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GRE Flashcards Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abase | To humiliate; To humble; To lower |
| Abate | To lessen; To decrease |
| Aberration | Abnormality; Deviation |
| Abet | To aid; To encourage |
| Abeyance | A Temporary Postponement |
| Abject | Miserable; Wretched |
| Abjure | To give up (rights) |
| Ablution | A washing; A cleansing |
| Abnegate | To deny; To reject |
| Aborigine | Original inhabitant |
| Aboveboard | Honest; Frank; Open |
| Abrade | To wear away |
| Abridge | To shorten |
| Abrogate | To abolish; To repeal |
| Abscond | To leave secretly; To flee |
| Abstemious | Moderate or sparing in eating and drinking |
| Abstruse | Hard to understand |
| Abut | (Two meanings) As summary (noun); To remove (verb) |
| Accede | To agree to |
| Acclivity | Upward slope |
| Accoutrement | Equipment; Outfit |
| Accretion | An increase; An addition |
| Acerbic | Sharp or bitter in smell or taste; Sharpness of temper of words |
| Acme | Highest point; Peak |
| Acrid | Bitter to the taste or smell; Sarcastic |
| Acrimonious | Harsh in speech or behavior |
| Actuate | To put into motion or action |
| Acumen | Mental keenness; Shrewdness |
| Addendum | Something added as a supplement |
| Adduce | To give an example in proving something |
| Adherent | (Two meanings) Sticking fast (Adjective); A follower or a supporter (Noun) |
| Adipose | Fatty |
| Adjudicate | To judge |
| Adjunct | A subordinate; An assistant |
| Ado | Fuss; Trouble |
| Adroit | Skillful; Clever |
| Adulation | Excessive Praise or Flattery |
| Adventitious | Accidental; Nonessential |
| Aegis | A shield; Protection; Sponsorship |
| Affable | Friendly; Agreeable |
| Aggrandize | To enlarge or to expand |
| Aggregate | To collect; To gather together |
| Agoraphobia | Fear of open places |
| Ague | A fever; Plague |
| Alacrity | Liveliness; Willingness |
| Albatross | (Two meanings) A seabird; A constant burden |
| Alien | Strange; Foreign |
| Alimentary | Furnishing food or nourishment |
| Allocate | To set aside for a specific purpose |
| Alluvial | Pertaining to a deposit of sand formed by flowing water |
| Altruism | Unselfishness; Concern for others |
| Amalgamate | To combine; To unite; To blend |
| Ambient | Surrounding; On all sides |
| Ambivalence | Conflicting feelings toward something or someone |
| Ambrosial | Pleasing to the taste or smell |
| Ambulatory | Moving about; Capable of Walking |
| Ambuscade | Hidden or secret attack |
| Ameliorate | To improve; To make better |
| Amiss | Wrong; Faulty; Improper |
| Amoral | Lacking a sense of right and wrong |
| Amorphous | Shapeless |
| Anachronism | Something out of place or time |
| Analgesic | Drug that relieves pain |
| Anathema | A curse; A person or thing to be avoided |
| Ancillary | Helping; Subordinate |
| Anent | Regarding; Concerning |
| Anhydrous | Without Water |
| Animadversion | Criticism; Comment that opposes |
| Animus | Hostile feeling |
| Annals | Historical records |
| Anneal | To heat and then cool; To toughen |
| Anomalous | Abnormal; Inconsistent |
| Anon | Soon |
| Anoxia | Lack of oxygen |
| Antecedent | That which goes before something else |
| Antediluvian | Very old-fashioned; Primitive |
| Anterior | Located in front or forward |
| Anteroom | A lobby or waiting room |
| Anthropoid | Resembling man |
| Anthropomorphic | Attributing human form to objects, gods, etc. |
| Antipodes | Opposite sides (of the earth) |
| Aperture | An opening; A gap |
| Apex | The highest point; Summit |
| Aphasia | Loss of the ability to speak |
| Aphorism | Brief saying; Proverb |
| Apiary | Place where bees are kept |
| Apocryphal | Doubtful; Not authentic |
| Apogee | Farthest point away from the earth |
| Apoplexy | Sudden loss of consciousness; Paralysis |
| Apostate | One who gives up his beliefs |
| Apothegm | Brief instructive saying |
| Apotheosis | Glorification of a person to the rank of God |
| Appall | To frighten; To cause loss of courage |
| Appease | To soothe; To satisfy |
| Appellation | A name |
| Apposite | Appropriate |
| Apprehend | (Two meanings) To seize; To understand |
| Apprise | To inform |
| Approbation | Approval |
| Appurtenance | Something added to another more important thing |
| Aquiline | Like an eagle; Curved or hooked |
| Arable | Good for farming |
| Arbiter | A judge; An umpire |
| Arbitrary | Partial; Biased |
| Arcane | Mysterious |
| Archipelago | Group of Islands |
| Ardent | Intensely Enthusiastic |
| Arduous | Difficult; Strenuous |
| Aria | A solo in an opera |
| Arraign | To accuse |
| Arrant | Notorious; Downright |
| Array | An orderly arrangement |
| Arrears | (preceded by in) In debt |
| Arroyo | A deep ditch caused by running water |
| Artful | Cunning; Tricky; Crafty |
| Ascribe | To attribute; To credit as a cause or source |
| Askance | (preceded by to look) Sidewise; Suspiciously |
| Asperity | Harshness; Roughness |
| Aspersion | A damaging remark |
| Assail | To attack; To assault |
| Assay | To test; To try |
| Assiduity | Diligence; Care |
| Assuage | To calm; To make less severe |
| Astral | Pertaining to the stars |
| Astringent | Substance that contracts blood vessels or shrinks tissues |
| Atavistic | Going back to behavior found in a remote ancestor |
| Attenuated | Decreased; Weakened |
| Attrition | A wearing down or away; A decline |
| Au courant | Up-to-date; Fully informed |
| Augment | To increase; To make greater |
| Augur | To predict |
| August | Majestic; Worthy of respect; Impressive |
| Auroral | Rosy; Pertaining to the dawn |
| Auspices | Approval; Support |
| Auspicious | Favorable |
| Austere | Severe; Stern; Self-disciplined |
| Autumnal | Mature; Declining |
| Auxiliary | Giving assistance; Subordinate |
| Avarice | Greed |
| Aver | To declare; To state firmly |
| Avert | To prevent; To turn away |
| Avocation | A hobby; Not one's regular work |
| Avoirdupois | Heaviness; Weight |
| Avuncular | Like an uncle |
| Bacchanalian | Wild with drunkenness |
| Badinage | Playful, teasing talk |
| Bagatelle | Thing of little value; trifle |
| Baleful | Harmful; menacing; pernicious |
| Balmy | (Two meanings) Mild and refreshing; mentally unstable (slang) |
| Banal | Common; ordinary; trite |
| Bandy | To exchange (as words) |
| Bane | Cause of ruin, harm or distress |
| Bark | A boat or sailing vessel |
| Baroque | Overdecorated; showy |
| Barrage | Heavy attack |
| Barrister | Lawyer (British) |
| Bastion | A strong defense; a fort |
| Bauble | Showy but useless thing; trinket |
| Bawdy | Indecent; humorously obscene |
| Bedlam | (two meanings) A madhouse; a noisy uproar |
| Beleaguer | To encircle (with an army); to annoy |
| Belligerent | Warlike; quarrelsome |
| Bereave | To leave in a sad or lonely state; to deprive by force |
| Berserk | Frenzied; violently destructive |
| Beset | To attack |
| Besiege | To overwhelm; to close in on |
| Besmirch | To make dirty |
| Bestride | To mount (a horse) |
| Bevy | A large group |
| Bibulous | Absorbent; fond of alcoholic beverage |
| Bilious | Bad-tempered; cross |
| Bilk | To cheat; to swindle |
| Binge | A spree; wild party |
| Bivouac | Temporary shelter |
| Blandishment | Flattery |
| Blasé | Bored with life; unexcited; indifferent |
| Blatant | Annoyingly conspicuous; offensively noisy and loud |
| Blazon | To display; to proclaim |
| Blithe | Carefree; lighthearted |
| Bludgeon | A short, heavy club (noun); to bully or coerce (verb) |
| Bluster | To speak noisily; to boast |
| Bog | (two meanings) a swamp (noun); to sink or become stuck in (verb) |
| Bombastic | Using impressive but meaningless language |
| Bon mot | Witty remark |
| Boor | A rude or impolite person |
| Boreal | Northern |
| Borne | Carried; put up with |
| Bowdlerize | To censor; to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc. |
| Bravado | A show of courage; false bravery |
| Brigand | A robber |
| Bristling | Showing irritation |
| Bronchial | Pertaining to the windpipe |
| Browbeat | To bully; to intimidate |
| Bruit | To spread the news |
| Brunt | Shock, force, or impact, as of a blow |
| Brusque | Abrupt in manner, blunt; rough |
| Bucolic | Pertaining to the countryside; rural |
| Bugbear | Something causing fear |
| Bulwark | A strong defense |
| Bumptious | Conceited; arrogant |
| Buoy | (two meanings) a floating object (noun); to encourage (verb) |
| Buoyant | (Two meanings) able to float; lighthearted and lively |
| Burgeon | To flourish; To grow rapidly |
| Burlesque | A speech or action that treats a serious subject with rididcule |
| Burnish | To polish |
| Buttress | Any prop or support |
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