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Common GRE words

From Barrons "How to Prepare fore the GRE Test"

WordDefinition
abberrant abnormal or deviant
abeyance suspended action
abscond depart secretly and hide
absetmious sparing in eating and drinking
admonish warn
adulterate make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
aesthetic artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
aggregate gather
alacrity cheerful promptness
alleviate relieve
amalgamate combine
ambiguous unclear or doubtful in meaning
ameliorate improve
anachronism something or someone misplaced in time
analogous comparable
anarchy absence of a governing body
anomalous abnormal
antipathy aversiou; dislike
apathy lack of caring
appease pacify or soothe
apprise inform
approbation approval
appropriate acquire
arduous hard; strenuous
artless without guile; open and honest
ascetic practicing self denial
assiduous diligent
assuage ease or lessen
attenuate make thin; weaken
audacious daring; bold
abate subside or moderate
austere forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
autonomous self-governing
aver state confidently
banal hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality
belie contradict
beneficient kindly; doing good
bolster support; reinforce
bombastic pompous; using inflated language
boorish rude; insensitive
burgeon grow forth; send out buds
burnish make shiney by rubbing; polish
cacophonous discordant; inharmonious
capricious unpredictable; fickle
castigation punishment; sever criticism
catalyst agent that brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
caustic burning; sarcastically biting
chicanery trickery
coagulate thicken; congeal; clot
coda concluding section of a musical or literary composition
cogent convincing
Created by: slmille1
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