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GRE A-Words Part 10
GRE A Words Part 10 of 19. Divided into 20-25 word stacks for easier learning
Question | Answer |
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amass | collect (gradually, in a very large amount) |
anodyne | drug that relieves pain or trouble; opiate |
arcipelago | group of closely located islands |
adamant | hard; inflexible |
agnostic | one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality |
alacrity | cheerful promptness without reluctance |
alleviate | relieve (pain) |
addendum | addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book) |
amnesty | pardon (allowed by government to political criminals) |
amazon | female warrior |
apothegm (apophthegm) | pithy, compact saying |
assimilate | absorb |
asute | wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one's advantage |
adulterate | make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted (contaminated) substances |
adulation | flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved |
allude | refer indirectly |
ambrosia | food of the gods |
amiable | agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly |
amphitheater | oval building with tiers of seats |
abstinence | restraint from pleasant things |