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GRE Vocabulary
Letter A
50
English
Graduate
01/18/2010

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abbreviate
Definition
to make briefer, to shorten
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aberration
Definition
a deviation from what is normal or natural
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abeyance
Definition
a temporary lapse in activity
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abjure
Definition
to renounce, reject, or officially disclaim
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abrade
Definition
to irritate by rubbing; to wear down in spirit
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abridge
Definition
to shorten; to reduce
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abrogate
Definition
to nullify or abolish
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abscond
Definition
to make a secret departure or elope
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accretion
Definition
to gradually build-up or enlarge
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adjunct
Definition
something added to another thing, an associate or assistant
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adroit
Definition
skillful or adept
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adulterate
Definition
to corrupt or make impure
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adversary
Definition
enemy or opponent
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aesthete
Definition
someone who is devoted to beauty and beautiful things
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affability
Definition
the quality of being easy to talk to and gracious
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affected
Definition
false or artificial
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affinity
Definition
a feeling of shared attraction, kinship, or similarity
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aggrandize
Definition
to make bigger or greater, to inflate
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agitation
Definition
a disturbing feeling or upheaval or excitement
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alias
Definition
an assumed name
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allegiance
Definition
loyalty or devotion shown to one government or to a person, group, or cause
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allocate
Definition
to appropriate for a specific purpose, to distribute
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amalgamate
Definition
to blend thoroughly
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ameliorate
Definition
to make something better or more tolerable
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amortize
Definition
to pay off or reduce a debt gradually through periodic payments
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amplify
Definition
to enlarge, expand, or increase
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anachronistic
Definition
out of the proper time (period)
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anarchy
Definition
absence of law or order
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animosity
Definition
hostility or resentment
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anomaly
Definition
something different or irregular
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antagonism
Definition
hostility, conflict, opposition
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antipathy
Definition
a long-held feeling or dislike or aversion
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apprehension
Definition
a feeling or fear or foreboding
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arabesque
Definition
intricate decorative patterns involving intertwining lines and something incorporating flowers, animals, and fruit
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arbitrary
Definition
based on random or merely personal preference
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archaic
Definition
old-fashioned, obsolete
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ardor
Definition
a strong feeling or passion, energy or zeal
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arid
Definition
very dry, boring or meaningless
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articulate
Definition
to express oneself clearly and effectively
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asperity
Definition
harshness, severity
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assail
Definition
to attack with blows of words
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assay
Definition
to analysis for particular components, to determine weight, quality, etc.
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assimilate
Definition
to absorb into a system or culture
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assuage
Definition
to ease, to pacify
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audacious
Definition
bod, daring, adventurous
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authoritarian
Definition
favoring or demanding blind obedience to leaders
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authoritative
Definition
official, conclusive
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avenge
Definition
to exact a punishment for or on the behalf of someone
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aver
Definition
to claim to be true
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avow
Definition
to declare boldly
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