GRE COMMON WORDS Flashcards by sonia ahmadi

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ABATE

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to lessen in amount, degree, severity

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ABSCOND

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to leave secretly

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ABSTAIN

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to choose not to do something

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ABYSS

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an extremely deep hole

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ADULTERATE

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to make impure

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ADVOCATE

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to speak in favor of

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AESTHETIC

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concerning the appreciation of beauty

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AGGRANDIZE

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to increase in power, influence, and reputation

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ALLEVIATE

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to make more bearable

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AMALGAMATE

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to combine to mix together

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AMBIGUOUS

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doubtful or uncertain, able to interpret in several ways

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AMELIORATE

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to make better; to improve

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ANACHRONISM

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something out of place in time

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ANALOGOUS

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similar or alike in some way

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ANOMALY

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deviation from what is normal

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ANTAGONIZE

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to annoy or provoke anger

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ANTIPATHY

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extreme dislike

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APATHY

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lack of interest or emotion

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ARBITRATE

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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

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ARCHAIC

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ancient, oldfashioned

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ARDOR

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intense and passionate feeling

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ARTICULATE

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able to speak clearly and expressively

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ASSUAGE

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to make something unpleasant less severe

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ATTENUATE

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to weaken

AUDACIOUS

fearless and dating

AUSTERE

undecorated, bare

BANAL

predictable, boring, cliche

BOLSTER

to support; to prop up

BOMBASTIC

pompous in speech and manner

CACOPHONY

harsh, jarring noise

CANDID

honest in speech

CAPRICIOUS

changing ones mind quickly and often

CASTIGATE

to punish or criticize harshly

CATALYST

something that brings about a change in something else

CAUSTIC

biting in wit, burning or stinging

CHAOS

great disorder or confusion

CHAUVINIST

someone prejudice in favor of a group to which he or she belongs

CHICANERY

deception

COGENT

convincing and well reasoned

CONDONE

to overlook, pardon, or disregard

CONVOLUTED

intricate and complicated

CORROBORATE

to provide supporting evidence

CREDULOUS

too trusting; gullable

CRESCENDO

steadily increasing volume or force

DECORUM

approprieteness of behavior or conduct; propriety

DEFERENCE

respect, courtesy

DERIDE

to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

DESICCATE

to dry out dehydrate