GRE Words for English Learners - GRE Vocabulary Wednesday

For this week's GRE Vocabulary Wednesday we'll be covering some GRE vocabulary words that you'll definitely want to know if English is not your first language! In this 6-minute video, our GRE expert Chris Lele will go over the six GRE vocabulary words are extra important for ESL students, as well as how to use those words in context.

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00:00 - Chris introduces words for english learners
00:26 - Plausible
01:17 - Abstain
01:58 - Engender
02:38 - Sully
03:13 - Rebuff
03:56 - Elicit

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[gowthampc]

Plausible - believable
Abstain - hold back from doing something
Engender - give raise to something
Sully - damaging the reputation by some kind of allegations
Rebuff - reject
Elicit - to bring out an emotion/response

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[whattoexpect]

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[mensahmemphis]

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[whattoexpect]

As more people abstain from drinking coke, the sales of coke have decreased significantly.

[uttonio]

1. plausible (adj):
- believable, reasonable or likely to be true.
~ His story sounded perfectly plausible.
~ You need to give a plausible explanation for why you use the programming language R in your social science research.

- of a person: good at sounding honest and sincere, even if they are not.
~ He is a plausible salesman, having succeeded in selling 34 luxurious cars this year.

2. abstain (v):
- restrain oneself from doing sth that you enjoy, because it's bad for you.
~ I have recently abstained from eating chocolate and yogurt with tapioca pearls.

- to choose not to use a vote, either in favor or against sth.
~ Ten people voted in favor, two against and one abstained.

3. engender (v): to cause a feeling or a situation to exist. This word is a fancy way of saying "to make happen".
~ Home engenders the immediate feelings of belonging.

4. sully (v):
- to damage or reduce the value of sth.
~ Alexander Hamilton's reputation was sullied after the affair with a married woman.

- to make sth dirty.
~ In an attempt not to sully my expensive white shirt while eating pizza, I have to take off that shirt and wear a dark T-shirt instead.

5. rebuff (v) (n): to refuse a friendly offer, request or suggestion in an unkind way = reject (v)
~ She rebuffed a classmate's invitation to the dance after hearing him gossip meanly about a friend.
~ Any attempt to invite me for dinner was met with rebuffs.

6. elicit (v): to get information or reaction from sb, esp with difficulties.
~ The survey sent to the students elicited 37 well-written responses.

[whattoexpect]

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[whattoexpect]

Gay people being rebuffed on entering into an apartment drew huge attention lately.

[mohammadkamrujaman]

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[whattoexpect]

The controversy on climate change has engendered social disparity.