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Unit 3
Barron's GRE Words
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English
Graduate
02/12/2013

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aggrandize
Definition
to make larger or greater
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aggregate
Definition
amounting to a whole;total
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alacrity
Definition
cheerful willingness: eagerness: speed
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alchemy
Definition
medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation.
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allay
Definition
to lessen; ease; sooth

Improvements in antivirus software have allayed many people's fears of having their computers "infected" with malicious software.
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alleviate
Definition
to relieve; improve partially
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alloy
Definition
a combination; a mixture of two or more metals
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allure
Definition
the power to entice by charm
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amalgamate
Definition
to combine into a unified whole
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ambiguous
Definition
unclear or doubtful in meaning
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