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GRE Vocab List A's
Words for GRE that start with 'A'
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05/17/2011

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aberrant
Definition
deviating from the norm
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abeyance
Definition
state of being temporarily suspended
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abjure
Definition
to renounce or reject solemnly, recant
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abrogate
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to repeal, to revoke
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abscond
Definition
to leave quietly and secretly
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abstemious
Definition
eating or drinking in small portions
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accolade
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praise, recognition
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accretion
Definition
growth in size
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acerbic
Definition
having sour or bitter taster or character, acrid
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acidulous
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having sour or acid taste, acerbic
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acme
Definition
highest level or degree attainable
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acumen
Definition
quick or keen and accurate insight, shrewdness, perspacity
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admonish
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to reprove, to express warning or disapproval
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adulterate
Definition
reduce impurity by combining with inferior ingredients
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aggrandize
Definition
to increase in intensity, power or prestige
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aerie
Definition
inclined to change ones mind impulsively
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affected
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fony or defective, insincere or pretentious, put on
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alacrity
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eager and enthusiastic willingness
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ameliorate
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to make better or improve
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ammortize
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to diminish by installments
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amenable
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agreeable, responsive to suggestion, acquiescent
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anathema
Definition
a solemn or ecclesiastical curse, a thoroughly loathed person or thing
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anodyne
Definition
something that calms or soothes pain, opiate
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antithetical
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diametrically opposed, as in antithesis
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apocryphal
Definition
of dubious authenticity or origin, questionable, spurious
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apostate
Definition
one who abandons long-held religious or pol. Convictions
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apotheosis
Definition
supreme example, deification
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apposite
Definition
appropriate, pertinent, relevant
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apprise
Definition
to give notice to, to inform
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approbation
Definition
approval and praise
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arabesque
Definition
complex or ornate design, also a dance position
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arcane
Definition
mysterious, esoteric
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ardor
Definition
intense or passionate feeling
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arrogate
Definition
to claim without justification
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artless
Definition
without sophistication
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ascetic
Definition
someone practicing self denial
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aspersion
Definition
an act of defamation or maligning
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assail
Definition
to attack or insult
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assiduous
Definition
diligent or hard working or devoted
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assuage
Definition
to ease or lessen or to appease or pacify
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astringent
Definition
biting, severe, harsh
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attenuate
Definition
to weaken or make thinner, to rarefy
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augury
Definition
prophecy, omen, portent
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august
Definition
dignified, grandiose
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auspices
Definition
protection or support
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auspicious
Definition
favorable
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avarice
Definition
greed
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aver
Definition
to state as fact, to confirm
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axiom
Definition
postulate, premise, or self evident truth
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