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GRE VOC
1-100
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aberrant | deviating from what is normal or expected |
| Abeyance | temporary suppression or suspension |
| Abscond | to leave secretly |
| Abstain | to choose not to do something |
| Abstemious | moderate in appetite |
| Abyss | an extemely deep hole |
| Accretion | a growth in size; an increase in amount |
| Acidulous | sour in taste or manner |
| Acme | highest point; summit; the highest level or degree attainable |
| Adulterate | to make impure |
| Advocate | to speak in favor of |
| Aerie | a nest built high in the air; an elevated often secluded, dwelling |
| Aesthetic | concerning the appreciation of beauty |
| Affected | phony; artificial |
| Aggrandize | to increase in power, influence and reputation |
| Alacrity | speed or quickness |
| Alleviate | to make more bearable |
| Amalgamate | to combine; to mix together |
| Ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways |
| Ameliorate | to make better; to improve |
| Amortize | to diminish by installment payments |
| Amulet | ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits |
| Anachronism | something out of place in time |
| Analgesia | a lessening of pain without loss of consciousness |
| Analogous | similar or alike in some way; equivalent to |
| Anodyne | something that calms or soothes pain |
| Anomaly | deviation from what is normal |
| Antagonize | to annoy or provoke to anger |
| Antipathy | extreme dislike |
| Apathy | lack of interest or emotion |
| Apocryphal | of questionalbe authority or authenticity |
| Apostate | one who renounces a religious faith |
| Approbation | approval and praise |
| Arbitrary | determined by chance or impulse |
| Arbitrate | to judge a dispute between two opposing parties |
| Archaic | ancient; old-fashioned |
| Ardor | intense and passionate feeling |
| Arrogate | to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right |
| Articulate | able to speak clearly and expressively |
| Assail | to attack; assault |
| Assuage | to make something unpleasant less severe |
| Attenuate | to reduce in force or degree; weaken |
| Abjure | to reject; abandon formally |
| Audacious | fearless and daring |
| Augury | prophecy; prediction of events |
| August | dignified; grandiose |
| Austere | severe or stern in appearance; undecorated |
| Axiom | premise; postulate; self-evident truth |
| Banal | predictable; cliched; boring |
| Belfry | bell tower; room in which a bell is hung |
| Cabal | a secret group seeking to overturn something |
| Burnish | to polish |
| Burgeon | to grow and flourish |
| Boor | crude person, one lacking manners or taste |
| Bonhomie | good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer |
| Bombastic | pompous in speech and manner |
| Bolster | to support; prop up |
| Blithe | joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought |
| Blight | to afflict; destroy |
| Bilk | to cheat; defraud |
| Bifurcate | to divide into two parts |
| Bevy | group |
| Calumny | a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation |
| Canard | a lie |
| Candid | impartial and honest in speech |
| Capricious | changing one's mind quickly and often |
| Cartography | science or art of making maps |
| Castigate | to punish or criticize harshly |
| Catalyst | something that brings about a change in something else |
| Catholic | universal; broad and comprehensive |
| Caustic | biting in wit |
| Chaos | great disorder or confused situation |
| Chauvinist | someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs |
| Chicanery | deception by means of craft or guile |
| Circumspect | cautious; aware of potential consequences |
| Cloying | sickly sweet; excessive |
| Coalesce | to grow together to form a single whole |
| Coffer | strongbox; large chest for money |
| Cogent | convincing and well-reasoned |
| Collusion | collaboration; complicity; conspiracy |
| Condone | to overlook, pardon, or disregard |
| Connoisseur | a person with expert knowledge or discriminating taste |
| Contrite | deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong |
| Contumacious | rebellious |
| Convoluted | intricate and complicated |
| Corroborate | to support with evidence |
| Cosset | to pamper; treat with great care |
| Coterie | an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose |
| Craven | lacking courage |
| Credulous | too trusting; gullible |
| Crescendo | steadily increasing in volume or force |
| Cupidity | greed; strong desire |
| Curmudgeon | cranky person, usually old |
| Debutante | young woman making debut in high society |
| Declivity | downward slope |
| Decorous | proper; tasteful; socially correct |
| Decorum | appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety |
| Deface | to mar the appearance of; vandalize |
| Deference | respect; courtest |
| Deleterious | subtly or unexpectedly harmful |
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