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GRE Top 200 Words

QuestionAnswer
Abate reduce in amount/degree/severity Ebb Moderate Subside Lapse Relent Wane Let up Slacken
Abscond to leave secretly Decamp Escape Flee
Abstain choose not to do something Forbear Refrain Withhold
Abyss very deep hole Abyssal: pertaining to great depth Abysmal: extremely bad Chasm Void
Adulterate make impure Unadulterated: pure Adultery: affair Doctor
Advocate speak in favor of Advocacy: active support for Back Champion Support
Aesthetic concerning appreciation of beauty Aesthete: someone unusually sensitive to beauty Aestheticism: concern with beauty Artistic Tasteful
Aggrandize increase in power/influence/reputation Amplify Dignify Ennoble Magnify Wax Apotheosize Elevate Exalt Swell Augment Enlarge Glorify Uplift
Alleviate make more bearable Allay Ease Mitigate Assuage Lessen Palliate Comfort Lighten Relieve
Amalgamate to combine/mix together Amalgam: a mixture, esp. of 2 metals Admix Commingle Fuse Merge Blend Commix Intermingle Mingle Combine Compound Intermix Mix
Ambiguous doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways Ambiguity: quality of being ambiguous Cloudy Equivocal Obscure Doubtful Nebulous Unclear Dubious Indeterminate Vague
Ameliorate to make better; to improve Amend Pacify Better Upgrade Improve
Anachronism something out of place in time Archaism Incongruity
Analogous similar/alike insome was; equivalent to Analogy: similarity between things otherwise dissimilar Analogue: something similar in some way to something else Alike Equivalent Similar Comparable Homogeneous Corresponding Parallel
Anomaly deviation from the norm Anomalous: deviating from the norm Abberance Deviance Preternaturalness Abberation Deviation
Antagonize annoy/provoke to anger Antagonistic: tending to provoke conflict Antagonist: someone who fights another Clash Irritate Provoke Conflict Oppose Vex
Antipathy extreme dislike Animosity Aversion Repellence Animus Enmity
Apathy lack of interest/emotion Coolness Impassivity Lassitude Phlegm Unresponsiveness Disinterest Indifference Lethargy Stolidity Disregard Insensibility Listlessness Unconcern
Arbitrate judge a dispute between two opposing parties Arbitration: process to resolve a conflict Arbitrator: a judge Adjudge Determine Referee Adjudicate Judge Rule Decide Moderate
Archaic ancient/old-fashioned Archaism: outdated word or phrase Ancient Bygone Fusty Outdated Prehistoric Superseded Antediluvian Dated Obsolete Outmoded Stale Vintage Antique Dowdy Old-fashioned Passe Superannuated
Ardor intense and passionate feeling Ardent: expressing ardor/ passionate Devotion Fervidity Fire Zealousness Enthusiasm Fervidness Passion Fervency Fervor Zeal
Articulate able to speak clearly and expressively Eloquent Lucid Expressive Silver-tongued Fluent Smooth-spoken
Assuage to make something unpleasant less severe Allay Comfort Lighten Pacify Propitiate Sweeten Alleviate Conciliate Mitigate Palliate Relieve
Attenuate reduce in force or degree/ to weaken Debilitate Enervate Sap Undo Weaken Devitalize Enfeeble Thin Unnerve Dilute Rarefy Undermine Water
Audacious fearless and daring Audacity: quality of being audacious Adventuresome Bold Daring Fearless Heroic Plucky Unafraid Valorous Aggressive Brave Dauntless Gallant Intrepid Stout Undaunted Venturesome
Audacious, con'd. fearless and daring Audacity: quality of being audacious Assertive Courageous Doughty Game Mettlesome Stouthearted Valiant Venturous
Austere severe or stern in appearance/undecorated Austerity: severity/especially poverty Bleak Hard Dour Harsh Grim Severe
Banal predictable, cliched, boring Banality: quality of being banal Bland Commonplace Innocuous Musty Quotidian Stereotypic Tired Worn-out Bromidic Fatuous Insipid Platitudinous Shopworn Threadbare Trite
Banal, cont'd. predictable, cliched, boring Banality: quality of being banal Cliched Hackneyed Jejune Prosaic Stale Timeworn Vapid
Bolster to support, to prop up Brace Support Uphold Buttress Sustain Prop Underpin
Bombastic pompous in speech and manner Bombast: pompous speech or writing Bloated Grandiloquent Magniloquent Rhetorical Declamatory Grandiose Orotund Self-important Fustian High-flown Pretentious
Cacophany harsh, jarring noise Discord Noise Chaos Clamor Disharmony Din
Candid impartial and honest in speech Direct Honest Straight Forthright Open Straightforward Frank Sincere Undisguised
Capricious changing one's mind quickly and often Caprice: whim, sudden fancy Arbitrary Erratic Mercurial Willful Chance Fickle Random Changeable Inconstant Whimsical
Castigate to punish or criticize harshly Admonish Rebuke Reprove Upbraid Chastise Reprimand Scold Chide Reproach Tax
Catalyst something that brings about a change in something else Catalyze: to bring about a change in something else
Caustic Biting in wit Acerbic Trenchant Biting Mordant
Chaos great disorder or confusion Chaotic: jumbled, confused Clutter Disarray Disorganization Muddle Topsy-turviness Confusion Disorder Jumble Scramble Turmoil
Chaos, cont'd. great disorder or confusion Chaotic: jumbled, confused Disarrangement Disorderliness Mess Snarl
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