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GRE words 1/5
1000 GRE Words Part 1/5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abase | to degrade; to lower |
| ABATE | "to reduce in amount, degree, or severity |
| ABDICATE | "to give up a position, right, or power |
| ABERRANT | deviating from what is normal or expected |
| ABEYANCE | temporary suppression or suspension |
| ABJURE | to reject; abandon formally |
| Abortive | unsuccessful |
| Abridge | to shorten without losing the sense |
| Abscond | to leave secretly |
| Absolve | to free from blame; to forgive |
| Abstain | to hold oneself back; forbear; hold off; refrain |
| Abstemious | moderate in appetite |
| Abstract | theoretical; not concrete |
| Abyss | hole so deep as to appear bottomless |
| Accolade | "an award, honor, or expression of praise |
| Accost | to boldly confront |
| Accretion | a growth in size; an increase in amount |
| Acidulous | sour in taste or manner |
| Acme | the highest point; summit; peak |
| Acquiesce | to agree or submit quietly but without enthusiasm or with reluctance; to give in |
| Acrimonious | spiteful; nasty; caustic |
| Acute | intense; sharp; penetrating |
| Adage | a traditional saying |
| Adamant | stubborn; unyielding in your attitude or opinions |
| Adherent | a faithful supporter |
| Admonish | to scold; to remind of a duty; to warn |
| Adulation | excessive praise; hero worship |
| Adulterate | to make impure or inferior by deceptively adding foreign substances; debase; doctor; load; sophisticate |
| Adverse | unfavorable; in opposition to ones interests or desires |
| Advocate | to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument |
| AERIE | "a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling |
| Aesthetic | concerning the appreciation of beauty |
| Affable | polite and friendly; easy to talk to |
| Affected | phony; artificial |
| Affinity | attraction or proclivity; a sense of kinship with something/someone |
| Affliction | distress; suffering |
| Affluent | prosperous; wealthy; rich |
| Aggrandize | "to increase in power, influence, and reputation |
| Agitate | move; shake; stir up |
| Alacrity | speed or quickness |
| Allege | to assert without proof |
| Alleviate | to make more bearable |
| Altruism | devotion to the welfare of others; selfless generosity |
| Amalgamate | to combine; to mix together |
| Ambiguous | open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; doubtful or uncertain |
| Ameliorate | to make better; to improve |
| Amenity | A comfortable feature or convenience |
| Amiable | friendly; agreeable |
| Amoral | neither moral or immoral; not having questions of right and wrong |
| Amortize | to diminish by installment payments |
| Amulet | ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits |
| Anachronism | something that is out of place in time |
| Analgesia | the inability to feel pain |
| Analogous | similar or alike in some way; equivalent to |
| Analogy | a comparison that focuses on similarity |
| Anguish | extreme pain |
| Animosity | hostility; active dislike; enmity |
| Annex | take position of |
| ANODYNE | something that calms or soothes pain |
| Anomaly | "any occurrence or object that is strange, unusual, or unique |
| Antagonize | to annoy or provoke to anger |
| Antipathy | extreme feeling of dislike; aversion |
| Antiquity | the ancient past; period of the ancient past; great age |
| Antithesis | an opposition; a contrast |
| Apathy | "lack of interest, enthusiasm, concern, or emotion |
| Aplomb | self assurance; poise; imperturbable confidence |
| Apocryphal | of dubious authenticity; fictitious |
| Apostate | one who renounces a religious faith |
| Appease | to satisfy |
| Apprehensive | worried; concerned |
| Approbation | approval and praise |
| Aptitude | natural ability; a talent |
| Aqueous | referring to water |
| Arbiter | one with the power to decide |
| Arbitrary | determined by chance or impulse |
| Arbitrate | to judge a dispute b/w two opposing parties |
| Archaic | ancient; old-fashioned |
| Ardor | intense and passionate feeling |
| Arduous | difficult; strenuous; requiring much effort |
| Aristocratic | of noble birth |
| Aroma | quality or surrounding atmosphere; typically pleasant smell |
| Arrogate | to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right |
| Artful | crafty; cleaver |
| Articulate | able to speak clearly and expressively |
| Artifice | cunning; craftiness; the using of trickery to subterfuge to get one's way |
| Aspirant | a seeker; one who seeks a position |
| ASSAIL | to attack; assault |
| Assuage | to make less severe; make more bearable; alleviate; lessen |
| Astute | shrewd; clever; crafty |
| Atone | make amends or preparation |
| Attenuate | to reduce in force or degree; weaken |
| Audacious | fearless and daring |
| Audacity | boldness; impudence; reckless daring |
| AUGURY | prophecy; prediction of events |
| AUGUST | dignified; grandiose |
| AUSTERE | severe or stern in appearance; undecorated |
| Autocratic | having absolute authority; without checks or limitations |
| Autonomous | self directed; not controlled by another; independent |
| Avarice | extreme greed for wealth or material gain |
| Axiom | premise; postulate; self-evident truth |
| Balm | something that heals |
| Banal | ordinary; unoriginal; lacking freshness; trite |
| Belabor | to persist beyond the point of reason; to go over repeatedly |
| BELFRY | bell tower; room in which a bell is hung |
| Bellicose | inclined to fighting; demonstrating aggression |
| BEVY | group |
| BIFURCATE | to divide into two parts |
| Bilk | to cheat; defraud |
| Biology | study of life |
| BLIGHT | to afflict; destroy |
| BLITHE | "joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought |
| Bolster | to keep from yielding or failing during stress or difficulty; to support; prop up |
| Bombastic | pompous in speech and manner |
| Bomhomie | good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer |
| Boor | "crude person, one lacking manners or taste |
| Bow-vine | cow-like or ox-like |
| Brusque | abrupt; blunt |
| BURGEON | to grow and flourish |
| Burnish | to polish; to make shiny |
| Cabal | a secret group seeking to overturn something |
| Cacophony | a harsh discordinate mixture of sounds; harsh jarring noise |
| Caliber | (figuratively) quality; ability; merit; capacity |
| Calisthenics | exercises to develop strong bodies |
| Callow | immature; unsophisticated due to youthfulness; inexperienced |
| Calumny | a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation |
| Canard | a lie; an unfounded rumor or story |
| Candid | impartial and honest in speech |
| Capricious | given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior; changing one's mind quickly and often |
| Captor | person or animal that catches or confines another |
| Caricature | a distorted portrait that exaggerates certain features |
| Cartography | science or art of making maps |
| Castigate | to punish or criticize harshly |
| Catalyst | something that brings about a change in something else |
| Catholic | universal; broad and comprehensive |
| Caustic | capable of burning or destroying living tissue; severely critical or sarcastic |
| Chafe | to make sore from rubbing or scraping |
| Chaff | that which is worthless |
| Chagrin | embarrassment; humiliation |
| Chaos | great disorder or confused situation |
| Chauvinist | someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he/she belongs |
| Cheery | Cautious; watchful; wary |
| Chicanery | deception by means of craft or guile |
| Chimera | an illusion; a fleeting foolish fancy |
| Chronical | a history |
| Circumspect | cautious; aware of potential consequences |
| Circumvent | to go around; to bypass |
| Citadel | fortress; refuge |
| Clandestine | "characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment |
| Cleft | a split; a crevice |
| Cloy | sickly sweet; excessive |
| COALESCE | to grow together to form a single whole |
| COFFER | strongbox; large chest for money |
| COGENT | convincing and well-reasoned |
| Cognizant | aware; conscious of; informed |
| Colloquial | informal or common |
| Collusion | Conspiracy; secret operation |
| Commodious | having lots of room |
| Compelling | forceful; having a powerful pull |
| Complicity | participation in wrong-doing; the act of being an accomplice |
| Concise | expressing or covering much in just few words |
| Concoct | invent; prepare by mixing together |
| Concord | harmony |
| Condescend | to talk down to |
| CONDONE | "to overlook, pardon, or disregard |
| Congenial | friendly; pleasant; agreeable |
| Congenital | from birth; inborn; inherent |
| Connoisseur | an expert; a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes |
| Consensus | general agreement |
| Conspicuous | easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable |
| Consummate | extremely skillful; perfect |
| Contentious | argumentative; quarrelsome |
| Contest | (verb) oppose as mistaken or wrong |
| Continence | self control; restraint |
| Contingent | dependent; hinging upon |
| Contrite | remorseful; admitting of guilt |
| Contrived | obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained |
| CONTUMACIOUS | rebellious |
| Conventional | conforming to accepted standards |
| Convivial | festive; friendly; jovial |
| CONVOLUTED | intricate and complicated |
| Copious | plentiful; abundant |
| Corollary | a natural consequence |
| Corroberate | "confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding; back up |
| Cosmopolitan | international; belonging to all parts of the world |
| COSSET | to pamper; treat with great care |
| COTERIE | an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose |
| Countenance | refers to the face and especially as regards its expression |
| Coup | a brilliant victory and often unexpected |
| Covet | to desire intensely |
| CRAVEN | lacking courage |
| Credulous | gullible; eager to believe |
| CRESCENDO | steadily increasing in volume or force |
| Criterion | a standard; basis for judgment or criticism |
| Cryptic | mystifying; mysterious; ambiguous |
| Culminate | to climax or reach the highest point |
| Culpable | blameworthy; deserving blame |
| CUPIDITY | greed; strong desire |
| CURMUDGEON | "cranky person, usually old |
| Cursory | superficial; hasty; haphazard |
| Curtail | cut short; to reduce; abridge |
| Cynic | mistrust people's motives; thinks everything is motivated by selfishness |
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