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GRE A-Words Part 8
GRE A Words Part 8 of 19. Divided into 20-25 word stacks for easier learning
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aphasia | loss of speech due to injury or illness |
| appall | dismay; shock deeply |
| appelation | name; title |
| acuity | sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing) |
| adverse | going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile |
| altruistic | unselfishly generous; concerned for others; |
| agrarian | pertaining to land or its cultivation |
| alienate | make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of |
| antiquated | obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated |
| antler | bony growth on the head of a deer |
| apothecary | druggist; pharmacist |
| arbitrary | unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical |
| amplify | increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger |
| amorous | moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love |
| affirmation | positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath |
| allege | state without proof |
| abstain | refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote |
| amble | walking at an easy unhurried pace |
| amnesia | loss of memory |
| anomalous | abnormal; irregular |