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GRE Top 200 Words

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Abate   reduce in amount/degree/severity Ebb Moderate Subside Lapse Relent Wane Let up Slacken  
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Abscond   to leave secretly Decamp Escape Flee  
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Abstain   choose not to do something Forbear Refrain Withhold  
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Abyss   very deep hole Abyssal: pertaining to great depth Abysmal: extremely bad Chasm Void  
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Adulterate   make impure Unadulterated: pure Adultery: affair Doctor  
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Advocate   speak in favor of Advocacy: active support for Back Champion Support  
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Aesthetic   concerning appreciation of beauty Aesthete: someone unusually sensitive to beauty Aestheticism: concern with beauty Artistic Tasteful  
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Aggrandize   increase in power/influence/reputation Amplify Dignify Ennoble Magnify Wax Apotheosize Elevate Exalt Swell Augment Enlarge Glorify Uplift  
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Alleviate   make more bearable Allay Ease Mitigate Assuage Lessen Palliate Comfort Lighten Relieve  
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Amalgamate   to combine/mix together Amalgam: a mixture, esp. of 2 metals Admix Commingle Fuse Merge Blend Commix Intermingle Mingle Combine Compound Intermix Mix  
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Ambiguous   doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways Ambiguity: quality of being ambiguous Cloudy Equivocal Obscure Doubtful Nebulous Unclear Dubious Indeterminate Vague  
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Ameliorate   to make better; to improve Amend Pacify Better Upgrade Improve  
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Anachronism   something out of place in time Archaism Incongruity  
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Analogous   similar/alike insome was; equivalent to Analogy: similarity between things otherwise dissimilar Analogue: something similar in some way to something else Alike Equivalent Similar Comparable Homogeneous Corresponding Parallel  
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Anomaly   deviation from the norm Anomalous: deviating from the norm Abberance Deviance Preternaturalness Abberation Deviation  
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Antagonize   annoy/provoke to anger Antagonistic: tending to provoke conflict Antagonist: someone who fights another Clash Irritate Provoke Conflict Oppose Vex  
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Antipathy   extreme dislike Animosity Aversion Repellence Animus Enmity  
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Apathy   lack of interest/emotion Coolness Impassivity Lassitude Phlegm Unresponsiveness Disinterest Indifference Lethargy Stolidity Disregard Insensibility Listlessness Unconcern  
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Arbitrate   judge a dispute between two opposing parties Arbitration: process to resolve a conflict Arbitrator: a judge Adjudge Determine Referee Adjudicate Judge Rule Decide Moderate  
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Archaic   ancient/old-fashioned Archaism: outdated word or phrase Ancient Bygone Fusty Outdated Prehistoric Superseded Antediluvian Dated Obsolete Outmoded Stale Vintage Antique Dowdy Old-fashioned Passe Superannuated  
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Ardor   intense and passionate feeling Ardent: expressing ardor/ passionate Devotion Fervidity Fire Zealousness Enthusiasm Fervidness Passion Fervency Fervor Zeal  
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Articulate   able to speak clearly and expressively Eloquent Lucid Expressive Silver-tongued Fluent Smooth-spoken  
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Assuage   to make something unpleasant less severe Allay Comfort Lighten Pacify Propitiate Sweeten Alleviate Conciliate Mitigate Palliate Relieve  
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Attenuate   reduce in force or degree/ to weaken Debilitate Enervate Sap Undo Weaken Devitalize Enfeeble Thin Unnerve Dilute Rarefy Undermine Water  
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Audacious   fearless and daring Audacity: quality of being audacious Adventuresome Bold Daring Fearless Heroic Plucky Unafraid Valorous Aggressive Brave Dauntless Gallant Intrepid Stout Undaunted Venturesome  
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Audacious, con'd.   fearless and daring Audacity: quality of being audacious Assertive Courageous Doughty Game Mettlesome Stouthearted Valiant Venturous  
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Austere   severe or stern in appearance/undecorated Austerity: severity/especially poverty Bleak Hard Dour Harsh Grim Severe  
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Banal   predictable, cliched, boring Banality: quality of being banal Bland Commonplace Innocuous Musty Quotidian Stereotypic Tired Worn-out Bromidic Fatuous Insipid Platitudinous Shopworn Threadbare Trite  
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Banal, cont'd.   predictable, cliched, boring Banality: quality of being banal Cliched Hackneyed Jejune Prosaic Stale Timeworn Vapid  
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Bolster   to support, to prop up Brace Support Uphold Buttress Sustain Prop Underpin  
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Bombastic   pompous in speech and manner Bombast: pompous speech or writing Bloated Grandiloquent Magniloquent Rhetorical Declamatory Grandiose Orotund Self-important Fustian High-flown Pretentious  
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Cacophany   harsh, jarring noise Discord Noise Chaos Clamor Disharmony Din  
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Candid   impartial and honest in speech Direct Honest Straight Forthright Open Straightforward Frank Sincere Undisguised  
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Capricious   changing one's mind quickly and often Caprice: whim, sudden fancy Arbitrary Erratic Mercurial Willful Chance Fickle Random Changeable Inconstant Whimsical  
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Castigate   to punish or criticize harshly Admonish Rebuke Reprove Upbraid Chastise Reprimand Scold Chide Reproach Tax  
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Catalyst   something that brings about a change in something else Catalyze: to bring about a change in something else  
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Caustic   Biting in wit Acerbic Trenchant Biting Mordant  
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Chaos   great disorder or confusion Chaotic: jumbled, confused Clutter Disarray Disorganization Muddle Topsy-turviness Confusion Disorder Jumble Scramble Turmoil  
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Chaos, cont'd.   great disorder or confusion Chaotic: jumbled, confused Disarrangement Disorderliness Mess Snarl  
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