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GRE A
GRE Vocab flashcards, letter A
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Undergraduate 4
07/22/2010

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aberrant
Definition
deviating from the norm
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abeyance
Definition
temporary suspension or inactivity
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abscond
Definition
to leave suddenly and secrettly, particularly to avoid prosecution or capture
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abstemious
Definition
temperate, moderate, or sparing
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advocate
Definition
to speak in favor of
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aggrandize
Definition
to make greater or exaggerate
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aggregate
Definition
(v.)to combine or form a collection or sum; also (adj.) amounting to a whole or total
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alacrity
Definition
willingness or cheerful eagerness
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alleviate
Definition
to lessen or make easier to endure
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amalgam
Definition
a mixture of different elements or concepts
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ambivalence
Definition
uncertainty or inability to make a choice because of simultaneous desire or repulsion
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ameliorate
Definition
to improve or make more satisfactory
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amorphous
Definition
having no definite form, vague or unorganized
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anachronism
Definition
an error in chronology or a thing that belongs in another era or time
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anomalous
Definition
unusual or not consistent with familiar patterns
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antipathy
Definition
habitual dislike or natural aversion
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appease
Definition
to satisfy or to yield in an affable way
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approbation
Definition
praise or approval
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arbitrate
Definition
to manage and judge a dispute
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artless
Definition
simple, absence of deceit, natural, or poorly made
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ascetic
Definition
someone who practices self-mortification for religious reasons or one who lives a chaste and simple life
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assiduous
Definition
(adj) constant, industrious, or working dilligently at a job
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assuage
Definition
to lessen, make easier, or soothe
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audacious
Definition
recklessly bold and daring
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austere
Definition
strict, self-disciplined, or severely simple or rough
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autonomous
Definition
independent, regarding a self-governing state or organization
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aver
Definition
to declare or assert with confidence
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