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GRE A-Words Part 2
GRE A Words Part 2 of 19. Divided into 20-25 word stacks for easier learning
Question | Answer |
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abominate | loathe; hate |
adventitious | accidental; casual; happening by chance |
allegory | story in which characters are used as symbols; fable |
aboriginal | being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous |
allure | entice; attract; tempt |
abstruse | obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
amalgam | combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth |
anthropoid | manlike; resembling human being |
acclivity | sharp upslope of a hill |
affidavit | written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law) |
agglomeration | collection; heap |
apathy | lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters |
agility | nimbleness; ability to move quickly |
anneal | reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass) |
appropriate | acquire; take possession of for one's own use without permission; set aside for a particular purpose; allocate |
acetic | vinegary |
arbitrate | act as a judge (at request of both sides) |
arraign | charge in court; indict |
ascetic | practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere |
assiduous | diligent |