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GRE words Flashcards

1
Q

abase

A

Degrade or humble; to lower in rank, status, or
esteem

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2
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abate

A

Reduce, diminish

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3
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abdicate

A

Formally give up the throne (or some other
power or responsibility)

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4
Q

aberrant

A

Abnormal, deviant

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5
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abeyance

A

Temporary suspension, inactivity

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abhor

A

Detest, regard with disgust

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7
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abjure

A

Give up, renounce; repudiate, recant, or shun
(especially formally or under oath)

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8
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abrasive

A

Rough, suitable for grinding or polishing (such
as sandpaper); causing irritation or annoyance

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9
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abscission

A

Cutting off; sudden termination; the separation
of leaves, petals, or other parts from a plant or
animal

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10
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accretion

A

Gradual increase; an added part or addition

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acerbic

A

Sour; harsh or severe

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12
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acidulous

A

Slightly acid or sour; sharp or caustic

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13
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acme

A

Summit, peak, highest point

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admonish

A

Mildly scold; caution, advise, or remind to do
something

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15
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adulterate

A

Make impure by adding inappropriate or inferior
ingredients

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16
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adumbrate

A

Give a rough outline of; foreshadow; reveal only
partially; obscure

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17
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affable

A

Warm and friendly, pleasant, approachable

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18
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affectation

A

Fake behavior (such as in speech or dress)
adopted to give a certain impression

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19
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aggrandize

A

Make greater; exaggerate

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20
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alacrity

A

Cheerful or speedy willingness

21
Q

anachronism

A

Something that is not in its correct historical
time; a mistake in chronology, such as by
assigning a person or event to the wrong time
period

22
Q

analogous

A

Comparable, corresponding in some
particular way (making a good analogy)

23
Q

anodyne

A

Medicine that relieves pain (noun); soothing,
relieving pain (adj)

24
Q

antedate

A

Be older than, precede in time; assign to an
earlier date

25
Q

antithetical

A

Directly opposed, opposite; involving
antithesis (the rhetorical act of placing two
phrases opposite one another for contrast, as
in love me or hate me)

26
Q

apocryphal

A

Of questionable authenticity; false

27
Q

apostate

A

Person who deserts a party, cause, religion,
etc.

28
Q

approbation

A

Praise or approval, especially formal approval

29
Q

arbiter

A

Judge, umpire, person empowered to decide
matters at hand

30
Q

arcane

A

Known or understood by only a few; obscure,
secret

31
Q

archaic

A

Characteristic of an earlier period, ancient,
primitive

32
Q

arduous

A

Very difficult, strenuous; severe, hard to endure

33
Q

arrogate

A

Claim or take presumptuously or without the
right to do so

34
Q

artless

A

Free of deceit or craftiness, natural, genuine;
lacking skill or knowledge, crude, uncultured

35
Q

aseptic

A

Free from germs

36
Q

asperity

A

Rigor, severity; harshness or sharpness of
tone; roughness of surface

37
Q

aspersions

A

Damaging remarks, defamation, slander

38
Q

assail

A

Attack violently, assault

39
Q

assiduous

A

Persevering, diligent, constant

40
Q

assuage

A

Make milder, relieve; soothe, pacify, or calm

41
Q

attenuate

A

Weaken or thin out

42
Q

attuned

A

In harmony; in sympathetic relationship

43
Q

augment

A

Make larger

44
Q

augury

A

Telling the future, such as through
supernatural means

45
Q

austere

A

Severe in manner or appearance; very self-disciplined,
ascetic; without luxury or ease;
sober or serious

46
Q

avarice

A

Insatiable greed; a miserly desire to hoard
wealth

47
Q

aver

A

Declare or affirm with confidence

48
Q

axiom

A

Self-evident truth requiring no proof;
universally or generally accepted principle

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