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GRE Vocab
GRE Vocab
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Language - English
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01/28/2013
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abdication
 Definition
giving up control/authority
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aberration
 Definition
straying away from what is normal
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abet
 Definition
help/encourage somebody in doing wrong
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abeyance
 Definition
suspended action
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abhor
 Definition
to hate; to detest with disgust
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abjure
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renounce; promise to give up
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abraded
 Definition
rubbed off by friction
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abriad
 Definition
to awaken/rouse
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abrogate
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repeal or annul by authority
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abut
 Definition
border on
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abysmal
 Definition
extremely bad; bottomless
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acarpous
 Definition
no longer fertile
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accolade
 Definition
an expression of praise
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accretion
 Definition
growing of separate things into one
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acumen
 Definition
keen, quick, accurate judgement
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admonitory
 Definition
containing warning
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adulterate
 Definition
make in pure by adding substance to
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affable
 Definition
polite, friendly
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agog
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eager/excited
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alacrity
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eager and cheerful readiness
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aleck
 Definition
one who considers himself smarter than others
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aloof
 Definition
reserved, indifferent, cool/distant
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amalgamate
 Definition
mix/combine; unite societies
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ambivalent
 Definition
having contrary meanings; mixed feelings
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ambrosial
 Definition
extremely pleasant taste
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ameliorate
 Definition
improve, make better
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amortize
 Definition
end a debt by setting money aside
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antithetical
 Definition
direct oppisition
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apartheid
 Definition
brutal discrimination
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aplomb
 Definition
self-condfidence
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apostate
 Definition
one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
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apotheosis
 Definition
elevation to divine status
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apprise
 Definition
give notice to inform
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approbation
 Definition
approval
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apropos
 Definition
appropriate to the situation
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arabesque
 Definition
a complex ornate design
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arcane
 Definition
known or understood by few
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ardor
 Definition
enthusiasm
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argot
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slang
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arrant
 Definition
in the highest degree
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ascetic
 Definition
practicing self-denial
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ascribe
 Definition
attributed to the origin or belonging to
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asperity
 Definition
roughness, harshness, ill temper
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