Home > Flashcards > Language - English > GRE

Details Title: GRE Description: Vocab Total Flash Cards: 19 Created: 07/28/2005 10:10:26	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 to lessen in intensity or degree Term Aberrant Definition deviating from the norm Term Abjure Definition to renounce or reject solemnly Term Abrogate Definition to abolish or annul by authority Term Abscission Definition act of cutting off Term Abscond Definition to depart clandestinely Term Accolade Definition an expression of praise Term Accretion Definition growth, increase by successive addition Term Acerbic Definition Having a sour or bitter taste or character Term Acumen Definition quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight Term Admonish Definition to reprove; to express warning or disapproval Term Adroit Definition adept, dexterous Term Adulation Definition excessive praise Term Adulterate Definition to reduce purity Term Adumbrate Definition to foreshadow vaguely, intimate, suggest, or outline sketchily Term Aesthetic Definition dealing with, appreciative of or responsive to art of the beautiful Term Aggrandize Definition to increase in intensity, power or prestige Term Alacrity Definition eager and enthusiastic willingness Term Alchemy Definition a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals; any magical or wonderful transformation