Click Study Flashcards above to open the flashcard hub — 200 GRE cards you can flip, match, type, or quiz yourself on. Every card is drawn from the three GRE General Test measures, so you study exactly what the test measures.[1] Pair them with our free practice test and study guide.
GRE Flashcard Study Modes
Flip mode lets you turn cards at your own pace and rebuild a definition before you check it. Match is a timed game that pairs terms with meanings under pressure. Type gives you the definition and asks you to produce the term, so a word like Abate has to come from memory rather than recognition. Quiz rebuilds the same cards into multiple choice.
Why Flashcards Work for the GRE
Verbal Reasoning is the largest block at 118 cards, and it drills the kind of vocabulary that decides text completion and sentence equivalence questions. Many cards sit in tight synonym clusters, so you meet Laud and Extol near each other and have to hold both meanings apart from Vilify. Others test abstract nouns that show up in tone questions, including Candor and Apathy, while cards such as Arcane and Cogent push you to pin down shades of meaning rather than settle for a rough sense of the word.
Quantitative Reasoning holds 70 cards covering the arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data terms the section assumes you already know. Statistics vocabulary appears through cards like Mode and Median, coordinate and proportional reasoning through Slope and Ratio, and algebraic technique through FOIL and Factorial. Word-problem structures get their own cards too, so Mixtures and Work rate are treated as named setups you can recognize on sight instead of rebuilding from scratch under time.
Analytical Writing is the smallest domain at 12 cards, but it turns essay advice into terms you can actually use. Structural cards cover Thesis statement and Topic sentence, while argument-handling cards cover Counterargument and Qualified claim. The prompt itself appears as Analyze an Issue, and supporting cards such as Assumption, Concrete example, and e-rater cover what graders and the scoring engine look for. Twelve cards go quickly, which makes this a good domain to cycle through between longer vocabulary sessions.
The GRE rewards instant recall of vocabulary in context, math formulas, and writing strategy.[2] Spaced flashcards are the most efficient way to make that knowledge automatic. Used alongside our practice test and study guide, they turn review time into measurable progress.
GRE Flashcards by Measure
The cards are organized by the GRE’s three measures. Lead with high-frequency Verbal vocabulary — it powers all three Verbal question types — and the Quant formula deck, since recall speed wins points under the clock:[1]
| Measure | What the cards cover |
|---|---|
| Verbal Reasoning | High-frequency vocabulary plus Text Completion, Sentence Equivalence, and reading strategy |
| Quantitative Reasoning | Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data-analysis concepts and formulas |
| Analytical Writing | The Analyze an Issue task, essay structure, and scoring terms |
How to Get the Most Out of These Flashcards
- Start with Verbal Reasoning. At 118 cards it is more than half the deck, and vocabulary recall improves slowly, so give it the earliest and most frequent passes.
- Type-drill the synonym traps. Cards like Laud and Extol feel identical in Flip mode but force real precision once you have to produce the term from its definition alone.
- Use Match for the math vocabulary. Quantitative Reasoning terms such as Mode and Median pair cleanly with short definitions, which makes the timed game good for building instant recognition.
- Move to the practice test once Quiz stops surprising you. When multiple choice on Verbal Reasoning cards feels routine, timed full-length work and the study guide will teach you more than another flip.
- Keep a rotating cadence. Run one Verbal Reasoning batch and one Quantitative Reasoning batch per session, then close with the 12 Analytical Writing cards so essay terms stay fresh.
GRE Flashcards FAQ
Two hundred free GRE flashcards, organized across all three GRE General Test measures: high-frequency Verbal Reasoning vocabulary and reading strategy, Quantitative Reasoning concepts and formulas, and Analytical Writing terms. They're free with no account required.
Yes. Flashcards use active recall — retrieving an answer from memory — which research shows is one of the most effective study methods, especially in short, spaced sessions. Because GRE Verbal rewards instant recognition of vocabulary and Quant rewards quick recall of formulas, the cards are an efficient way to make that knowledge automatic.
All three measures: Verbal Reasoning (high-frequency vocabulary words plus Text Completion, Sentence Equivalence, and reading strategy), Quantitative Reasoning (arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data-analysis concepts and formulas), and Analytical Writing (the Analyze an Issue task and essay terms).
Lead with the vocabulary deck — it powers all three Verbal question types — and the Quant formula deck, since recall speed wins points under the clock. Mix the modes: flip to learn, type to test recall, match for speed, and quiz to check yourself before working full practice questions.
Yes — 100% free, all four study modes, no paywall.
Yes. The cards are organized to the current GRE General Test's three measures and reflect the shorter format, the single Analyze an Issue essay, and the 130–170 (Verbal and Quant) and 0–6 (Writing) score scales.
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Verbal Reasoning (118)
- Abate
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To lessen, reduce, or subside; to diminish in intensity. (The storm finally abated.)
- Aberration
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A departure from what is normal, expected, or right; a deviation.
- Abscond
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To leave secretly and hurriedly, typically to avoid capture or escape the law.
- Accolade
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An award, honor, or expression of praise.
- Acumen
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Keen insight and shrewd judgment, especially in practical matters.
- Admonish
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To warn, reprove, or counsel against something gently but earnestly.
- Affable
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Friendly, good-natured, and easy to talk to.
- Aggrandize
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To increase the power, status, wealth, or reputation of; to exaggerate.
- Alacrity
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Brisk and cheerful readiness; eager and prompt willingness.
- Ambivalent
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Having mixed, contradictory feelings about something.
- Ameliorate
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To make a bad or unsatisfactory situation better; to improve.
- Anachronism
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Something out of its proper time, especially a thing belonging to an earlier period.
- Anomaly
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Something that deviates from the standard, normal, or expected.
- Antipathy
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A deep-seated feeling of dislike or aversion.
- Apathy
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Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern; indifference.
- Arcane
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Understood by few; mysterious, secret, or known only to specialists.
- Arduous
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Demanding great effort or labor; difficult and strenuous.
- Assuage
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To make an unpleasant feeling less intense; to soothe or relieve.
- Austere
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Severe or strict in manner; lacking ornament; plain and simple.
- Bolster
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To support, strengthen, or reinforce.
- Cacophony
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A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
- Candor
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The quality of being open, honest, and frank in expression.
- Capricious
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Given to sudden, unpredictable changes of mood or behavior; whimsical.
- Castigate
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To reprimand or criticize severely.
- Chicanery
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The use of clever but deceptive talk or action; trickery.
- Coalesce
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To come together to form one whole; to unite or merge.
- Cogent
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Clear, logical, and convincing; forcefully persuasive.
- Conciliatory
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Intended to placate, pacify, or win over; appeasing.
- Connoisseur
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An expert judge in matters of taste, such as art, food, or wine.
- Corroborate
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To confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding.
- Dearth
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A scarcity or lack of something.
- Deride
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To express contempt for; to ridicule or mock.
- Diatribe
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A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.
- Didactic
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Intended to teach or instruct, often with a moral lesson; sometimes overly so.
- Disparate
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Essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.
- Dogmatic
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Asserting opinions in an arrogant, authoritative way as if undeniably true.
- Ebullient
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Cheerful and full of energy; exuberant.
- Eclectic
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Deriving ideas or style from a broad and diverse range of sources.
- Efficacy
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The ability to produce a desired or intended result; effectiveness.
- Egregious
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Outstandingly bad; shockingly and conspicuously wrong.
- Elucidate
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To make something clear; to explain.
- Enervate
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To weaken or drain of energy and vitality.
- Ephemeral
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Lasting for a very short time; fleeting.
- Equivocate
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To use ambiguous language to conceal the truth or avoid commitment.
- Erudite
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Having or showing great knowledge; learned and scholarly.
- Eschew
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To deliberately avoid or abstain from something.
- Exacerbate
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To make a problem, situation, or feeling worse.
- Exculpate
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To clear from blame or guilt.
- Extol
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To praise enthusiastically and highly.
- Facetious
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Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.
- Fortuitous
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Happening by chance, often a lucky chance; accidental.
- Garrulous
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Excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters.
- Gregarious
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Fond of company; sociable.
- Hackneyed
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Lacking originality through overuse; clichéd and trite.
- Hegemony
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Leadership or dominance, especially of one state or group over others.
- Iconoclast
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A person who attacks cherished beliefs or established institutions.
- Impetuous
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Acting or done quickly and without thought or care; impulsive.
- Implacable
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Unable to be appeased, placated, or satisfied; relentless.
- Ineffable
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Too great or extreme to be expressed in words.
- Ingenuous
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Innocent, candid, and unsuspecting; frank and sincere.
- Inimical
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Tending to obstruct or harm; hostile or unfriendly.
- Insipid
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Lacking flavor, interest, or vigor; dull and bland.
- Intransigent
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Unwilling to change one's views or to compromise; stubborn.
- Laconic
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Using very few words; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious.
- Laud
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To praise highly, especially in a public context.
- Loquacious
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Tending to talk a great deal; very talkative.
- Magnanimous
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Very generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person.
- Maverick
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An unorthodox, independent-minded person who refuses to conform.
- Mendacious
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Not telling the truth; lying or dishonest.
- Mercurial
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Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood; volatile.
- Mitigate
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To make less severe, serious, or painful; to alleviate.
- Mollify
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To appease the anger or anxiety of; to soothe.
- Nascent
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Just coming into existence and beginning to develop.
- Obdurate
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Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.
- Obfuscate
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To deliberately make something obscure, unclear, or confusing.
- Obsequious
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Obedient or attentive to an excessive or fawning degree; servile.
- Ostentatious
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Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress.
- Panacea
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A solution or remedy claimed to cure all problems or diseases.
- Paradigm
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A typical example, pattern, or model of something.
- Pedantic
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Excessively concerned with minor details, formal rules, or book learning.
- Perfunctory
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Carried out with minimum effort or reflection; cursory and routine.
- Pernicious
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Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
- Perspicacious
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Having a ready insight into and understanding of things; perceptive.
- Placate
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To make someone less angry or hostile; to appease.
- Plethora
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An excess or overabundance of something.
- Prevaricate
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To speak or act evasively in order to avoid telling the truth.
- Probity
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The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and integrity.
- Prodigal
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Spending money or resources wastefully and recklessly; extravagant.
- Profligate
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Recklessly wasteful and extravagant, especially with money or resources.
- Propitious
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Giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable.
- Pugnacious
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Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight; combative.
- Quixotic
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Extremely idealistic and impractical; unrealistically chivalrous.
- Recalcitrant
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Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.
- Repudiate
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To refuse to accept or be associated with; to reject or disown.
- Reticent
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Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily; reserved.
- Sanguine
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Optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult situation.
- Sagacious
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Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; wise.
- Sedulous
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Showing dedication, diligence, and careful persistence.
- Spurious
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Not genuine, authentic, or true; false.
- Sycophant
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A person who flatters powerful people for personal advantage; a toady.
- Taciturn
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Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
- Tenuous
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Very weak, slight, or insubstantial; flimsy.
- Trenchant
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Vigorous, incisive, and effective in expression; sharply perceptive.
- Ubiquitous
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Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
- Venerate
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To regard with great respect; to revere.
- Veracity
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Conformity to facts; truthfulness and accuracy.
- Vilify
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To speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner; to defame.
- Vituperative
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Bitter and abusive in language; harshly critical.
- Sentence Equivalence
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A Verbal question with one blank and six choices; pick the two words that complete the sentence to produce sentences alike in meaning.
- Text Completion
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A Verbal question with one to three blanks; fill each with the best word. No partial credit — every blank must be correct.
- Reading Comprehension
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Verbal passages with multiple-choice (one answer), multiple-choice (one or more answers), and select-in-passage questions.
- Select-in-passage
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A Reading Comprehension format where you click the sentence in the passage that fits a stated description.
- Inference (reading)
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A conclusion a passage implies but does not state outright; the correct inference is the one the text most directly supports.
- Words in context
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Determining a word's meaning from the surrounding sentence's logic and tone rather than a dictionary definition.
- Signpost word
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A transition (however, because, although, therefore) that signals whether ideas agree or contrast — key to filling GRE blanks.
- Root and affix strategy
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Breaking an unfamiliar word into parts (bene- good, mal- bad, -ous full of) to estimate its meaning in context.
- Predict-then-match
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The GRE vocabulary tactic of deciding the meaning a blank needs before reading the answer choices.
- Main idea
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The central point the whole passage supports — broader than any single detail but never beyond what the text states.
Quantitative Reasoning (70)
- Quantitative Comparison
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Compare Quantity A and Quantity B; the four choices are always A greater, B greater, equal, or relationship cannot be determined.
- Numeric Entry
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A Quant format with no answer choices — type the answer as an integer, decimal, or fraction.
- Percent change
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Change ÷ original × 100. From 80 to 100 is 20 ÷ 80 = 25%. Always divide by the starting value.
- Percent of a number
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x percent of n = (x ÷ 100) × n. '30 is 60% of n' means 30 = 0.60 × n, so n = 50.
- Ratio
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A comparison of two quantities, a : b. Scale both parts by the same factor to keep the ratio equal.
- Proportion
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An equation stating two ratios are equal, a/b = c/d; cross-multiply to solve (ad = bc).
- Mean (average)
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Sum of the values ÷ how many there are; it is pulled toward outliers.
- Median
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The middle value of an ordered data set; with an even count, the average of the two middle values. Resists outliers.
- Mode
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The value that appears most often in a data set.
- Range (statistics)
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The largest value minus the smallest value in a data set.
- Standard deviation
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A measure of how spread out data is around the mean; a larger value means more spread.
- Probability
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Favorable outcomes ÷ total equally likely outcomes, a value from 0 to 1.
- Complement rule
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P(not A) = 1 − P(A); useful for 'at least one' problems.
- Independent events
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Events whose outcomes don't affect each other; multiply their probabilities for both to occur.
- Mutually exclusive events
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Events that cannot both happen; add their probabilities for either to occur.
- Combination
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The count of ways to choose k items from n where order doesn't matter: nCk = n! ÷ (k!(n−k)!).
- Permutation
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The count of ways to arrange k items from n where order matters: nPk = n! ÷ (n−k)!.
- Factorial
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n! = n × (n−1) × … × 1; by definition 0! = 1.
- Slope
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Rise over run: the change in y ÷ the change in x between two points on a line.
- Slope-intercept form
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y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept (where the line crosses the y-axis).
- Slope between two points
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(y₂ − y₁) ÷ (x₂ − x₁) for points (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂).
- Parallel vs perpendicular slopes
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Parallel lines have equal slopes; perpendicular slopes are negative reciprocals (their product is −1).
- Quadratic formula
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x = (−b ± √(b² − 4ac)) ÷ (2a) solves any quadratic ax² + bx + c = 0.
- Discriminant
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b² − 4ac. Positive gives two real solutions, zero gives one, negative gives none.
- Difference of squares
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a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b).
- Perfect square trinomial
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(a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b² and (a − b)² = a² − 2ab + b².
- FOIL
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Multiply two binomials by combining First, Outer, Inner, Last terms.
- Exponent product rule
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Multiplying like bases adds exponents: xᵐ · xⁿ = xᵐ⁺ⁿ.
- Exponent quotient rule
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Dividing like bases subtracts exponents: xᵐ ÷ xⁿ = xᵐ⁻ⁿ.
- Power of a power
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(xᵐ)ⁿ = xᵐⁿ — multiply the exponents.
- Negative exponent
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x⁻ⁿ = 1 ÷ xⁿ — the reciprocal of the positive power.
- Zero exponent
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Any nonzero base to the zero power equals 1: x⁰ = 1.
- Fractional exponent
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A base raised to the power 1/n equals the nth root of the base; raising to one-half gives the square root (e.g. four to the one-half is √4 = 2).
- Pythagorean theorem
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For a right triangle with legs a and b and hypotenuse c, a² + b² = c².
- Pythagorean triples
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Integer side sets that satisfy a² + b² = c², such as 3-4-5 and 5-12-13.
- 45-45-90 triangle
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An isosceles right triangle with sides in ratio 1 : 1 : √2.
- 30-60-90 triangle
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A right triangle with sides in ratio 1 : √3 : 2 (short leg : long leg : hypotenuse).
- Triangle angle sum
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The three interior angles of any triangle add to 180 degrees.
- Area of a triangle
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Area = ½ × base × height.
- Area of a rectangle
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Area = length × width.
- Area of a circle
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Area = π × r², where r is the radius.
- Circumference of a circle
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Circumference = 2 × π × r, or π × diameter.
- Area of a parallelogram
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Area = base × height.
- Area of a trapezoid
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Area = ½ × (b₁ + b₂) × height, the average of the parallel sides times the height.
- Volume of a rectangular box
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Volume = length × width × height.
- Volume of a cylinder
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Volume = π × r² × h, the base-circle area times the height.
- Sum of interior angles
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For a polygon with n sides, the interior angles sum to (n − 2) × 180 degrees.
- Complementary angles
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Two angles that add to 90 degrees.
- Supplementary angles
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Two angles that add to 180 degrees.
- Angles on a line
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Angles on a straight line sum to 180 degrees; angles around a point sum to 360 degrees.
- Prime number
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A whole number greater than 1 with exactly two factors, 1 and itself (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, …).
- Greatest common factor
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The largest integer that divides two or more numbers evenly.
- Least common multiple
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The smallest positive integer that is a multiple of two or more numbers.
- Even and odd rules
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Even ± even = even; odd ± odd = even; even × any = even; odd × odd = odd.
- Absolute value
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|x| is the distance of x from zero, always nonnegative; |−5| = 5.
- Inequality sign flip
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When you multiply or divide an inequality by a negative number, reverse the inequality sign.
- Distance formula
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The distance between (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂) is √((x₂ − x₁)² + (y₂ − y₁)²).
- Midpoint formula
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The midpoint of (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂) is ((x₁ + x₂)/2, (y₁ + y₂)/2).
- Function notation
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f(x) is the output for input x; f(3) means evaluate the rule at x = 3.
- Distance, rate, time
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Distance = rate × time; rearrange to rate = distance ÷ time or time = distance ÷ rate.
- Average speed
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Total distance ÷ total time — not the simple average of two speeds unless the times are equal.
- Work rate
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Combined rate = sum of individual rates; if one does a job in a hours and another in b, together they take ab ÷ (a + b) hours.
- Simple interest
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Interest = principal × rate × time (I = Prt).
- Compound interest
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Final amount = principal × (1 + rate) raised to the number of periods, when compounded once per period.
- Ratio word problem
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Multiply the ratio parts by a common factor x, set the total equal to the given amount, and solve for x.
- Mixtures
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Track the amount of each component before and after; the total quantity and each part must balance.
- Overlapping sets
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For two groups: total = A + B − both + neither; a Venn diagram or the formula avoids double counting.
- Sequences
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An arithmetic sequence adds a constant difference each term; a geometric sequence multiplies by a constant ratio.
- Figures not to scale
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Unless stated, GRE geometry figures are not drawn to scale — reason from the given values, not the picture.
- On-screen calculator
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The GRE provides a basic on-screen calculator for the Quant sections; estimate first to catch entry errors.
Analytical Writing (12)
- Analyze an Issue
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The single Analytical Writing task on the current GRE: state and develop your own position on a given claim of general interest.
- Analytical Writing score scale
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0 to 6 in half-point increments, set by a trained human rater and an automated scoring engine.
- Thesis statement
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A clear, arguable sentence stating the position your essay will defend.
- Topic sentence
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The opening sentence of a body paragraph that states the point that paragraph will support.
- Counterargument
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An objection to your position; addressing one and rebutting it strengthens a GRE essay.
- Assumption
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An unstated belief an argument depends on; naming a weak assumption is a powerful analytical move.
- Concrete example
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A specific historical, scientific, or hypothetical instance used to support a reason — far stronger than restating the prompt.
- Qualified claim
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A position that allows for exceptions ('in most cases'), often the smartest stance on an extreme prompt.
- Logical transition
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A connective (moreover, however, consequently) that links ideas and shows the structure of an argument.
- Standard written English
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Conventional grammar, usage, and mechanics; controlling it is part of the Analytical Writing score.
- e-rater
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The ETS automated scoring engine that evaluates each GRE essay alongside a trained human rater.
- Issue prompt instructions
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The specific directions that accompany an Analyze an Issue statement (for example, 'discuss the extent to which you agree').
References
- 1.Educational Testing Service. “About the GRE General Test.” ETS.org. ↑
- 2.Educational Testing Service. “GRE Verbal Reasoning.” ETS.org. ↑
- 3.Educational Testing Service. “GRE Quantitative Reasoning.” ETS.org. ↑
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