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GRE A-Words Part 1-2
Combined 1 & 2 for studying words in both sets.
Question | Answer |
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asperity | sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather) |
abet | assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
astral | relating to the stars |
asunder | into parts; apart |
asymmetric | not identical on both sides of a dividing central line |
audit | examination of acounts of a business; official examination |
anecdote | short story of an amusing or interesting event |
apiarist | person who keeps bees |
acidulous | slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic |
annals | records arranged in yearly parts; history |
ashen | ash-colored; deadly pale |
autocratic | having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial |
adore | love deeply and respect highly |
adage | wise saying; proverb |
abide | dwell; comply with; put up with; tolerate |
accolade | award of merit; strong praise and approval |
adversary | opponent; enemy |
allay | calm; pacify |
annotate | comment; make explanatory notes |
adjourn | susepend until a later time; move from one place to another |
abominate | loathe; hate |
adventitious | accidental; casual; happening by chance |
allegory | storystory in which characters are used as symbols; fable |
aboriginal | being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous |
allure | entice; attract; tempt |
abstruse | obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
amalgam | combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth |
anthropoid | manlike; resembling human being |
acclivity | sharp upslope of a hill |
affidavit | written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law) |
agglomeration | collection; heap |
apathy | lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters |
agility | nimbleness; ability to move quickly |
anneal | reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass) |
appropriate | acquire; take possession of for one's own use without permission; set aside for a particular purpose; allocate |
acetic | vinegary |
arbitrate | act as a judge (at request of both sides) |
arraign | charge in court; indict |
ascetic | practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere |
assiduous | diligent |