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GRE Vocab.
A list of common words on the GRE
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General Vocab
Undergraduate 3
07/02/2009

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abase
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v. lower; degrade; humiliate
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abate
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v. subside or moderate
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abash
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v. embarrass
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aberrant
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adj. abnormal or deviant
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aberration
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n. abnormality; departure from the norm; mental irregularity or disorder
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abet
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v. assist, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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abeyance
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n. suspended action
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abject
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adj. wretched; lacking in pride
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abjure
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v. renounce upon oath; disavow
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ablution
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n. washing
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abnegation
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n. renunciation; self-sacrifice
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abominate
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v. loathe; hate
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abortive
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adj. unsuccessful; fruitless
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abrogate
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v. abolish
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abscission
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n. removal by cutting off, as in surgery; separation
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abscond
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v. depart secretly and hide
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abstemious
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adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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abstinence
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n. restraint from eating or drinking
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abstruse
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adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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abut
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v. border upon; adjoin
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abysmal
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adj. bottomless
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academic
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adj. not practical or directly useful
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accede
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v. agree
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acclivity
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n. sharp upslope of a hill
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accolade
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n. award of merit
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accoutre
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v. equip
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accretion
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n. growth; increase
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acerbic
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adj. bitter or sour in nature; sharp and cutting
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acerbity
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n. bitterness of speech and temper
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acetic
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adj. vinegary
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acidulous
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adj. slightly sour; sharp; caustic
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acme
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n. peak; pinnacle; highest point
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acquittal
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n. deliverance from a charge
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acrimonious
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adj. bitter in words or manner
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acrophobia
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n. fear of heights
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actuate
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v. motivate
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acumen
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n. mental keenness
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acute
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adj. quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe
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adage
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n. wise saying; proverb
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addle
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v. muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
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adherent
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n. supporter; follower
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adjunct
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n. something (generally nonessential or inferior) added on or attached
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adjuration
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n. solemn urging
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adjutant
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n. staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
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adroit
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adj. skillful
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adulterate
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v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances. n. adulteration
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aesthetic
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adj. artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful; n. aesthete
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aggregate
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v. gather; accumulate; n. aggregation
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alacrity
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n. cheerful promptness; eagerness
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alleviate
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v. relieve
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amalgamate
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v. combine
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ambiguous
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adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
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n. the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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ameliorate
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v. improve
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anachronism
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n. something or someone misplaced in time
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analogous
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adj. comparable
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anarchy
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n. absence of governing body; state of disorder
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anomalous
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adj. abnormal; irregular
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antipathy
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n. aversion; dislike
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apathy
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n. lack of caring; indifference
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appease
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v. pacify or soothe; relieve
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apprise
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v. inform
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approbation
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n. approval
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appropriate
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v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use
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arduous
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adj. hard; strenuous
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artless
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adj. without guile; open and honest
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ascetic
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adj. practicing self-denial; austere
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assiduous
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adj. diligent
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assuage
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v. ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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attenuate
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v. make thinner; weaken or lessen (in density, force, degree)
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audacious
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adj. daring; bold
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austere
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adj. forbiddingly stern; severly simple and unornamented
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autonomous
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adj. self-governing
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aver
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v. assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state formally as a fact
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