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Abdicate

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to give up, especially in a formal manner

The king abdicated his throne.

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Abeyance

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(obey –> not obey)

temporary suspension

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Abstruse

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(obtuse angle)

hard to understand

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Accretion

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(acceleration)

to increase

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Acidulous

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sour, sharp

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Acme

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(acne comes at teenage highest point)

the highest point

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Adroit

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(opp. maladroit)

highly skilled

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Affable

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friendly

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Alchemy

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(chem dept fest)

magical powers, process of turning base metals into gold

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Amiable

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(amigos)

friendly

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Amortize

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(monetization)

to eliminate debt by making payments

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Analgesic

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something that relieves pain

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Anodyne

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= analgesic
(sensodyne)
something that relieves pain

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Apostate

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someone who abandons their religion or caste

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Approbation

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(approve)

approval

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Ardor

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(hardcore)

intense passion

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Arrogate

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(surrogate mother = claims baby but not rights)

to claim without rights

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Ascertain

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to make certain

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Assiduous

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(80)

constant and attentive

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Attenuate

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(attenuation)

to weaken

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Augment

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(AR)

to enlarge or increase

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Autonomy

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independence

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Axiom

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principle or rule

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Abstemious

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sparing in consumption

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Aerie
(aeries = bird) | a nest, home on high mountains
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Affable
friendly
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Amulet
(bracelet) | magical charm to ward off evil
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Apocryphal
(cryptic) | fake, untrue
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Assail
(soldiers sailing on a ship to attack) | to attack
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August
noble and dignified
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Avuncular
(uncle) | resembling an uncle in traits
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Belfry
a bell tower
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Benevolent
(behene: be kind to them) | charitable, kind
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Bevy
(biwi: many wives) a large group a bevy of birds
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Bifurcate
to divide into 2 branches
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Bilk
(milk, cheating in milk) | to cheat or swindle
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Blight
any factor that causes decay or deterioration
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Bonhomie
(homies) | friendly
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Boor
(boooo) | a person who is rude, clumsy and lacking social manners
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Bromide
(bromide is very common reactant) | common saying
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Burnish
to polish
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Byzantine
(just like spelling) | highly complex and intricate
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Daunt
frightening
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Dearth
lack of supply
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Debunk
(bunk karke) | to prove untrue
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Declivity
(declination) | downward slope
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Deject
(after rejection) | to lower someone's spirits; to dishearten
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Deleterious
harmful
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Demarcate
to set, mark, draw boundaries
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Derelict
(derek dominic dsouza ki post) | a person with no home, job, property
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Despoiler
someone who steals things
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Despot
a ruler with complete power
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Destitute
(prostitute) | completely wanting or lacking
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Desultory
(insult) | disconnected and random
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Dictum
(dictator) | a formal statement
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Dilatory
intending to delay
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Disabuse
= disillusion | to free someone from false ideas
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Discern
to perceive or understand with sight or other senses | The captain discerned another ship in the fog
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Disdain
lack of respect accompanied by feeling of intense dislike
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Dissembler
a person who conceals his feelings by professing false beliefs
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Diurnal
(urinal) | daily, daytime
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Draconian
(dracula) | harsh and severe
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Dubious
(opp of ovbious) | doubtful and questionnable
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Earnest
(earn karne k liye) | sincere and serious
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Eclectic
(ek lakh) | made up of choices from diverse sources
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Egregious
outrageously bad or offensive
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Eloquent
(elon musk) | expressing oneself powerfully and effectively
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Embroil
(boil) | to bring in an argument or negative situation
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Emollient
(emani) | soft and smooth on skin
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Endemic
(opp. pandemic) | natural to a local area
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Enigma
a puzzle
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Ennui
(nunni) | boredom
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Enumerate
to count
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Epicure
a person with refined tastes in food & wine
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Equanimity
steadiness of mind under stress
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Espouse
to adopt or marry
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Euphony
(opp. cacophony) | pleasant sound
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Evanescent
(van) | vanishing
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Exorbitant
greatly exceeding boundaries of reason
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Extemporaneous
done without advance preparation
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Exuberant
overflowing especially with joy
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Fallible
(fail) | capable of making mistakes
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Fallow
(faltu) | not in use
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Fatuous
(mota gadha) | foolish and silly
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Fawn
(porn star) | seeking attention through flattery
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Felicity
(felicitate) | happiness
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Fervid
(covid) | hot and passionate
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Fetid
stinky, smelling of decay
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Flippant
(flip flops) | disrespectful, lacking seriousness
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Flotsam
floating wreckage or discarded items
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Foible
(feeble) | a minor flow or weakness of character
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Ford
(car ad) | shallow part of river used for crossing
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Formidable
(metal forming) | causing fear due to powerful strength
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Fractious
(fractions) | irritable
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Frivolous
(free) | not serious, silly
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Fulminate
(culminate, ending fireworks) | to explore loudly or to loudly pronounce
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Furtive
sneaky

GRE Vocab - 1 (7 decks)

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