Common GRE Words – Verbs of ‘Denial’ – Easy ways to memorize
Hi!! I guess you all enjoyed the earlier post on easy ways to remember some tough GRE words Memorize Tough GRE Words Easily- I.
I reiterate, the words that we are practicing in these blogs are high frequency words and you will certainly find them in the GRE. Therefore, exercise a little interest and a little passion to commit them to your memory.
This week we are going to memorize a few verbs of ‘Denial’…not to mention, they are the words which keep appearing on the GRE Exams. Denial is a refusal to believe in a doctrine, theory, or the like. We will now work exhaustively with just seven high frequency GRE verbs /words of denial.

- Abjure: Abjure is a verb of denial which means to give up, disown, disavow, renounce. Pretty good number of synonyms, aren’t they? A person who abjures is the one who gives up worldly concerns in quest of some nobler pursuit.
Do you remember any philosopher/saint who abjured worldly benefits in order to attain salvation?
Good, if you do remember, link that person to this verb of denial and you will never forget. Both the person and the verb ((smiles))
- Ostracized: ‘Ostracized’ means to exclude, eliminate from a group, society, conversation or any other such thing by a general consent. When a person is ostracized, he generally is not allowed to participate in any group related activities.
Did you ever see a movie or a documentary dealing with the families of culprits? If you had, then you know that children of culprits are usually ostracized from their community. You can visualize a scene I guess or a situation wherein women from that particular culprit’s community, banging the door against the child’s face. Did you recollect any such scene? If you did, kudos!! For you will never forget this word too!!
- Repudiated: To repudiate is to reject, disclaim, deny, not accept, rebut. Well, that’s interesting. One can repudiate a doctrine, a principle. Last but not least one can also repudiate (disown) one’s son!! Have you come across a thing like that, wherein a father repudiated (disowned) his own child? A visit to a nearby rehabilitation center will get you face to face with addicted children repudiated by their parents.
- Proscribed: ‘Proscribed’ is a high frequency verb of denial which means banned, controlled, restricted. To proscribe is to banish or outlaw (a person)
- Nullified: ‘Nullified’ is not so tough high frequency GRE word. It’s a word that’s more or less familiar to many of us. Even if it is not, it can be committed to memory pretty fast. Null is void. To nullify is to cancel, to invalidate, to abolish, to quash so on and so forth.
- Rescind: ‘Rescind’ is again a verb of denial which means to annul, to cancel, countermand, withdraw etc.
- Confute: to confute something is to show something to be false. One can confute an argument, means; show an argument to be false, invalid or even defective.
Don’t just read these words, jot them down in your notebook and use them at least once or twice in your regular conversation today. Utter the words aloud- each word five times!!
As I always tell you do not just mug up the meaning of a word, instead:
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
Practice the above mentioned words this week and share with us a few more words, verbs of denial. Please do suggest a new verb of denial, in case you know any.
Regards,
Anu Veluri
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116 Responses to “Common GRE Words – Verbs of ‘Denial’ – Easy ways to memorize”





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I am students of msc-s.y.[Biotechnology] i intersted in GRE so please sir give me guidence how toprepration of GRE exam with get new achivment in this exam.
Dear , We have given quite a few valuable information and vocabulary learning tips in many subsequent blogs, pls do read them all…
Please,..do not ostracize me from this course…I often think I do not know anything in this language, I say” I’ll give up /repudiate/”,.then I am sitting and learn,learn, but .. only beattles in my head,..Keep me in touch and I won’t nullify. Respectfully! .. i…
Hey Christina, no one’s going to ostracize you..you need to ostracize Beatles from your head until u reach your goals..:-)..that’s good, you are trying to make use of the words..keep doing that and one day your vocabulary will be on a higher side..
Hi,
In the world, there are sub-cultural communities that ostracize people from other tribes.
I am very much enjoyed with the words and verbs you sent. please keep it up like this.
Thank you!
Ismail, is that the contextual usage for the word?..well done!!
simply awesome. great work guys.
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Regards,
Good and Fine! so the way you advice us to use for us to easily memorize what we learnt is indeed fruitful!
I’m used to tell colleagues who like appreciating my level of English, that simlpy Practice helps to Get and not Forget!
so, a verb of denial i’ve to share with you is; To Segregate (To be put apart from the group or community), To Deport (To bring back someone in his country of origine mostly if with no required docs to stay abroad, or any other legal reason), To Cancel ( To break a decision for example, and so forth). Plz will be happy to know if what I’m saying is true!
Safe ocupations!
Hi thanks so much for sharing these words!
interesting,
the words are really helpful, especially is used in the analystical writing. It increases the number of unique and difficult words and if used contextually gives better chance of a higher score.
Since I have been studying for my GRE I have no time for other pursuits, someone might think I have been proscribed from my social circles?
Nice usage Genomora..thanks so much..keep sharing such words..and we also wish you success in GRE!!
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I do have a suggestion though. It would help if instead of just lists and alphabetical order, more of the words were categorized like today’s Verbs of Denial. Words out of context are much more difficult to learn. Word webs of similar or opposites work so much better.
I hope you take my suggestions in the vein they were meant, positive criticism. I do appreciate your work.
BTW, I forgot to mention in my first post that I live in Mexico City and accidentally found your great site when looking for help in learning vocabulary for the GRE.
You definitely need more publicity. There are many in Third World countries that need the assistance you so generously supply.
Oh thanks MJ..we shall certainly consider all the points you suggested..keep in touch and keep sharing with us your views…
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HI thanks again for ur useful site .I need some words related to feminism or women’rights would u please sevd me a list on them?
i have an idea i think it is more interesting to prepare wordlists on special topics rather than in alphabetical order. for example wordlist about education or marriage…..
Hi, have you registered in forum? I think this is a good topic..we can put words relating to a particular list in the forum and ask other students to participate..this way we will have many words from a particular field with us..what say? u take the initiative..
“mugg up words” has become “learn words”… u made it fun…. kudos!!!
Yes Aashish and it’s no fun..it’s a very serious affair..you have to imbibe the meaning of the word..never mug up the meaning of the words as preparatory school kids do..
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it’s interesting . this test of denial it real help to sharpen my mind set .
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I want to improve my vocabulary and this website or emails sent to me on my account are helping me out to build up my English. I am grateful to you and for instructions given in it.
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i had a perceptionthat GRE was difficult but i have confuted / shown that my perception was false, thanks to the advice on how study and pass GRE
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Good work, kudos to you at LearnWordList. I find to word refute more easily comes to mind when thinking of confute, and they appear to be similar and could replace each other in some context.
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espesially the words of denial, can you please send me more
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Being ostrascized for values and beliefs is an acceptable sacrifice, even though, those that repudiate or proscribe others from following the core doctrine of such values/beliefs are only driving them further towards it. Only the weak minded will abjure. They clearly do not realise that any act of goodness will be nullified and any future act of goodness will rescind a negative impact – even though the option to confute the allegations is evidently apparent. The mind boggles.
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I’m planning to write the GRE exam on 19th of next month. I have almost went through the vocabulary word list sections of BARRONS but I’m still finding difficulty in memorizing most of the words. Kindly help me out……..sincerely.
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Madam, I just want to have all these words in one book, I mean like in the form of table which includes synonyms, meaning, sentences etc etc with good examples.
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Sure i am sending sentences in your personal id.Please check it.
It’s very useful I never win anything before so it will be nice as start
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sir,
i find it really useful and i enjoy it.
i think abrogate, repeal, revoke can also be added to the list. i think it is relevant to add that the noun form of a social outcast is pariah.
Hey Anu!!!
u r doing a great job.. really liked the way u made all these words easy for us to remember. I had read all these words before but had never bothered to recollect them or put them together. plz carry on in this way…
Abnegate(renounce), restrain(abstain, self-denial from enjoyable things) could also fit in this list, I guess.
Thanks, once again…
Yes Amrita , surely you can add up those words in list . you can also create your own list using some other verb and can enhance your vocabulary.Do well in GRE..
thanks Shipra!!!
You guys are really doing a great work and I appreciate them. Today I have made up my mind to use these words in my conversation with my colleagues. I will not ABJURE from my search of new words.
Thanks for your comment Omes, Go ahead with your plan,and do not forget to write us back.
tnx alot . waiting for more.
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Hey Shipra,
This topic is great..please do this for other word categories.
Warmly,
Adar
Thanks for your comment Adar, surely we shall try to do it for other words.Hey i have one suggestion why don’t you do it and share with us. This will be your exercise also.
Another verb of denial that I can suggest is “renounce”. Renounce means to give up a claim or right formally e.g. to renounce a title. Also may be to give up (habit, pursuit etc.) voluntarily e.g. to renounce smoking.
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Abnegate is another word for self-denial
or to not allow oneself to have (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure.
Example: “He abnegated himself wine and spirits”
Hi, Thanks for very useful Website. my weak point in learning English is Vocabulary. I think with practicing and memorizing these vocab I can succeed in GRE exam.
Yes Tarane, yes it is said very true: Practice makes a man perfect. Keep visiting our blog section for more on vocabulary learning..
thank you so much.i had never before thought of memorizing words this way.its much easier to remember unfamiliar words using this strategy.:-).thanks agin
thank you so much.i had never before thought of memorizing words this way.its much easier to remember unfamiliar words using this strategy.:-).thanks again
as salam o alaikum, i have read your web page today and found it very useful and informative, particularly how to memorize these words, is very intresting,
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I’m very much enthuasist with the words you sent me, in the real sense, they are realy building my vocabullary and sooner shall i now be able to communicate well like others.
My greatest concern is that sometimes even if i try to repeat a word several times, it still disappear from my memory when i stand to speak infront of the audience. Please advice on what to do and how to do it to enable me get words when i need them in action.
Peter this happens when you just mug up words.Remember always learn words with their contextual meaning, this way you will never forget them..
Hiiiiiii,
Where would i get the list of GRE words list according to the different situations…it will be very helpful if anybody could list them out…
Thanx
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Hey Man
Thank you for providing daily updates regarding GRE vocabulary section. I am learning your methods day by day and thus increasing my strength. I have to appear for GRE on 20th April 2011. I feel quite confident about quant section, but when it comes to verbal part then automatically i lose over my confidence. But practicing from your Blog i am gaining over it.
I try to learn co-relating the words with my local language and thus making it remember.
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Another synonym for the “denial” group of words is REFUTE.
Do you agree?
Thanks Valera, yeah you are right..
Thanx anu, itz really nice blog..
Can you tell me where can I get some free revised gre practice test.
Amit, visit takethegre.com official ETS website for revised GRE..