GRE vocab Flashcards

1
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abacus

A

frame with balls for calculating

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2
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abate

A

to lessen to subside

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3
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abdication

A

giving up control authority

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4
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aberration

A

straying away from what is normal

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5
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abet

A

help/encourage smb (in doing wrong)

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6
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abeyance

A

suspended action

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7
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abhor

A

to hate to detest

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8
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abide

A

be faithful to endure

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9
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abjure

A

promise or swear to give up

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10
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abraded

A

rubbed off worn away by friction

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11
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abrogate

A

repeal or annul by authority

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12
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abscond

A

to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)

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13
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abstruse

A

difficult to comprehend obscure

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14
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abut

A

border on

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15
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abysmal

A

bottomless extreme

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16
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acarpous

A

effete no longer fertile worn out

17
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acclaimed

A

welcomed with shouts and approval

18
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accolade

A

praise approval

19
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accretion

A

the growing of separate things into one

20
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adamant

A

kind of stone inflexible

21
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admonitory

A

containing warning

22
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adorn

A

add beauty decorate

23
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adulteration

A

making unpure poorer in quality

24
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affable

A

polite and friendly

25
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affinity

A

close connection relationship