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GRE A-Words Part 10
GRE A Words Part 10 of 19. Divided into 20-25 word stacks for easier learning
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amass | collect (gradually, in a very large amount) |
| anodyne | drug that relieves pain or trouble; opiate |
| arcipelago | group of closely located islands |
| adamant | hard; inflexible |
| agnostic | one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality |
| alacrity | cheerful promptness without reluctance |
| alleviate | relieve (pain) |
| addendum | addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book) |
| amnesty | pardon (allowed by government to political criminals) |
| amazon | female warrior |
| apothegm (apophthegm) | pithy, compact saying |
| assimilate | absorb |
| asute | wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one's advantage |
| adulterate | make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted (contaminated) substances |
| adulation | flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved |
| allude | refer indirectly |
| ambrosia | food of the gods |
| amiable | agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| amphitheater | oval building with tiers of seats |
| abstinence | restraint from pleasant things |