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GRE A-Words Part 3
GRE A Words Part 3 of 19. Divided into 20-25 word stacks for easier learning
Question | Answer |
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amendable | obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by |
archaeology | study of artifacts and relics of early mankind |
asylum | place of refuge or shelter; protection (religious or political) |
aghast | filled with great surprise or fear; horrified |
abstract | theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational |
abusive | coarsely insulting; physically harmful |
apotheosis | elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something |
assay | analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore) |
atavism | resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback |
assail | assault |
accost | approach and speak first to a person |
adroit | skillful (in using mind or hands) |
atheistic | denying the existence of God |
attribute | essential quality |
accelerate | move faster |
absolve | pardon (an offense) |
affected | artificial; pretended |
abscond | depart secretly and hide |
ambush | act of lying in wait to attack by surprise; sudden attack made from a concealed position |
analogy | similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things |