GRE words begin with A

Question 1

abdicate

verb
ˈæb.dɪ.keɪt/ US /ˈæb.də.keɪt/

Answer 1

(v.) to give up a duty or a position

สละราชบัลลังก์, สละอำนาจ, ถอนตัว

King Edward VIII abdicated (the British throne) in 1936.

Question 2

aberration

noun
UK /ˌæb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌæb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/

Answer 2

(n.) something different from the usual or normal

ความคลาดเคลื่อน ผิดปกติ

I’m sorry I’m late - I had a mental aberration and forgot we had a meeting today.

Question 3

abeyance

noun
UK /əˈbeɪ.əns/ US /əˈbeɪ.əns/

Answer 3

(n.) suspension of activity

การระงับไว้ชั่วคราว

The project is being held in abeyance until agreement is reached on funding it.

Question 4

abnegate

verb
UK /ˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪt/ US /ˈæb.nə.ɡeɪt/

Answer 4

(v) to renounce something, to give up,
- to not allow yourself to have something, especially something you like or want หักห้ามใจ?
- to not accept something, or to say that you do not have something: ไม่ยอมรับ?
- to abnegate responsibility/guilt

ล้มเลิก ยกเลิก บอกปัดเลิก ไม่ยอมรับ ปฏิเสธ

The victim in our system has abnegated his right to bring a trial.

Question 5

abrogate

verb
UK /ˈæb.rə.ɡeɪt/ US /ˈæb.rə.ɡeɪt/

Answer 5

(v) to end a law, agreement, or custom formally:

เพิกถอน,ยกเลิก

The treaty was abrogated in 1929.

Question 6

abscond

verb [ I ]
UK /æbˈskɒnd/ US /æbˈskɑːnd/
abscond verb [I] (ESCAPE)

Answer 6

(v) to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere:

หลบหนี แอบหนี

Two prisoners absconded last night.
She absconded from boarding school with her boyfriend.

Question 7

abstruse

adjective formal
UK /æbˈstruːs/ US /æbˈstruːs/

Answer 7

(a) not known or understood by many people:
an abstruse philosophical essay

ยากที่จะเข้าใจ ลึกเกินเข้าใจได้ น้อยคนจะรู้และเข้าใจ

-The analysis is clearly written and renders these sometimes quite abstruse theories more accessible.”

Question 8

accolade

noun [ C ] formal
UK /ˈæk.ə.leɪd/ US /ˈæk.ə.leɪd/

Answer 8

(n) praise and approval:

การได้รับเกียรติ

He’s been granted the ultimate accolade - his face on a postage stamp.
Her approval was the highest accolade he could receive.

Question 9

accomplice

noun [ C ]
US /əˈkɑm·plɪs/

Answer 9

(n) a person who helps someone else to commit a crime or do something morally wrong:

ผู้สมรู้ร่วมคิด,ผู้สมคบ,ผู้มีส่วนร่วมกระทำผิด

-The thieves and two accomplices made away with over $25,000 in cash.”

Question 10

accrete

verb [ I or T ] formal
UK /əˈkriːt/ US /əˈkriːt/

Answer 10

(v) to gradually increase or grow by the addition of new layers or parts, or to cause something to do this:

เกิดร่วมกัน, เพิ่มทวี, เพิ่ม,พอก,งอกร่วมกัน. ค่อยๆเพิ่มขึ้น

• Eventually, the material accretes by gravity to form separate planets.
• Scientists drilled more than two miles into the accreted ice above the lake.”

Question 11

acrid

adjective
UK /ˈæk.rɪd/ US /ˈæk.rɪd/

Answer 11

(a) An acrid smell or taste is strong and bitter and causes a burning feeling in the throat:

รุนแรง, ฉุน, เผ็ด, ซึ่งกัดกร่อน, เหี้ยม, แสบตาหรือจมูก

Clouds of acrid smoke issued from the building.”

Question 12

acrimony

noun [ U ] formal
UK /ˈæk.rɪ.mə.ni/ US /ˈæk.rəˌmoʊ.ni/

Answer 12

(n) anger, argument, and bad feeling:

ความรุนแรง, ความดุเดือด, ความเหี้ยม

The acrimony of the dispute has shocked a lot of people.
The decision was reached without acrimony or controversy. ความขัดแย้ง
“

Question 13

acumen

noun [ U ] formal
UK /ˈæk.jə.mən/ US /əˈkjuː.mən/

Answer 13

(n) skill in making correct decisions and judgments in a particular subject, such as business or politics:

ความมีไหวพริบ,ความเฉียบแหลม

She has considerable(มาก) business/financial acumen.

Question 14

adulate

verb [ T ]
UK /ˈædʒ.ə.leɪt/ US /ˈædʒ.ə.leɪt/

Answer 14

(v) to admire or praise someone very much, especially when this is more than is deserved:

ยกยอ ยกย่องสรรเสริญ

The boxer was convicted of rape, and yet is still adulated by many.

Question 15

adventitious

adjective formal
UK /ˌæd.vənˈtɪʃ.əs/ /ˌæd.venˈtɪʃ.əs/ US /ˌæd.vənˈtɪʃ.əs/ /ˌæd.venˈtɪʃ.əs/

Answer 15

(a) not expected or planned:

ที่เพิ่มขึ้นมาเอง โดยบังเอิญ

-That is the right way, and not by these adventitious opportunities.

Question 16

aesthetic

adjective (US also esthetic)
UK /esˈθet.ɪk/ US /esˈθet̬.ɪk/

Answer 16

(a) relating to the enjoyment or study of beauty:

เกี่ยวกับความสวยงาม,เกี่ยวกับสุนทรียศาสตร์

The new building has little aesthetic value/appeal.

Question 17

affable

adjective
UK /ˈæf.ə.bəl/ US /ˈæf.ə.bəl/

Answer 17

(a) friendly and easy to talk to:

อ่อนโยน,น่ารัก,สุภาพ

He struck me as an affable sort of a man.
She was quite affable at the meeting.

Question 18

affectation

noun [ C or U ] disapproving
UK /ˌæf.ekˈteɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌæf.ekˈteɪ.ʃən/

Answer 18

(n) behaviour or speech that is not sincere: -

การเสแสร้ง

His manner reeks of affectation.

Question 19

alacrity

noun [ U ] formal
UK /əˈlæk.rə.ti/ US /əˈlæk.rə.t̬i/

Answer 19

(n) speed and eagerness:

“ความกระชุ่มกระชวย,ความกระตือรือร้น,ความว่องไว (กระเหี้ยนกระหือรือ?)

She accepted the money with alacrity

Question 20

ameliorate

verb [ T ] formal
UK /əˈmiːl.jə.reɪt/ US /əˈmiːl.jə.reɪt/

Answer 20

(v) to make a bad or unpleasant situation better:

ทำให้ดีขึ้น สงเคราะห์,ช่วยเหลือ,เยียวยา,ผดุง

Foreign aid is badly needed to ameliorate the effects of the drought.

Question 21

anachronism

noun [ C ]
UK /əˈnæk.rə.nɪ.zəm/ US /əˈnæk.rə.nɪ.zəm/

Answer 21

(n) a person, thing, or idea that exists out of its time in history, especially one that happened or existed later than the period being shown, discussed, etc.:

ผิดยุคสมัย (หมดยุค….?)

For some people, marriage is an anachronism from the days when women needed to be protected.

Question 22

anecdote

noun [ C ]
UK /ˈæn.ɪk.dəʊt/ US /ˈæn.ɪk.doʊt/

Answer 22

(n) a short, often funny story, especially about something someone has done:

ประวัติหรือเรื่องราวเล็ก ๆ น้อย ๆ , เกร็ดประวัติ

He told one or two amusing (ขบขัน) anecdotes about his years as a policeman.

Question 23

animus

noun [ C or U ]
UK /ænˈtɪp.ə.θi/ US /ænˈtɪp.ə.θi/

Answer 23

(n) a feeling of hate or anger towards someone or something:

ความเป็นปรปักษ์, ความเกลียด

• He harbours no animus toward his rival.
  (n) a feeling of strong dislike, opposition, or anger:

Despite the deep antipathies (ความเกลียดชัง ไม่ลงรอย ) between them, the two sides have managed to negotiate an agreement.

Question 24

anomaly

noun
UK /əˈnɒm.ə.li/ US /əˈnɑː.mə.li/

Answer 24

(n) a person or thing that is different from what is usual, or not in agreement with something else and therefore not satisfactory:

ความวิปริต,ความผิดปกติ

Statistical anomalies can make it difficult to compare economic data from one year to the next.

Question 25

anterior

adjective
UK /ænˈtɪə.ri.ər/ US /ænˈtɪr.i.ɚ/

Answer 25

ANATOMY specialized
(a) positioned at or towards the front:

ข้างหน้า,ก่อน,หน้า,ล่วงหน้า

Specimens for examination were taken from the anterior side of the left ventricle from each heart.

Question 26

antipathy

noun
UK /ænˈtɪp.ə.θi/ US /ænˈtɪp.ə.θi/

Answer 26

(n)a feeling of strong dislike, opposition, or anger:

ความเกลียดชังอย่างมาก ความไม่ชอบหน้า

Declarations of racial antipathy against ethnic minorities will not be tolerated.

Question 27

aperture

UK /ˈæp.ə.tʃər/ US /ˈæp.ɚ.tʃɚ/

Answer 27

(n) a small and often narrow opening, especially one that allows light into a camera

ช่อง,ที่ว่าง,รู,โพรง

Question 28

apocalyptic

adjective
UK /əˌpɒk.əˈlɪp.tɪk/ US /əˌpɑː.kəˈlɪp.tɪk/

Answer 28

(a) showing or describing the total destruction and end of the world, or extremely bad future events:

ที่เกี่ยวกับโลกแตก เกี่ยวกับวันสิ้นโลก

apocalyptic visions of a nuclear confrontation
apocalyptic warnings about our destruction of the environment

Question 29

apocryphal

adjective
UK /əˈpɒk.rɪ.fəl/ US /əˈpɑː.krə.fəl/

Answer 29

(a)An apocryphal story is probably not true although it is often told and believed by some people to have happened:

เรื่องไม่จริง เรื่องที่น่าสงสัย ไม่มีมูลความจริง

an apocryphal story
It’s a good story but I dare say it’s apocryphal.

Question 30

apothegm

noun [ C ] formal
UK /ˈæp.ə.θem/ US /ˈæp.ə.θem/
UK also apophthegm

Answer 30

(n) a short clever saying that is intended to express a general truth:

คติพจน์

We are all familiar with Tolstoy’s apothegm: “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”

Synonym
aphorism”

Question 31

apotheosis

noun
UK /əˌpɒθ.iˈəʊ.sɪs/ US /əˌpɑː.θiˈoʊ.sɪs/
plural apotheoses UK /əˌpɒθ.iˈəʊ.siːz/ US /əˌpɑː.θiˈoʊ.siːz/

Answer 31

(n)the best or most extreme example of something:

การยกย่องว่าดีเลิศ,

Most people agree that her acting career achieved its apotheosis in this movie.

Question 32

apotheosize

verb
UK /əˌpɒθ.iˈəʊ.sɪs/ US /əˌpɑː.θiˈoʊ.sɪs/
plural apotheoses UK /əˌpɒθ.iˈəʊ.siːz/ US /əˌpɑː.θiˈoʊ.siːz/

Answer 32

(v) elevate to, or as if to, the rank of a god; idolize.

บูชาให้เป็นเจ้า เชิดชู

“we had the feeling that Roosevelt had not so much died as been apotheosized”

Question 33

archaism

noun
UK /ɑːˈkeɪ.ɪ.zəm/ US /ɑːrˈkeɪ.ɪ.zəm/

Answer 33

(n) a word or expression that is not generally used any more.

คำเก่า

Question 34

arrogate

verb
UK /ˈær.ə.ɡeɪt/ US /ˈer.ə.ɡeɪt/

Answer 34

(v)to take something without having the right to do so:

ยึดครอง,ถือสิทธิ์,แอบอ้างสิทธิ์,เหมาเอาว่า,ทึกทัก

They arrogate to themselves the power to punish people.

Question 35

artful

adjective
UK /ˈɑːt.fəl/ US /ˈɑːrt.fəl/

Answer 35

(a)clever and skilful, especially in getting what you want:

ฉลาด,เก่ง,ชำนาญ,เจ้ามารยา,เจ้าเล่ห์

He has shown himself to be an artful politician.

Question 36

assuage

verb
UK /əˈsweɪdʒ/ US /əˈsweɪdʒ/

Answer 36

(v) to make unpleasant feelings less strong:

ทำให้บรรเทา,ทำให้สงบ,ผ่อนคลาย ระงับ

The government has tried to assuage the public’s fears.

Question 37

attenuate

verb
UK /əˈten.ju.eɪt/ US /əˈten.ju.eɪt/

Answer 37

(v) to make something less or weaker:

ทำให้อ่อนฤทธิ์, ทำให้เบาบาง

Radiation from the sun is attenuated by the earth’s atmosphere.

Question 38

augur

verb
UK /ˈɔː.ɡər/ US /ˈɑː.ɡɚ/

Answer 38

(v) to be a sign of especially good or bad things in the future:

ทำนาย (หมอดู,โหรหลวง,) สัญญานที่ดี หรือ ไม่ดี

The company’s sales figures for the first six months augur well for the rest of the year.”

Question 39

authoritarian

a)(n
UK /ˌɔː.θɒr.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/ US /əˌθɔːr.əˈter.i.ən/

Answer 39

(a), (n) demanding that people obey completely and refusing to allow them freedom to act as they wish:

ผู้ที่เผด็จการ, ที่เผด็จการ ที่วางอำนาจ

an authoritarian regime/government/ruler
His manner is extremely authoritarian.”