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GRE Lesson 3
100 word chunks of Barron's data
Question | Answer |
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animus | hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition |
annals | records arranged in yearly parts; history |
anneal | reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass) |
annex | attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one |
annihilate | destroy |
annotate | comment; make explanatory notes |
annuity | yearly allowance |
annul | make void |
anodyne | drug that relieves pain or trouble;opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement |
anoint | consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony) |
anomalous | abnormal; irregular |
anomaly | irregularity |
anonymity | state of being nameless; anonymousness; ADJ. anonymous |
antagonism | hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in oppostion to the protagonist |
antecede | precede |
antecedents | preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background |
antediluvian | antiquated; extremely ancient |
anthem | song of praise or patriotism; Ex. national anthem |
anthology | book of literary selections by various authors; CF. omnibus |
anthropoid | manlike; resembling a human being; N. |
anthropologist | student of the history and science of humankind |
anthropomorphic | having human form or characteristics |
anticlimax | letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting |
antidote | remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the economic troubles |
antipathy | aversion; dislike or opposition |
antiquated | obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated |
antique | made in an earlier period and usu. valuable; N: object that was made in an earlier period and that is rare or valuable |
antiquity | quality of being very old; ancient times; |
antiseptic | substance that prevents infection in a wound; ADJ. |
antithesis | contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical |
antler | bony growth on the head of a deer |
anvil | iron block used in hammering out metals |
apathy | lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters; Ex. He was sunk in apathy after his failure; ADJ. apathetic |
ape | imitate or mimic (a person's behavior or manner) |
aperture | opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light |
apex | tip; summit; climax; highest point |
aphasia | loss of speech due to injury or illness |
aphorism | pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic |
apiarist | person who keeps bees |
apiary | a place where bees are kept |
apiculture | bee-keeping |
aplomb | poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence |
apocalyptic | prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster; N. apocalypse |
apocryphal | (of a story) widely believed but untrue |
apogee | highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee |
apolitical | having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs |
apologist | one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia |
apoplexy | stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain |
apostate | one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy |
apothecary | druggist; pharmacist |
apothegm(apophthegm) | pithy, compact saying |
apotheosis | elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something |
appall | dismay; shock deeply |
apparent | evident; easily seen or understood; appearing as such; Ex. apparent improvement |
apparition | ghost; phantom |
appease | pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement |
appellation | name; title |
append | attach |
application | diligent attention; diligence; V. apply oneself |
apposite | appropriate; fitting |
appraise | estimate value of; N. appraisal |
appreciate | be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of; ADJ. appreciable: enough to be felt; Ex. appreciable difference |
apprehend | arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive; N. apprehension |
apprehensive | fearful; discerning |
apprise | inform |
approbation | approval |
appropriate | acquire; take possession of for one's own use without permission; set aside for a particular purpose; allocate; CF. misappropriate |
appurtenances | subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing |
apropos | with reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV. |
aptitude | fitness; talent |
aquiline | curved; hooked; of or like an eagle; Ex. aquiline nose |
arable | fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land |
arbiter | person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware |
arbitrary | unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical; Ex. arbitrary ruler |
arbitrate | act as judge (at the request of both sides) |
arboreal | of or living in trees |
arboretum | place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited |
arcade | a covered passageway usually lined with shops |
arcane | esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated; Ex. arcane ritual; Ex. arcane process closed to the uninitiated listener |
arch- | chief; first; Ex. archbishop |
archaeology | study of artifacts and relics of early mankind |
archaic | antiquated; no longer used; belonging to the past; N. |
archetype | prototype; primitive pattern |
archipelago | group of closely located islands |
archives | public records; place where public records are kept |
ardor | heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent |
arduous | hard; strenuous; Ex. arduous work |
argot | slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people |
aria | operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio |
arid | (of land) dry; barren; unproductive |
aristocracy | hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility; N. aristocrat |
armada | fleet of warships |
aromatic | fragrant; having a sweet smell; N. aroma: strong pleasant smell |
arraign | charge in court; indict |
array | marshal; draw up in order; arrange in order; clothe splendidly; adorn; N: fine clothes; ordered group; Ex. in battle array |
arrears | being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done |
arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity; N. arrhythmia |
arrogance | pride; haughtiness; ADJ. arrogant: unpleasantly self-important (with a strong confidence in one's own importance and a lack of respect for other people) |
arroyo | gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater |
arsenal | storage place for military equipment |