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GRE A-Words Part 1-2
Combined 1 & 2 for studying words in both sets.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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