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GRE Verbal
Kaplan Top Words (a-c)
69
Language - English
Graduate
02/09/2010

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abate
Definition
to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
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abscond
Definition
to leave secretly
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abstain
Definition
to choose not to do something
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abyss
Definition
an extremely deep hole
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ABDICATE
Definition
to give up a position, right, or power
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ABJURE
Definition
to reject, abandon formally
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ABLUTION
Definition
act of cleansing
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ABNEGATE
Definition
to deny, renounce
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ABROGATE
Definition
to abolish or invalidate by authority
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abstemious
Definition
consuming moderately
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abstruse
Definition
difficult to comprehend
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abut
Definition
to touch, to be in contact with
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acerbic
Definition
bitter, sharp in tase or temper
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acme
Definition
highest point, summit
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acquiesce
Definition
to agree or comply in silence
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adroit
Definition
skillful, accomplished, highly competent
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adumbrate
Definition
to sketch, outline in a shadow way
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aerie
Definition
nook or nest built high in the air
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amortize
Definition
to diminish by installment payments
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ancillary
Definition
accessory, subordinate; helping
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antediluvian
Definition
prehistoric, ancient beyond measure; coming before the biblical flood
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anothropormorphic
Definition
attributing human qualities to nonhumans; having human qualities
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aplomb
Definition
pose, confidence
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apostate
Definition
one who renounces a religious faith
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apthegm
Definition
a short instructive saying
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apotheosis
Definition
deficiation, glorified ideal
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arboreal
Definition
relating to trees; living in trees
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assiduous
Definition
diligent, persistent, hardworking
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bacchanlian
Definition
drunkenly festive
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balk
Definition
to refuse, shirk, prevent
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beatific
Definition
saintly, angelic
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behemoth
Definition
huge creature
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belie
Definition
to misrepresent; expose as false
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benison
Definition
blessing
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bifurcate
Definition
divide into two parts
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bilious
Definition
easily irritated, relating to bile
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bonhomie
Definition
good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer
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bulward
Definition
defense wall; anything serving as defense
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cajole
Definition
to flatter, coax, persuade
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calamitous
Definition
disaastrous, catasrophic
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calumny
Definition
false and malicious accusation, misrepresentation, slander
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canard
Definition
a lie
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carom
Definition
to strike and rebound
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cavalcade
Definition
a procession
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chagrin
Definition
shame, embarrassment, humiliation
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charlatan
Definition
quack, fake
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chattel
Definition
piece of personal property
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chimerical
Definition
fanciful, imaginary, visionary; impossible
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choleric
Definition
easily angered, short tempered
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churlish
Definition
rude
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cistern
Definition
tank for rainwater
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coalesce
Definition
to grrow together; cause to unite as one
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coffer
Definition
strongbox, large chest for money
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cognomen
Definition
family name; any name; especially a nickname
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comeliness
Definition
physical grace and beauty
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commodious
Definition
roomy, spacious
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compuctious
Definition
feeling guilty or having misgivings
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conciliatory
Definition
overcoming distrust or histility
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conflagration
Definition
big destructive fire
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congenial
Definition
similary in tastes and habits
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consanguineous
Definition
of the same origin, related by blood
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conentious
Definition
quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligeretn
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contumacious
Definition
rebellious
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corpulence
Definition
obesity, fatness, bulkiness
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corrugate
Definition
to mold in a shape with parallel grooves and ridges
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cosset
Definition
to pamper, treat with great care
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coterie
Definition
small group of persons with a similar purpose
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coven
Definition
group of witches
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curmudgeon
Definition
cranky perosn
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