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GRE A-Words Part 17
GRE A Words Part 17 of 19. Divided into 20-25 word stacks for easier learning
Question | Answer |
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acoustics | science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
abase | lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect |
abnegation | renunciation; self-sacrifice |
alms | money or goods gien to the poor |
abberant | abnormal or deviant |
amiss | wrong; faulty |
apprehensive | fearful; discerning |
aquiline | curved, hooked, of or like an eagle |
abysmal | bottomless |
amity | friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations |
antiseptic | substance that prevents infection in a wound |
arcade | a covered passageway usually lined with shops |
aria | operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera |
askew | crookedly; slanted; at an angle |
abash | embarrass |
aspirant | seeker after position or status |
assurance | firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability |
ambiguous | unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation |
accord | agreement |
alimentary | supplying nourishment |
anarchy | absence of governing body; state of disorder |