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GRE A-Words Part 17
GRE A Words Part 17 of 19. Divided into 20-25 word stacks for easier learning
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acoustics | science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
| abase | lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect |
| abnegation | renunciation; self-sacrifice |
| alms | money or goods gien to the poor |
| abberant | abnormal or deviant |
| amiss | wrong; faulty |
| apprehensive | fearful; discerning |
| aquiline | curved, hooked, of or like an eagle |
| abysmal | bottomless |
| amity | friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations |
| antiseptic | substance that prevents infection in a wound |
| arcade | a covered passageway usually lined with shops |
| aria | operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera |
| askew | crookedly; slanted; at an angle |
| abash | embarrass |
| aspirant | seeker after position or status |
| assurance | firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability |
| ambiguous | unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation |
| accord | agreement |
| alimentary | supplying nourishment |
| anarchy | absence of governing body; state of disorder |