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GRE Word list I
GRE Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abase | v. lower; degrade; humiliate. |
| abash | v. embarrass. |
| abbreviate | v. shorten |
| abdicate | v. renounce; give up |
| aberrant * | adj. abnormal or deviant; departure from the norm; mental irregularity or disorder |
| aberration | n. abnormality |
| abet | v. assist, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
| abeyance * | n. suspended action |
| abate * | v. subside or moderate |
| abhor | v. detest; hate |
| abject | adj. wretched; lacking pride |
| abjure | v. renounce upon oath; disavow. |
| ablution | n. washing |
| abnegation | n. renunciation; self-sacrifice |
| abolish | v. cancel; put an end to |
| abominable | adj. detestable; extremely unpleasant |
| abominate | v. loathe; hate |
| aboriginal | adj., n. being the first of its kind in a region. primitive; native |
| abortive | adj. unsuccessful; fruitless |
| abrasive | adj. rubbing away; tending to grind down |
| abridge | v. condense or shorten |
| abrogate | v. abolish |
| abscission | n. removal by cutting off, as in surgery; separation |
| abscond * | v. to depart secretly and hide |
| absolute | adj. complete; totally unlimited; certain |
| absolve | v. to pardon (an offense) |
| abstain | v. refrain; withhold from particiaption |
| abstemious * | adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate. |
| abstinence | n. forbearance from any indulgence of appetite |
| abstract | adj. theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational |
| abstruse | adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
| abusive | adj. coarsely insulting; physically harmful. |
| abut | v. border upon; adjoin. |
| abysmal | adj. bottomless, or extremely or hopelessly bad or severe |
| abyss | n. enormous chasm; vast, bottomless pit |
| academic | adj. related to a school; not practical or directly useful |
| accede | v. to agree. Also to attain or assume office. |
| accelerate | v. move faster |
| accessible | adj. easy to approach; obtainable |
| accessory | n. additional object; useful but not essential thing |
| acclaim | v. applaud; announce with great approval |
| acclimate | v. adjust to the climate or environment |
| acclivity | n. sharp upslope of a hill |
| accolade | n. award of merit |
| accommodate | v. oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt |
| accomplice | n. partner in crime |
| accord | n. agreement |
| accost | v. approach and speak first to a person |
| accoutre | v. equip. |
| accretion | n. growth; increase. |
| accrue | v. come about by addition |
| acerbic | adj. bitter or sour in nature; sharp and cutting. |
| acerbity | n. bitterness of speech and temper |
| acetic | adj. vinegary. |
| acidulous | adj. slightly sour; sharp; caustic |
| acknowledge | v. recognize, admit |
| acme | n. peak, pinnacle; highest point |
| acoustics | n. science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
| acquiesce | v. assent; agree passively |
| acquittal | n. deliverance from a change |
| acrid | adj. sharp; bitterly pungent |
| acrimonious | adj. bitter in words or manner. |
| acrophobia | n. fear of heights. |
| actuarial | adj. calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics |
| actuate | v. motivate |
| acuity | n. sharpness. |
| acumen | n. mental keenness |
| acute | adj. quickly perceptive; keen |
| adage | n. wise saying; proverb |
| adamant | adj. hard; inflexible |
| adapt | v. alter; modify |
| addendum | n. addition; appendix to a book |
| addiction | n. compulsive, habitual need |
| addle | v. muddle; drive crazy; become rotten |
| address | v. direct a speech to; deal with or discuss |
| adept | adj. expert at |
| adhere | v. stick fast |
| adherent | n. supporter; follower |
| adjacent | adj. adjoining; neighboring; close by. |
| adjunct | n. something (generally nonessential or inferior) added on or attached. |
| adjuration | n. solemn urging |
| adjutant | n. staff officer assisting the commander; assistant |
| admonish * | v. to caution, advise, or warn against something; reprove or scold |
| adorn | v. decorate |
| adroit | adj. skillful |
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