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GRE 2013
Vocab for GRE
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10/01/2013

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Abscond
Definition
to depart in a sudden and secret manner
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aberrant
Definition
departing from the right, normal or usual course; deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type; exceptional; abnormal.
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Alacrity
Definition
promptness in response
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Anomaly
Definition
deviation from the common rule
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Arduous
Definition
hard to accomplish or acheive
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Assuage
Definition
to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
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Audacious
Definition
intrepidly daring : adventurous, recklessly bold : rash, contemptuous of law, religion, or decorum : insolent, marked by originality and verve
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Austere
Definition
severe or stern and cold in appearance or manner, morally strict, marked simple or unadorned, giving little or no scope of pleasure
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Axiomatic
Definition
self evident or unquestionable
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Analogous
Definition

similar, comparable, parallel

 

like, akin, corresponding, related, kindred, equivalent

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animosity
Definition

dislike, hatred

 

antipathy, hostility, friction, antagonism, acrimony, enmity, animus, bitterness, rancor, resentment, ill feeling/will, bad blood, hate, loathing;

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antipathy
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repulsion, hatred

 

hostility, antagonism, animosity, aversion, animus, enmity, dislike, distaste, hate, abhorrence, loathing

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apathy
Definition

indifference, lack of emotion

 

lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

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aperture
Definition
an opening, hole, or gap
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apprise
Definition

inform, to give notice of

 

tell, notify, advise, brief, make aware, enlighten, update, keep posted;

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arbitrary
Definition
tyrannical, capricious, depending solely on individual will
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arcane
Definition
secret
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arduous
Definition
exremely difficult, hard
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arid
Definition
dry, dull
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articulate
Definition
well-spoken
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ascetic
Definition
a self-denying, simple person
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ascertain
Definition
discover, determine, make certain of
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astute

 

Definition
wise
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attenuate
Definition
weaken, to make thin or slender
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