High Frequency GRE Action Words (Verbs)
Dear Students, here are some tough high frequency GRE Words for us to memorize. Words that are action oriented. GRE Action Words are best memorized because they are work oriented and have the capacity to wipe away the traces of lethargy. These words usually make you sit upright and think constructively. Irresistible!! Aren’t they? I will now end the suspense by displaying the high frequency GRE action words. We will also learn some effective methods to commit them permanently to our memory.
- Devastate: The verb ‘devastate’ can be both physical and psychological in its effect. Physically an earthquake destroys or devastates everything. The victims of earthquake are psychologically destroyed, dismayed or devastated. Aren’t they? Devastate means to destroy, to demolish, to ruin etc.
- Enjoin: The verb ‘enjoin’ means to command. Usually the prefix ‘en’ puts some emphasis on the latter part of the word. Look at the words enhance, encourage, entail, encumber all these words suggest some kind of emphasis taking place. Similarly the verb ‘enjoin’ means to command. When a doctor enjoins something it means he commands you to follow it inevitably.
· Instigate: To instigate is to stir up, make people revolt. An opposition party leader usually instigates people  to go against the ruling party.
- Effectuate: Effectuate is the verb that’s derived from the noun effect. To effectuate is to bring about a change, to effect something or someone etc.
- Expedite: When your pace becomes really slow and you are not meeting the slated deadlines your boss gets irritated. He suggests you to expedite your pace. To expedite is to accelerate, to speed up etc.
- Preempt: To preempt is to appropriate, to substitute. I will tell you how it works. Imagine a situation wherein you are anxiously seated in front of your television set waiting for the live telecast of One Day International (a cricket match). There’s an unanticipated downpour in the stadium and the match timings are rescheduled. The Television Station airs another program instead of the live telecast; say a Sitar recital or some disease awareness program. This is to preempt. I am sure you will now never forget this word.
- Coerce: To coerce is to pressurize someone, to intimidate, to make people do things by force. For example a traitor coercing (forcing) a person to sign on a document holding a gun against his head! Can you now visualize a situation like that? If yes then you will never forget this word too.
- Extirpate: To extirpate is to destroy something totally. It also means to remove something permanently.
- Commandeer: To commandeer is to order or force into active military service. Just imagine a police officer ordering a relaxed cab driver reading a newspaper to follow the bunch of robbers fleeing right in front of them. He just sits beside the cab driver and tells him ‘follow them!’ The cab driver has nothing better to do than to follow. Such an action is commandeering.
- Embroil: To embroil is to bring into a discord, a conflict. It also means to throw into confusion or complicate things.
**{Example: “Avoid . . . any step that may embroil us with Great Britain” (Alexander Hamilton).}
I suggest you all to act on these words. Imagine many more situations than the words and situations I suggested to implement these words. Think at least five more situations for each word. But please do remember whether you like it or not these are the words that keep appearing in GRE’s (Graduate Record Examination) Verbal Ability Section.
Some important advice as always:
Do not just read but work on these words. Use a notebook to jot them down and a dictionary to understand the meaning and the context better. As I always tell: Utter the words aloud- each word five times!!
Things you should never forget:
1. Work with the word.
2. Expand its meaning into a suitable context.
3. Relate it to the person or situation you know.
4. Share the word with your friends, colleagues
5. Try to pronounce the word aloud at least five times
Read this blog on action verbs more than once to imbibe its essence. Do get back to us with queries in case you have any.
Wishing you success!!
Regards,
Anu Veluri
Manager- learnwordlist.com
** The example has been quoted from dictionary.com.
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Just wanted a clarification on the word ‘preempt’. Does it not mean to aniticipate something and prevent it by acting on time, rather than just ‘substituting’? In terms of ‘preemptive measures to curb the possibility of fraud’ etc.
Arunima you can break this word as pre-empt, this way this word gives three meaning – acquire for oneself before others can do so , gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land),take the place of or have precedence over
I’m really having problems with the analogy part of the questions. Please tell me the easiest way to tuckle those questions
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