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GRE Vocab (1)
Question | Answer |
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Abase v | to humble; disgrace |
Abate v | to reduce in amount, degree, or severity |
Abdicate v | to give up a position, right, or power |
Aberrant adj | deviating from what is normal or expected |
Abeyance n | temporary suppression or suspension |
Abjure v | to reject; abandon formally |
Abscond v | to leave secretly |
Abstain v | to choose not to do something |
Abstemious adj | moderate in appetite |
Accretion n | a growth in size; an increase in amount |
Acidulous adj | sour in taste or manner |
Affected adj | phony; artifical |
Aggrandize v | to increase in power, influence, and reputation |
Amalgamate v | to combine; to mix together |
Ameliorate v | to make better; to improve |
Anachronism | something out of place in time |
Analgesia n | a lessening of pain without loss of consciousness |
Anodyne n | something that calms or soothes pain |
Antipathy n | extreme dislike |
Apathy n | lack of interest or emotion |
Apocryphal adj | ofquestionalble authority or authenticity |
Apostate n | one who renounces a religous faith |
Approbation n | approval and praise |
Ardor n | intense and passionate feeling |
Arrogate v | to claim without justification; to clain for oneself without right |