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PB GRE 2
Common 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abstain (verb) | to choose not to do something Before the medical procedure, you must abstain from eating. Syn: forbear, refrain, withhold |
| Adulterate (verb) | To make impure The restauranteur made his ketchup last longer by adulterating it with water. Syn: debase, doctor, load |
| Apathy (Noun) | lack of interest or emotion. The apathy of voters is so great that less than half the people who are eligible to vote actually brother to do so. |
| Audacious (adj) | fearless and daring The audacious peasant dared to insult the king's mother. Syn: adventuresome, aggressive, assertive, bold, brave, courageous, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless |
| Capricious (adj) | Changing one's mind quickly and often Queen Elizabeth I was quite capricous; her courtiers could never be sure which one would catch her fancy. Syn: Arbitrary, chance, changeable, erratic, fickle, inconstant, mercurial, random, whimsical, willful. |
| Corroborate (verb) | to support with evidence All the DA needed were fingerprints to corroborate the witness's testimony that he saw the defendant in the victim's apartment. |