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GRE A-Words Part 12
GRE A Words Part 12 of 19. Divided into 20-25 word stacks for easier learning
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| assuage | mark less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger) |
| authoritarian | subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating anothers will |
| autopsy | examination of a dead body |
| askance | with a sideways or indirect look (with disapproval or distrust) |
| ablution | washing |
| appreciate | be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of |
| abate | subside or moderate |
| acclimate | adjust to climate or environment; adapt |
| agog | highly excited; intensely curious |
| animosity | active enmity |
| append | attach |
| aegis | shield; protection; defense |
| abut | border upon; adjoin |
| armada | fleet of warships |
| acquiesce | assent; agree passively; comply without protest |
| anticlimax | letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting |
| abode | dwelling place; home |
| aloof | apart; not open in one's relationship with other people; reserved |
| amok (amuck) | in a state of rage |
| accessory | additional object; useful but not essential thing |