resort	apply, go, refer, turn
responsible	answerable, liable, accountable, amenable
rest	relaxation, repose, leisure, ease, comfort
restrain	curb, check, bridle, inhibit
return	revert, recur, recrudesce
reveal	expose, disclose, divulge, betray
revere	worship, venerate, adore, idolize
reverse	invert, transpose
revive	restore, resuscitate, revivify
rhythm	meter, cadence
rich	affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy [POOR]
ridicule	mock, taunt, twit, deride, gibe
right	privilege, prerogative, perquisite, birthright
rise	ascend, climb, soar, tower, mount, surge
rival	compete, vie, emulate
room	elbowroom, latitude, leeway, margin, play, scope
rough	harsh, jagged, rugged, scabrous, uneven
rude	crude, primitive, raw, rough
ruin	raze, demolish, destroy, wreck
rural	bucolic, rustic, pastoral
sad	melancholy, sorrowful, doleful, woebegone, desolate
same	identical, selfsame, very [DIFFERENT]
sarcastic	ironic, caustic, satirical, sardonic
satiate	sate, cloy, glut, gorge, surfeit
satisfy	answer, fill, fullfil, meet
save	rescue, reclaim, redeem, deliver
saying	maxim, adage, saw, motto, epigram, proverb, aphorism
scatter	disperse, dissipate, dispel
scold	upbraid, berate, revile, vituperate, rail
scream	shriek, screech
secret	stealthy, covert, clandestine, furtive, surreptitious, underhand
see	behold, note, notice, espy, descry, observe, contemplate, survey, view, perceive, discern, remark
seek	hunt, quest, search
seem	appear, look
send	dispatch, forward, route, ship, transmit
sensuous	sensual, luxurious, voluptuous, sybaritic, epicurean
sentimental	bathetic, maudlin, mawkish, mushy, romantic, schmaltzy, slushy, soppy
separate	divide, part, sever, sunder, divorce
series	succession, progression, sequence, chain, train, string
serious	sober, grave, solemn, earnest, sedate, staid
servitude	bondage, slavery
severe	stern, austere, ascetic, strict
shade	penumbra, shadow, umbra, umbrage
shake	tremble, quake, quiver, shiver, shudder
shameless	brazen, barefaced, brash, impudent, unblushing
shapleless	amorphous, formless, unformed, unshaped [SHAPELY]
share	participate, partake
sharp	keen, acute
shelter	cover, retreat, refuge, asylum, sanctuary
shorten	abbreviate, abridge, curtail, truncate [LENGTHEN]
shout	bawl, bellow, holler, howl, roar, whoop, yell
show	display, expose, parade, exhibit, flaunt
showy	flamboyant, ostentatious, pretentious, splashy
shrewd	sagacious, astute, perspicacious
shy	bashful, diffident, modest, coy, demure
sign	badge, mark, token, symptom, note
silent	reticent, reserved, taciturn, secretive, uncommunicative, tightlipped
sincere	unaffected, unfeigned, wholehearted, hearty, heartfelt
single	sole, unique, solitary, lone, separate
sinister	baleful, malign
slant	incline, lean, slope, tilt, tip
sleek	glossy, satiny, silken, silky, slick
slide	slip, glide, coast, skid, slither
sloppy	slovenly, unkempt, slipshod
slow	dilatory, leisurely, laggard, deliberate
sly	cunning, tricky, crafty, wily, foxy, artful, guileful
small	diminutive, little, miniature, minuscule, minute, petite, tiny, wee [LARGE]
smell	aroma, odor, scent
smile	grin, simper, smirk
social	companionable, convivial, gregarious, sociable [ANTISOCIAL]
solitude	isolation, seclusion, retirement
solve	decipher, resolve, unravel
sour	acid, acidulous, dry, tart
spacious	ample, capacious, commodious, roomy
sparing	frugal, thrifty, economical
speak	talk, converse, discourse
speed	hurry, hasten, quicken, accelerate, precipitate
spend	disburse, expend [SAVE]
spontaneous	impulsive, instinctive, involuntary, automatic
stain	blot, brand, stigma, taint
stammer	stutter
standard	benchmark, criterion, gauge, measure, touchstone, yardstick
state	condition, situation, status
stay	remain, wait, abide, tarry, linger, sojourn
steady	even, equable, uniform, constant
steal	purloin, filch, snitch, pilfer, cop, hook, swipe, lift, pinch
steep	abrupt, precipitous, sheer
stem	arise, derive, emanate, flow, issue, originate
stench	fetor, malodor, reek, stink
sterile	infertile, barren, unfruitful, impotent
stiff	rigid, inflexible, inelastic, tense
still	quiet, silent, noiseless, soundless
stingy	close, close-fisted, niggardly, penny-pinching, miserly, parsimonious, penurious, tight
stoop	condescend, deign
stop	cease, desist, discontinue, halt, quit [START]
strange	peculiar, odd, queer, quaint, outlandish, singular, eccentric, curious
streak	strain, vein
strength	power, might, energy, force
strip	divest, denude, bare
strong	stout, sturdy, tough, stalwart, tenacious
strut	swagger, swank
stupid	slow, dumb, dull, obtuse, dense
suave	smooth, urbane, diplomatic, politic
subject	matter, topic, theme
substance	burden, core, gist, pith, purport
sufficient	adequate, enough [INSUFFICIENT]
suggest	imply, hint, intimate, insinuate
summit	peak, pinnacle, acme, apex, zenith, climax
superficial	shallow, cursory
superfluous	excess, extra, spare, supernumerary, surplus, supererogatory
supervise	boos, overlook, oversee, superintend
support	uphold, back, advocate, champion
supposed	conjectural, hypothetical, putative, reputed, suppositious, supposititious [CERTAIN]
suppress	stifle, repress
sure	certain, confident, positive
surprise	astonish, amaze, astound, dumbfound, flabbergast
surrender	submission, capitulation
surround	circle, compass, encircle, encompass, environ, gird, girdle, ring
swerve	depart, deviate, digress, diverge, stray, veer
swing	oscillate, sway, rock, vibrate, fluctuate, undulate, waver
symbol	attribute, emblem