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GRE High Freq. Words
GRE High Freq. words List 1 (7 words)
word | Definition | Example sentence | Syno | Antonyms |
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antipathy | aversion; dislike; digust | My antipathy for Hooters causes problems | abhorrence, allergy, antagonism, enmity | affection, appeal, regard |
apprise | inform | I was not apprised of my boyfriends secrets. | aquaint | conceal |
anomalous | abnormal, irregular, deviating | She was placed in the anomalous position of seeming to approve procedures that she despised. | aberrant, eccentric, unrepresentative, dissonant | normal, regular, typical |
amenable | cooperative; readily managed or willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally | Although the ambassador was usually amenable to friendly suggestion... | acquiescent; pliable; tractable; docile | close minded, nonconforming |
alacrity | cheerful promptness; eagerness; loveliness | Phil and Dave were raring to get off the mountains; they packed up their ski gear and climbed into the van with alacrity | alertness, avidity, fervor, dispatch | apathy, aversion, slowness |
approbation | approval; praise | Wanting her parents regard, she looked for some sign of their approbation. | sanction, admiration | criticism, condemnation |
ambivalence | the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes | Torn between loving her parents one min. and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings. | clashing, debatable, irresolute, wavering, vacillating | concret, resolved, unequivocal |