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GRE - Barron
GRE - Most common words - Barron
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Language - English
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11/29/2010

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Term

ABEYANCE

The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival

Definition

Suspended action

 

Term

ABSTEMIOUS

Concerned wheter her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him

Definition
Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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ADMONISH

When her courties asked her religious beliefs, she adnomished them, declaring that she would abminished as she pleased

Definition
Warn, reprove
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AGGREGATE

Before the Wall Street Scandals, delears in so called junk bonds managed to aggregate great wealth in short periods of time

Definition
Gather; accumulate
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ANARCHY

The assassination of the leaders lead to a period of anarchy

Definition
Absence of govern body; state of disorder
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ANTIPATHY

Tom's extreme antipathy for disputes keeps him from getting into arguments with his temperamental wife

Definition
Aversion, dislike
Term

APATHY

A firm believer in democratic government, she could not understant the apathy of people who never bothered to vote

Definition
Lack of caring; indifference
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APPRISE

When Nasea was apprised with the weather conditions, the head of the space agency decided to postpone the launch

Definition
Inform
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ARTLESS

His artless comment indicates the child's innocent surprise at her grandmother's changed appearance

Definition
Without guile; open and honest
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ASSIDUOUS

It took him weeks of assiduous labor before he was satisfied with his portrait of his soon

Definition
Diligent
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AUTONOMOUS

 

Definition
Self-governing
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BANAL

He even resorted to the banality of having of having someone slip on a banana peel

 

Definition
Hackneyed, commonplace, trite
Term

BELIE

His coarse, hard-bitten exterior belied his internal sensitivity

Definition
Contradict, give a false impression
Term

BOORISH

Though he constantly interrupted his wife, she ignored his boorished behavior

Definition
Rude, insensitive
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BURNISH

The made burnished the brass fixtures until they reflect the lamlight

Definition
Make shine by rubbing, polish
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BUTTRESS

Debaters buttress their arguments with facts

Definition
Suport, prop up
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CODA

The piece concluded with a distinctive coda that brought together various motifs

Definition
Concluding section of a musical or literaly composition; something that rounds out, summarizes or conclude
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