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My GRE Vocab
Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abate | to reduce in amount, degree, or severity |
| abscond | to leave secretly |
| abstain | to choose not to do something |
| abyss | an extremely deep hole |
| adulterate | to make impure |
| advocate | to speak in favor |
| aesthetic | concerning the appreciation of beauty |
| aggrandize | to increase in power, influence, and reputation |
| alleviate | to make more bearable |
| amalgamate | to combine; to mix together |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways |
| ameliorate | to make better, to improve |
| anachronism | something out of place |
| analogous | similar or alike in some way; equivalent to |
| anomaly | deviation from what is normal |
| antagonize | to annoy or provoke to anger |
| antipathy | extreme dislike |
| apathy | lack of interest or emotion |
| arbitrate | to judge a dispute between two opposing parties |
| archaic | ancient, old-fashioned |
| ardor | intense and passionate feeling |
| articulate | able to speak clearly and expressively |
| assuage | to make something unpleasant less severe |
| attenuate | to reduce in force or degree; to weaken |
| audacious | fearless and daring |
| austere | severe or stern in appearance; undecorated |
| banal | predictable, cliched, boring |
| bolster | to support; to prop up |
| bombastic | pompous in speech and manner |
| cacophony | harsh, jarring noise |
| candid | impartial and honest in speech |
| capricious | changing one's minds quickly and often |
| castigate | to punish or criticize harshly |
| catalyst | something that brings about a change in something else |
| caustic | biting in wit |
| chaos | great disorder or confusion |
| chauvinist | someone prejudiced in a group to which he or she belongs |
| chicanery | deception by means of craft or guile. |
| cogent | convincing and well reasoned |
| condone | o overlook, pardon, or disregard |
| convoluted | intricate and complicated |
| corroborate | to provide supporting evidence |
| credulous | too trusting; gullible |
| crescendo | steadily increasing volume or force |
| decorum | appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety |
| deference | respect, courtesy |
| deride | to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock |
| desiccate | to dry out thoroughly |
| desultory | jumping from one thing to another; disconnected |
| diatribe | an abusive, condemnatory speech |
| diffident | lacking self-confidence |
| dilate | to make larger; to expand |
| dilatory | intended to delay |
| dilettante | someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic |
| dirge | a funeral hymn or mournful speech |
| disabuse | to set right; to free from error |
| discern | to perceive; to recognize |
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