Kaplan Gre 500 Words Flashcards
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abase
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v. disgrace
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abate
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v. to reduce in amount
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abdicate
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v. to give up
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abberrant
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adj. abnormal
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abjure
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v. to reject
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abscond
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v. to escape/flee
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abstain
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v. refrain
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abstemious
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adj. abstinent
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abyss
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n. a deep hole
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accretion
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n. accumulation
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acidulous
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adj. sour in taste
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acme
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n. peak
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adulterate
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v. to make impure
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abeyance
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n. delay
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advocate
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v. to speak in favor of
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aerie
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n. a nest built high
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aesthetic
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adj. beauty
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affected
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adj. artificial
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aggrandize
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v. to increase in power
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alacrity
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adj. speed
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alleviate
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v. to relieve
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amalgamate
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v. to mix/combine
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ambiguous
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adj. doubtful
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ameliorate
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v. to improve
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amortize
v. to diminish by payments
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amulet
n. a charm against evil spirits
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anachronism
n. something out of place in time
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analgesia
n. lessening of pain
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analogous
adj. alike/similar
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anodyne
n. drug that soothes pain
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anomaly
n. abnormality
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antagonize
v. annoy
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antipathy
n. extreme dislike
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apathy
n. disinterest
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apocryphal
adj. fictitious
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apostate
n. traitor
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approbation
n. approval
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arbitrary
adj. random
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arbitrate
v. to judge
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archaic
adj. ancient
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ardor
n. passion
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arrogate
v. claim w/o justification
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articulate
v. to speak clearly
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assail
v. to attack
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assuage
v. alleviate
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attenuate
v. weaken
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audacious
adj. daring
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augury
n. prediction of events
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august
adj. admirable
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austere
adj. hard
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axiom
n. self-evident truth
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banal
adj. predictable, boring
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belfry
n. bell tower
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bevy
n. group/gang
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bifurcate
v. divide into 2 parts
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bilk
v. to cheat, gyp
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blight
v. to destroy
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blithe
adj. joyful
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bolster
v. to support
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bombastic
adj. pompous in speech and manner
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bonhomie
n. good natured geniality
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boor
n. crude person
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burgeon
v. to grow
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burnish
v. to polish
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cabal
n. clique/mafia
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cacophony
n. harsh noise
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calumny
n. slander
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canard
n. a lie
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candid
adj. honest
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capricious
adj. random
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cartography
n. science/art of making maps
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castigate
v. to punish
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catalyst
n. a change
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catholic
adj. general
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caustic
adj. biting
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chaos
adj. biting
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chauvinist
n. biased
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chicanery
n. deception
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circumspect
adj. cautious
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cloying
adj. excessive
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coalesce
v. amalgamate
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coffer
n. chest
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cogent
adj. convincing
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collusion
n. collaboration
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condone
v. to overlook
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connoisseur
n. expert
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contrite
adj. regretful
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contumacious
adj. rebellious
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convoluted
adj. complicated
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corroborate
v. validate
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cosset
v. to pamper
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coterie
n. clique
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craven
adj. lacking courage
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credulous
adj. gullible
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crescendo
n. increase in volume or force
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cupidity
n. greed, desire
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curmudgeon
n. cranky person
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debutante
n. lady, maiden
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declivity
n. a decline
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decorous
adj. proper
