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Generic vocab for AFOQT
verbs for the vocab and analogies sections
30
Language - English
Undergraduate 3
08/10/2011

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acquiesce
Definition
to give in; agree
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amass
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to accumulate
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assuage
Definition
to soother or comfort; to lessen the pain of
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atrophy
Definition
to waste away from lack of use
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augment
Definition
to add or increase
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censor
Definition
to limit communication to prevent to the loss of secret information
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censure
Definition
to condemn severely for inappropriate or
rule-breaking behavior
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coalesce
Definition
to come together as one; unite
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condescend
Definition
to patronize; to stoop to someone else's
level in an offensive way
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condone
Definition
to APPROVE of or allow to happen
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denounce
Definition
to speak out against or condemn
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deride
Definition
to ridicule or laugh at contemptuously
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digress
Definition
to veer off the main topic
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disparage
Definition
to belittle or sau uncomplimentary things
about in an indirect way
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drone
Definition
to talk on and on in a dull way
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efface
Definition
to erase or rub away the features of
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engender
Definition
to create or produce
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exemplify
Definition
to serve as an example or representative of
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extol
Definition
to praise
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instigate
Definition
to provoke or stir up a controversy
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mitigate
Definition
to lessen the severity of something; such as
a punishment or injury
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preclude
Definition
to prevent or make impossible
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refute
Definition
to disprove
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reproach
Definition
to scold or rebuke
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rescind
Definition
to repeal, to take back formally
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revere
Definition
to worship or respect very deeply
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squander
Definition
to waste
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vacillate
Definition
to waver between alternatives; to be indecisive
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venerate
Definition
to revere or treat as something or someone holy
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vilify
Definition
to cast as a villain; to defame
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