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GRE Vocabulary
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Undergraduate 4
09/19/2011
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abate
 Definition
to lessen, to subside
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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 in doing wrong
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abeyance
 Definition
suspended action
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abhor
 Definition
to hate
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abide
 Definition
be faithful, to endure
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abjure
 Definition
promise or swear to give up
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abraded
 Definition
rubbed off, worn away by friction
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abrogate
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repeal or annul by authority
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abscond
 Definition
to go away suddenly
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abstruse
 Definition
difficult to comprehend, obscure
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abut
 Definition
border on
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abysmal
 Definition
bottomless extreme
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acarpous
 Definition
no longer fertile, worn out
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acclaimed
 Definition
welcomed with shouts
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accolade
 Definition
praise approval
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accretion
 Definition
the growing of separate things into one
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accrue
 Definition
accumulate
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adamant
 Definition
inflexible
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admonitory
 Definition
containing warning
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adorn
 Definition
add beauty, decorate
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adulteration
 Definition
making unpure, poorer in quality
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affable
 Definition
polite, friendly
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affinity
 Definition
close connection, relationship
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aggravate
 Definition
make worse, irritate
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agile
 Definition
active, quick-moving
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agog
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eager/excited
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ail
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trouble, be ill
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alacrity
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eager, cheerful readiness
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alcove
 Definition
recess
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aleck
 Definition
one who considers himself smarter than others
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allegiance
 Definition
duty, support, loyalty
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alleviate
 Definition
make (pain) easier to handle
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alloy
 Definition
to debase by mixing with something inferior
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aloof
 Definition
reserved, indifferent
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amalgamate
 Definition
mix, combine, unite
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abidextrous
 Definition
able to use both hands
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ambiguous
 Definition
doubtful, uncertain
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ambivalent
 Definition
having both of two contrary meanings
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ambrosial
 Definition
extremely pleasing
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ameliorate
 Definition
improve, make better
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amortize
 Definition
end (a debt) by setting aside money
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antithetical
 Definition
direct opposing
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apartheid
 Definition
brutal racial discrimination
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aplomb
 Definition
self-confidence
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apostate
 Definition
one who abandons long-held religious or political belief
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apotheosis
 Definition
deification, glorification
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appease
 Definition
make quiet, calm
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apprehensive
 Definition
feeling about future
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