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Gre voca
GRE vocab flashcards
Question | Answer |
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To reduce in amount,degree or severity | Abate |
To give up a position, right or power | Abdicate |
To choose not to do something | Abstain |
An extremely deep hole | Abyss |
To Humble; to disgrace | Abase |
Deviating from what is normal or expected | Aberrant |
A gradual growth in size; an increase in amount | Accretion |
Temporary suppression or suspension | Abeyance |
To leave secretly | Abscond |
To reject; to abandon formally | Abjure |
Moderate in appetite | Abstemious |
To diminish by installment payments | Amortize |
To make better; to improve | Ameliorate |
Doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways | Ambiguous |
To combine; to mix together | Amalgamate |
To make more bearable | alleviate |
Speed or quickness | Alacrity |
To increase in power, influence, and reputation | Aggrandize |
Phony; artificial | Affected |
Concerning the appreciation of beauty | Aesthetic |
A nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded dwelling | Aerie |
To speak in favor of | Advocate |
To make impure | Adulterate |
The highest point; the summit; the highest level or degree attainable | Acme |
Sour in taste or manner | Acidulous |
One who renounces a religious faith | Apostate |
Of questionable authority or authenticity | Apocryphal |
Lack of interest or emotion | Apathy |
Extreme dislike | Antipathy |
To annoy or provoke to anger | Antagonize |
Deviate from what is normal | Anomaly |
Something that calms or soothes pain | Anodyne |
Similar or alike in some way; equivalent | Analogous |
A lessening of pain without loss of consciousness | Analgesia |
Something out of place in time | Anachronisms |