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GRE Vocab1

A words/GRE Vocab

TermDefinition
Abase to humble; disgrace
Abate to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
Abdicate to give up a position, right, or power
Aberrant deviating from what is normal or expected
Abeyance temporary suppression or supension
Abjure to reject; abandon formally
Abscond to leave secretly
Abstain to chose not to do something
Abstemious moderate in appetite
Abyss an extreely deep hole
Accretion a growth in size; increase in amount
Acidulous sour in taste or manner
Acme highest point; summit; the highest level or degree attainable
Adulterate to make impure
Advocate to speak in favor of
Aerie a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling
Aesthetic concerning the appreciation of beauty
Affected phony; artificial
Aggrandize to increase in power, influence, and reputation
Alacrity speed or quickness
Alleviate to make more bearable
Amalgamate to combine; to mix together
Ambiguous doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways
Ameliorate to make better; to improve
Amortize to diminish by installment payments
Amulet ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
Anachronism something out of place in time
Analgesia a lessening of pain without loss of consciousness
Analogous similar or alike insome way; equivalent to
Anodyne something that calms or soothes pain
Anomaly deviation from what is normal
Antagonize to annoy or provoke to anger
Antipathy extreme dislike
Apathy lack of interest or emotion
Apocryphal of questionable authority or authenticity
Apostate one who renounces a religious faith
Approbation approval and praise
Arbitrary determined by chance or impulse
Arbitrate to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
Archaic ancient; old
Ardor intense and passionate feeling
Arrogate to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right
Articulate able to speak clearly and expressively
Assail to attack; assault
Assuage to make something unpleasant less severe
Attenuate to reduce in force or degree; weaken
Audacious fearless and daring
Augury prophecy; prediction of events
August dignified; grandiose
Austere severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
Axiom premise; postulate; self
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