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Gre voca
GRE vocab flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To reduce in amount,degree or severity | Abate |
| To give up a position, right or power | Abdicate |
| To choose not to do something | Abstain |
| An extremely deep hole | Abyss |
| To Humble; to disgrace | Abase |
| Deviating from what is normal or expected | Aberrant |
| A gradual growth in size; an increase in amount | Accretion |
| Temporary suppression or suspension | Abeyance |
| To leave secretly | Abscond |
| To reject; to abandon formally | Abjure |
| Moderate in appetite | Abstemious |
| To diminish by installment payments | Amortize |
| To make better; to improve | Ameliorate |
| Doubtful or uncertain; can be interpreted several ways | Ambiguous |
| To combine; to mix together | Amalgamate |
| To make more bearable | alleviate |
| Speed or quickness | Alacrity |
| To increase in power, influence, and reputation | Aggrandize |
| Phony; artificial | Affected |
| Concerning the appreciation of beauty | Aesthetic |
| A nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded dwelling | Aerie |
| To speak in favor of | Advocate |
| To make impure | Adulterate |
| The highest point; the summit; the highest level or degree attainable | Acme |
| Sour in taste or manner | Acidulous |
| One who renounces a religious faith | Apostate |
| Of questionable authority or authenticity | Apocryphal |
| Lack of interest or emotion | Apathy |
| Extreme dislike | Antipathy |
| To annoy or provoke to anger | Antagonize |
| Deviate from what is normal | Anomaly |
| Something that calms or soothes pain | Anodyne |
| Similar or alike in some way; equivalent | Analogous |
| A lessening of pain without loss of consciousness | Analgesia |
| Something out of place in time | Anachronisms |