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GRE_Vocab

Vocab for the GRE

QuestionAnswerSentence
abridge Shorten (a book, movie, speech, or other text) without losing the sense
compendium A short, complete summary; an abstract
cursory Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
curtail Reduce in extent or quantity; restrict
syllabus an outline or other brief statement of the main points of a discourse, the subjects of a course of lectures, the contents of a curriculum, etc
synopsis a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject.
terse Sparing in the use of words; abrupt
abscond to leave secretly The patron ABSCONDED from the restaurant without paying his bill by sneaking out the back door.
abstain to choose not to do something She ABSTAINED from choosing a mouthwatering dessert from the tray.
abyss an extremely deep hole The submarine dove into the ABYSS to chart the previously unseen depths.
adulterate to make impure The chef made his ketchup last longer by ADULTERATING it with water.
advocate to speak in favor of The vegetarian ADVOCATED a diet containing no meat.
aesthetic concerning the appreciation of beauty Followers of the AESTHETIC Movement regarded the pursuit of beauty as the only true purpose of art.
aggrandize to increase in power, influence, and reputation The supervisor sought to AGGRANDIZE herself by claiming that the achievements of her staff were actually her own.
alleviate to make more bearable Taking aspirin helps to ALLEVIATE a headache.
amalgamate to combine; to mix together Giant Industries AMALGAMATED with Mega Products to form Giant-Mega Products Incorporated
ambiguous doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways The directions she gave were so AMBIGUOUS that we disagreed on which way to turn.
ameliorate to make better; to improve The doctor was able to AMELIORATE the patient's suffering using painkillers.
anachronism something out of place in time The aged hippie used ANACHRONISTIC phrases like groovy and far out that had not been popular for years.
analogous similar or alike in some way; equivalent to In the Newtonian construct for explaining the existence of God, the universe is ANALOGOUS to a mechanical timepiece, the creation of a divinely intelligent "clockmaker."
anomaly deviation from what is normal Albino animals may display too great an ANOMALY in their coloring to attract normally colored mates.
antagonize to annoy or provoke to anger The child discovered that he could ANTAGONIZE the cat by pulling its tail.
antipathy extreme dislike The ANTIPATHY between the French and the English regularly erupted into open warfare.
apathy lack of interest or emotion The APATHY of voters is so great that less than half the people who are eligible to vote actually bother to do so.
arbitrate to judge a dispute between two opposing parties Since the couple could not come to agreement, a judge was forced to ARBITRATE their divorce proceedings.
archaic ancient, old-fashioned Her ARCHAIC Commodore computer could not run the latest software.
ardor intense and passionate feeling Bishop's ARDOR for the landscape was evident when he passionately described the beauty of the scenic Hudson Valley.
articulate able to speak clearly and expressively She is such an ARTICULATE defender of labor that unions are among her strongest supporters.
abate to reduce in amount, degree or severity As the hurricane's force ABATED, the winds dropped and the sea became calm.
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