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Essential GRE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abate | v. to decrease; reduce |
| abdicate | v. to give up a position, right, or power |
| abberant | adj. deviating from what is normal |
| abeyance | n. temporary suppression or suspension |
| abject | adj. miserable; pitiful |
| abjure | v. to reject abandon formally |
| abscission | n. the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or the other part of a plant |
| abscond | v. to depart secretly |
| abstemious | adj. moderate in appetite |
| abstinence | n. the giving up of certain pleasures |
| abysmal | adj. very bad |
| accretion | n. the growth in size or increase in amount |
| accrue | v. to accumulate; grow by additions |
| adamant | adj. uncompromising; unyielding |
| adjunct | n. something added. attached. or joined |
| admonish | v. to caution or reprimand |
| adulterate | v. to corrupt or make impure |
| aesthetic | adj. relating to beauty or art |
| affected | adj. pretentious. phony |
| affinity | n. fondness; liking; similarity |
| aggrandize | v. to make larger or greater |
| aggregate | adj. amounting to a whole; total |
| alacrity | n. cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed |
| alchemy | n. medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation |
| allay | v. to lessen, ease, soothe |
| alleviate | v. to relive; improve partially |
| alloy | n. a combination; a mixture of two or more metals |
| allure | n. the power to entice by charm |
| amalgamate | v. to combine into a unified whole |
| ambiguous | adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| ambivalence | n. the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes |
| ambrosia | n. something delicious; the food of the gods |
| ameliorate | v. to improve |
| amenable | adj. agreeable; cooperative; suited |
| amenity | n. something that increases comfort |
| amulet | n. ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits |
| anachronism | n. something out of proper time |
| analgesic | n. medication that reduces or eliminates pain |
| analogous | adj. comparable |
| anarchy | n. the absence of government; state of disorder |
| anodyne | n. something that calms or soothes pain |
| anomalous | adj. irregular; deviating from the norm |
| antecedent | n. something that comes before |
| antediluvian | adj. prehistoric |
| antipathy | n. dislike; hostility |
| apathy | n. indifference |
| apex | n. the highest point |
| apogee | n. the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point |
| apothegm | n. a terse. witty saying (pronounced AP-uh-them and also spelled apophthegm) |
| appease | v. to calm; pacify; placate |
| appellation | n. name |
| apposite | adj. strikingly appropriate and relevant |
| apprise | v. to inform |
| approbation | n. praise; approval |
| appropriate | v. to take possession for one's own use; confiscate |
| apropos | adj. relevant |
| arabesque | n. ornate design featuring intertwined curves; a ballet position in which one leg is extended in back while the supports the weight of the body |
| archeology | n. the study of material evidence of past human life |
| ardor | n. great emotion or passion |
| arduous | adj. extremely difficult; laborious |
| argot | n. a specialized vocabulary used by a group |
| arrest | v. to stop; to seize |
| artifact | n. item made by human craft |
| artless | adj. guileless; natural |
| ascetic | n. one who practices self-denial |
| asperity | n. severity; harshness; irritability |
| aspersion | n. slander; false rumor |
| assiduous | adj. diligent; hardworking |
| assuage | v. to make less severe |
| astringent | adj. harsh; severe |
| asylum | n. place of refuge or shelter |
| atavism | n. in biology; the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; individual or a part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a period of absence |
| attenuate | v. to weaken |
| audacious | adj. bold; daring |
| austere | adj. stern; unadorned |
| autonomous | adj. self-governing; independent |
| avarice | n. greed |
| aver | v. to affirm; declare the truth |
| avocation | n. secondary occupation |
| avancular | adj. like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant |
| axiomatic | adj. taken for granted |
| bacchanalian | adj. pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity; pertaining to revelry |
| banal | adj. commonplace; trite |
| banter | n. playful conversation |
| bard | n. poet |
| bawdy | adj. obscene |
| beatify | v. to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to |
| bedizen | v. to dress in a vulgar, showy manner |
| behemoth | n. huge creature; anything very large and powerful |
| belie | v. to contradict; misrepresent; give false impression |
| beneficent | adj. kindly; doing good |
| bifurcate | v. to divide in parts |
| blandishment | n. flattery |
| blasé | adj. bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned |
| bolster | v. to give a boost to; prop up; support |
| bombastic | adj. pompous; using inflated language |
| boorish | adj. rude; insensitive |
| bovine | adj. cowlike |
| brazen | adj. bold; shameless |
| broach | v. to mention for the first time |
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