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GRE Top 200 Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abate | reduce in amount/degree/severity Ebb Moderate Subside Lapse Relent Wane Let up Slacken |
| Abscond | to leave secretly Decamp Escape Flee |
| Abstain | choose not to do something Forbear Refrain Withhold |
| Abyss | very deep hole Abyssal: pertaining to great depth Abysmal: extremely bad Chasm Void |
| Adulterate | make impure Unadulterated: pure Adultery: affair Doctor |
| Advocate | speak in favor of Advocacy: active support for Back Champion Support |
| Aesthetic | concerning appreciation of beauty Aesthete: someone unusually sensitive to beauty Aestheticism: concern with beauty Artistic Tasteful |
| Aggrandize | increase in power/influence/reputation Amplify Dignify Ennoble Magnify Wax Apotheosize Elevate Exalt Swell Augment Enlarge Glorify Uplift |
| Alleviate | make more bearable Allay Ease Mitigate Assuage Lessen Palliate Comfort Lighten Relieve |
| Amalgamate | to combine/mix together Amalgam: a mixture, esp. of 2 metals Admix Commingle Fuse Merge Blend Commix Intermingle Mingle Combine Compound Intermix Mix |
| Ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways Ambiguity: quality of being ambiguous Cloudy Equivocal Obscure Doubtful Nebulous Unclear Dubious Indeterminate Vague |
| Ameliorate | to make better; to improve Amend Pacify Better Upgrade Improve |
| Anachronism | something out of place in time Archaism Incongruity |
| Analogous | similar/alike insome was; equivalent to Analogy: similarity between things otherwise dissimilar Analogue: something similar in some way to something else Alike Equivalent Similar Comparable Homogeneous Corresponding Parallel |
| Anomaly | deviation from the norm Anomalous: deviating from the norm Abberance Deviance Preternaturalness Abberation Deviation |
| Antagonize | annoy/provoke to anger Antagonistic: tending to provoke conflict Antagonist: someone who fights another Clash Irritate Provoke Conflict Oppose Vex |
| Antipathy | extreme dislike Animosity Aversion Repellence Animus Enmity |
| Apathy | lack of interest/emotion Coolness Impassivity Lassitude Phlegm Unresponsiveness Disinterest Indifference Lethargy Stolidity Disregard Insensibility Listlessness Unconcern |
| Arbitrate | judge a dispute between two opposing parties Arbitration: process to resolve a conflict Arbitrator: a judge Adjudge Determine Referee Adjudicate Judge Rule Decide Moderate |
| Archaic | ancient/old-fashioned Archaism: outdated word or phrase Ancient Bygone Fusty Outdated Prehistoric Superseded Antediluvian Dated Obsolete Outmoded Stale Vintage Antique Dowdy Old-fashioned Passe Superannuated |
| Ardor | intense and passionate feeling Ardent: expressing ardor/ passionate Devotion Fervidity Fire Zealousness Enthusiasm Fervidness Passion Fervency Fervor Zeal |
| Articulate | able to speak clearly and expressively Eloquent Lucid Expressive Silver-tongued Fluent Smooth-spoken |
| Assuage | to make something unpleasant less severe Allay Comfort Lighten Pacify Propitiate Sweeten Alleviate Conciliate Mitigate Palliate Relieve |
| Attenuate | reduce in force or degree/ to weaken Debilitate Enervate Sap Undo Weaken Devitalize Enfeeble Thin Unnerve Dilute Rarefy Undermine Water |
| Audacious | fearless and daring Audacity: quality of being audacious Adventuresome Bold Daring Fearless Heroic Plucky Unafraid Valorous Aggressive Brave Dauntless Gallant Intrepid Stout Undaunted Venturesome |
| Audacious, con'd. | fearless and daring Audacity: quality of being audacious Assertive Courageous Doughty Game Mettlesome Stouthearted Valiant Venturous |
| Austere | severe or stern in appearance/undecorated Austerity: severity/especially poverty Bleak Hard Dour Harsh Grim Severe |
| Banal | predictable, cliched, boring Banality: quality of being banal Bland Commonplace Innocuous Musty Quotidian Stereotypic Tired Worn-out Bromidic Fatuous Insipid Platitudinous Shopworn Threadbare Trite |
| Banal, cont'd. | predictable, cliched, boring Banality: quality of being banal Cliched Hackneyed Jejune Prosaic Stale Timeworn Vapid |
| Bolster | to support, to prop up Brace Support Uphold Buttress Sustain Prop Underpin |
| Bombastic | pompous in speech and manner Bombast: pompous speech or writing Bloated Grandiloquent Magniloquent Rhetorical Declamatory Grandiose Orotund Self-important Fustian High-flown Pretentious |
| Cacophany | harsh, jarring noise Discord Noise Chaos Clamor Disharmony Din |
| Candid | impartial and honest in speech Direct Honest Straight Forthright Open Straightforward Frank Sincere Undisguised |
| Capricious | changing one's mind quickly and often Caprice: whim, sudden fancy Arbitrary Erratic Mercurial Willful Chance Fickle Random Changeable Inconstant Whimsical |
| Castigate | to punish or criticize harshly Admonish Rebuke Reprove Upbraid Chastise Reprimand Scold Chide Reproach Tax |
| Catalyst | something that brings about a change in something else Catalyze: to bring about a change in something else |
| Caustic | Biting in wit Acerbic Trenchant Biting Mordant |
| Chaos | great disorder or confusion Chaotic: jumbled, confused Clutter Disarray Disorganization Muddle Topsy-turviness Confusion Disorder Jumble Scramble Turmoil |
| Chaos, cont'd. | great disorder or confusion Chaotic: jumbled, confused Disarrangement Disorderliness Mess Snarl |
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