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Details Title: GRE Vocab Description: GRE Vocab Words Total Flash Cards: 1163 Created: 11/10/2004 07:12:30	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term WORD Definition DEFINITION Term abacus Definition frame with balls for calculating Term abate Definition to lessen to subside Term abdication Definition giving up control authority Term aberration Definition straying away from what is normal Term abet Definition help/encourage smb (in doing wrong) Term abeyance Definition suspended action Term abhor Definition to hate to detest Term abide Definition be faithful to endure Term abjure Definition promise or swear to give up Term abraded Definition rubbed off worn away by friction Term abrogate Definition repeal or annul by authority Term abscond Definition to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest) Term abstruse Definition difficult to comprehend obscure Term abut Definition border on Term abysmal Definition bottomless extreme Term acarpous Definition effete no longer fertile worn out Term acclaimed Definition welcomed with shouts and approval Term accolade Definition praise approval Term accretion Definition the growing of separate things into one Term adamant Definition kind of stone inflexible Term admonitory Definition containing warning Term adorn Definition add beauty decorate Term adulteration Definition making unpure poorer in quality Term affable Definition polite and friendly Term affinity Definition close connection relationship Term aggravate Definition make worse irritate Term agile Definition active quick-moving Term agog Definition eager/excited Term ail Definition trouble be ill Term alacrity Definition eager and cheerful readiness Term alcove Definition recess/partially enclosed place Term allegiance Definition duty support loyalty Term alleviate Definition make (pain) easier to bear Term alloy Definition to debase by mixing with something inferior Term aloof Definition reserved indifferent Term amalgamate Definition mix combine unite societies Term ambidextrous Definition able to use the left hand or the right equally well Term ambiguous Definition doubtful uncertain Term ambivalent Definition having both of two contrary meanings Term ameliorate Definition improve make better Term amortize Definition end (a debt) by setting aside money Term anguish Definition severe suffering Term animosity Definition strong dislike Term antidote Definition medicine used against a poison or a disease Term antithetical Definition direct opposing Term apartheid Definition brutal racial discrimination Term aplomb Definition self-confidence Term apostate Definition one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions Term apotheosis Definition deification glorification to godliness Term appease Definition make quiet or calm Term apprehensive Definition grasping understanding fear unhappy feeling about future Term apprise Definition give notice to inform Term approbation Definition approval Term apropos Definition appropriate to the situation apt Term apt Definition well-suited quick-witted Term arabesque Definition a complex ornate design Term arboreal Definition of connected with trees Term ardor Definition enthusiasm Term arduous Definition steep difficult ascent laborious Term argot Definition jargon slang Term arrant Definition in the highest degree Term arrogance Definition proud superior manner of behaviour Term articulate Definition speak distinctly connect by joints Term ascend Definition go or come up Term ascertain Definition get to know Term ascetic Definition practicing self-denial austere stark Term ascribe Definition consider to be the origin of or belonging to Term aseptic Definition surgically clean Term asperity Definition roughness harshness ill temper irritability Term aspersion Definition slander Term assail Definition with attack violently Term assiduous Definition diligent hard-working sedulous Term assuage Definition make smth (pain desire) less Term asterisk Definition the mark * (e.g.. omitted letters) Term astringent Definition substance that shrinks Term astute Definition clever quick at seeing to get an advantage Term atonement Definition repayment death of Jesus Term attenuate Definition make thin. weaken enervate Term attune Definition bring into harmony Term audacious Definition daring foolishly bold impudent Term augury Definition omen sign Term august Definition majestic venerable Term auspicious Definition favorable successful prosperous Term austere Definition severely moral and strict simple and plain Term auxiliary Definition helping supporting Term aver Definition affirm assert prove justify Term aversion Definition strong dislike Term avid Definition eager greedy Term avow Definition admit. Declare openly Term baleful Definition harmful ominous causing evil Term balk Definition obstacle purposely to get on the way of Term baneful Definition causing harm or ruin pernicious destructive Term barrage Definition artificial obstacle built across a river Term barren Definition not good enough unable to have young ones without value Term bask Definition in enjoy warmth and light Term beatify Definition to bless make happy or ascribe a virtue to Term bedizen Definition to adorn especially in a cheap showy manner Term belabor Definition beat hard Term bellicose Definition belligerent pugnacious warlike Term belligerent Definition (person nation) waging war Term benefactor Definition person who has given help Term benevolence Definition wish or activity in doing good Term benign Definition kind and gentle mild (climate) Term bequest Definition arrangement to give smth at death Term berate Definition scold sharply Term bereft Definition rob or dispossess of smth (material) Term bewilder Definition puzzle confuse Term bigot Definition stubborn narrow-minded person Term bilge Definition bulge the protuberance of a cask Term blandishment Definition flattery coaxing Term blandness Definition polite manner comforting uninteresting Term blatant Definition noisy and rough Term blithe Definition cheerful casual carefree Term bogus Definition sham counterfeit not genuine Term boisterous Definition loud noisy rough lacking restraint Term bolster Definition give greatly needed support Term boorish Definition crude offensive rude Term brash Definition hasty rush cheeky saucy Term brass Definition yellow metal (mixing copper and zinc) Term brazen Definition made of brass Term breach Definition opening broken place breaking Term brittle Definition easily broken Term broach Definition bring up announce begin to talk about Term brook Definition to tolerate endure Term buoyant Definition able to float light-hearted Term burgeon Definition grow forth send out buds Term burnish Definition to polish rub to a shine Term cabal Definition a scheme or plot a group of plotters Term cadge Definition to beg to get by begging Term cajole Definition use flattery or deceit to persuade Term calipers Definition metal supports attached to the legs measuring instrument Term calumny Definition slander aspersion Term candid Definition frank straight-forward Term cant Definition insincere talk/jargon Term cantankerous Definition bad-tempered/quarrelsome Term canvass Definition discuss thoroughly sort of touting Term castigate Definition to chastise correct by punishing Term castigation Definition severe punishment Term catalyst Definition substance that causes speeding up Term caustic Definition biting sarcastic Term censure Definition expression of blame or disapproval a rebuke Term centurion Definition leader of a unit of 100 soldiers Term chary Definition cautious wary Term chastened Definition corrected punished Term chastisement Definition punishment Term chauvinist Definition a blindly devoted patriot Term chicanery Definition legal trickery/false argument Term chisel Definition steel tool for shaping materials Term churl Definition bad-tempered person Term clamor Definition shout complain with a lot of noise Term clientele Definition customers Term clinch Definition come to grips/settle conclusively Term cling Definition to resist separation Term clot Definition half-solid lump formed from liquid Term cloture Definition closing device (in Parliament) to end a debate by voting Term coagulation Definition change to a thick and solid state Term coalescing Definition coming together and uniting into one substance Term coax Definition get smb to do smth by kindness Term coda Definition passage that completes a piece of music Term coddle Definition treat with care and tenderness Term coerce Definition compel to force to make obedient Term coeval Definition of the same period coexisting Term cogent Definition strong convincing Term cogitate Definition think deeply mediate Term cognizant Definition being fully aware of Term colander Definition bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off water Term collusion Definition secret agreement for a deceitful purpose Term combustion Definition process of burning Term commemorate Definition keep the memory of Term commodious Definition having plenty of space for what is needed Term commuter Definition person who travels regularly Term complaisance Definition tending to comply obliging willingness to please Term compunction Definition feeling of regret for one's action Term conceal Definition hide keep secret Term conceit Definition over-high opinion of too much pride Term conciliatory Definition reconciling soothing comforting mollifying Term concord Definition agreement or harmony Term concur Definition agree in opinion happen together Term condense Definition increase in density strength make laconic Term condone Definition forgive Term congeal Definition make or become stiff and solid Term conjoin Definition to join together Term connoisseur Definition a person with good judgement (e.g.. in art) Term connotation Definition suggestion in addition to Term consequential Definition pompous self important Term console Definition give comfort or sympathy to Term conspicuous Definition easily seen remarkable Term consternation Definition surprise and fear dismay Term constrain Definition compel Term constrict Definition make tight or smaller Term consume Definition get to the end of Term consummate Definition perfect/make perfect/complete Term contemn Definition to scorn or despise Term contentious Definition argumentative pugnacious combative quarrelsome Term contiguous Definition touching neighboring near Term contrite Definition filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing Term contumacious Definition insubordinate rebellious Term conundrum Definition a riddle dilemma enigma Term conviction Definition convincing firm belief Term convoke Definition call together summon Term convoluted Definition complicated coiled twisted Term cordial Definition warm and sincere Term cordon Definition line (of police acting as a guard) Term cornucopia Definition abundant supply Term corporeal Definition physical of or for the body Term correlate Definition have a mutual relation Term corroboration Definition additional strengthening evidence Term countenance Definition to favor or approve of Term counterfeit Definition forgery Term countervail Definition counterbalance Term covert Definition disguised Term covetous Definition eagerly desirous Term cower Definition crouch shrink back Term coy Definition shy/modest (esp of a girl) Term crass Definition very great (es. stupidity) Term cravat Definition piece of linen worn as a necktie Term craven Definition cowardly Term crease Definition line made by crushing white line on the ground in cricket Term credulity Definition too great a readiness to believe things Term credulous Definition ready to believe things Term crush Definition press lose shape subdue overwhelm Term cryptic Definition secret with a hidden meaning Term cumbersome Definition burdensome heavy and awkward to carry Term curmudgeon Definition bad-tempered person Term curriculum Definition course of study Term cursory Definition