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GRE Vocab Words 2009-10
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ABATE

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v. subside or moderate

 

ex.) Instead of leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate.

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ABEYANCE
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n. suspended action

ex.)They deal was held in abeyance until she arrived.
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ABERANT
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adj. abnormal or deviant

EX.)Given the abberant nature of the data, we decided to challenge the professor.
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ABSCOND
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v. depart secretly and hide

ex.)The mother who had anconded with her husbands fortunes fled the country.
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ABSTEMIOUS

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adj. sparing in eating and drinking, temperate

 

ex. I need to be abstemious in my eating so that I can loose weight

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ADMONISH
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v. to warn or reprove

 

ex. When the Church questioned her religious beliefs, Mary admonished them, stating she'd worship as she pleased.

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ADULTERATE
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v. to make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

 

ex. Its a crime to adulterate food without informing the buyer. He adulterated his juice by adding water.

 

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AESTHETIC
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adj. artistic;dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful

ex. The beauty of Angelas sculpture appealed to Mariam's aesthetic sense.
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