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GRE High-Frequency Word List - Set 1
333 High-Frequency Words for the GRE
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06/03/2009

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abate
Definition
subside or moderate
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aberrant
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abnormal or deviant
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abeyance
Definition
suspended action
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abscond
Definition
depart secretly and hide
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abstemious
Definition
sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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admonish
Definition
warn; reprove
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adulterate
Definition
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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aesthetic
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artistic; deal with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
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aggregate
Definition
gather; accumulate
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alacrity
Definition
happy eagerness
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alleviate
Definition
relieve
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amalgamate
Definition
combine; unite in one body
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ambiguous
Definition
unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
Definition
the state of having contradictory of conflicting emotional attitudes
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ameliorate
Definition
improve
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anachronism
Definition
something or someone misplaced in time
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anarchy
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absence of governing body; state of disorder
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anomalous
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abnormal; irregular
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antipathy
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aversion; dislike
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apathy
Definition
lack of caring; indifference
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appease
Definition
pacify or soothe; alleviate
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apprise
Definition
inform
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approbation
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approval
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appropriate
Definition
acquire; take possession of for one's own use
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arduous
Definition
hard; strenuous
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artless
Definition
without guile; open and honest
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ascetic
Definition
practicing self-denial as a measure of discipline, morally strict; austere in appearance or manner
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assiduous
Definition
persistent attention; diligent
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assuage
Definition
ease or lessen (pain); soothe (anger)
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attenuate
Definition
make thinner; weaken or lessen (in density, force, degree)
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audacious
Definition
daring, bold
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austere
Definition
forbiddingly stern and cold in appearance or manner; severely simple and unornamented, bare
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autonomous
Definition
self-governing
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aver
Definition
take vengeance for something (or on behalf of someone)
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