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GRE A-Words Part 16

GRE A Words Part 16 of 19. Divided into 20-25 word stacks for easier learning

QuestionAnswer
avalanche great mass of falling snow and ice
avocation secondary or minor occupation
avow declare openly
abdicate renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)
awe solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder and fear
awful terrible, very bad
amenities convenient featuers that help to make life pleasant; social courtesies
apologist one who writes in defense of a cause or institution
academic related to a school
abscission cutting off; separation
annex attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate into a larger existing political unit
affliction state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering
anguish acute pain; extreme suffering
archives public records; place where public records are kept
attrition rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
axiom self-evident truth requiring no proof
abyss enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit
antecedents preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
abolish cancel; put an end to
alliteration repetition of beginning sound in poetry
apprehend arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive
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