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Details Title: GRE Words 1 Description: Words frequently seen on the GRE exam Total Flash Cards: 23 Created: 01/07/2004 05:49:59	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 abate Definition subside or moderate. Rathern than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate. Term aberrant Definition abnormal or deviant. Givent eh aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt hte validity of the entire experiment. Term abeyance Definition suspended action. The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival. Term abscond Definition depart secretely and hide. The teller who absconded with teh bonds went uncaptured until someone recognized him from his photograph on America's Most Wanted. Term abstemious Definition sparing in eating and drinking; temperate. concerned weather her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, hte worred mother pressed food on him. Term adulterate Definition make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances. It is a crime to adulterate foods without informing the buyer. Term admonish Definition warn; reprove. He admonished his listeners to change their wicked ways. Term aesthetic Definition artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating hte beautiful. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Alice's aesthetic sense. Term aggregate Definition gather; accumulate. Before the Wall Street scandals, dealers in so-called junk bonds managed to aggregate great wealth in short periods of time. Term alacrity Definition cheeful promptness; eagerness. Phil and Dave were raring to get off to the mountains; they packed up their ski gear and climbed into the van wiht alacrity. Term alleviate Definition relieve. Thsi should alleviate the pain; if it does not, we shall have to user stronger drugs. Term amalgamate Definition combine; united in one body. The unions will attempt to amalgamate their groups into one national body. Term ambiguous Definition unclear or doubtful in meaning. His ambiguous instructions misled us; we did not know which road to take. Term ambivalence Definition the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes. Torn between loving her parents one minute, and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings. Term ameliorate Definition improve. Many social workers have attempted to ameliorate the conditions of people living in the slums. Term anachronism Definition something or someone misplced in time. Shakespeare's reference to clocks in Julius Caesar is an anachronism; no clocks existed in Caesar's time. Term analogous Definition comparable. She called our attention to the things that had been done in an analogous situation and recommended that we do the same. Term anarchy Definition absence of governing body; state of disorder. The assassination of the leaders led to a period of anarchy. Term anomalous Definition abnormal; irregular. She was placed in the anomalous position of seeming to approve procedures that she despised. Term antipathy Definition aversion; dislike. Tom's extreme antipathy for disputes keeps him from getting into arguments with his wife. Term apathy Definition lack of caring; indifference. A firm believer in dmocratic government, she could not understand the apathy of people who never bothered to vote. Term amorphous Definition formless; lacking shape of definition. Term amorous Definition moved by sexual love; loving. "Love them and leave them" was the motto of the amorous Don Juan.