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Alessio_GRE_1_20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aberrant | abnormal or deviant. Given the aberrant nature of the data, we doubted the validity of the experiment. |
| Abeyance | Suspended actions. The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival. |
| Abscond | Depart secretly and hide. The teller who absconded with the bonds went uncaptured until someone recognized him. |
| Abstemious | Sparing in eating and drinking. The mother was worried that her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided enough protein. |
| Admonish | Warn. He admonished his listeners to change their wicked ways. |
| Alacrity | Cheerful promptness; eagerness. Phil and Dave were raring to get off teh mountain; they packed their camping gear and climbed into the van with alacrity. |
| Amalgamate | Combine; unite in one body. The unions will attempt to amalgamate their groups into one national group. |
| Ambivalence | The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes. Torn between hating them one minute then loving them the next. Sean was confused by the ambivalence of his feelings. |
| Ameliorate | Improve. Many social workers have attempted to ameliorate the conditions of people living in the ghetto. |
| Anomalous | Abnormal or irregular. She was placed in the anomalous position of seeming to approve procedures that she despised. |
| Antipathy | Aversion; dislike. Tom's extreme antipathy for disputes keeps him from getting into arguments with his wife. |
| Apprise | Inform. When she was apprised of teh weather conditions, she decided to postpone her trip. |
| Approbation | Approval. Wanting her parents' regard, she looked for some sign of their approbation. |
| Appropriate | Acquire. The ranch owners appropriated the lands. |
| Arduous | Hard; strenuous. Her arduous efforts had sapped her energy. |
| Artless | Without guile; open and honest.Red Riding Hood's comment, "Grandma what big eyes you have!" indicates the child's innocence. |
| Ascetic | Practicing self-denial; austere. Members of some monastic orders lead ascetic lives. |
| Assiduous | Diligent. It took Rembrandt weeks of assiduous labor before he was satisfied with his portrait of his son. |
| Assuage | Ease or Lessen (pain); satisfy(hunger); soothe (anger); Paul tried to assuage his heartache by indulging in ice cream. |
| Attenuate | Make thin, weaken. By withdrawing their forces, the generals hoped to attenuate the enemy lines. |
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