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GRE DEFINITIONS ABASE TO ABSTR
GRE DEFINITIONS
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03/28/2006

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abase
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v. lower; degrade; humiliate.
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abash
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v. embarrass
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abate
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v. subside or moderate
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abbreviate
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v. shorten
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abdicate
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v. renounce; give up
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aberrant
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adj. abnormal or deviant
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aberration
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n. abnomality; departure from the norm; mental irregularity or disorder
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abet
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v. assist, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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abeyance
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n. suspended action
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abhor
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v.detest; hate
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abject
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adj. wretched; lacking pride.
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abjure
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v. renounce upon oath; disavow.
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ablution
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n. washing
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abnegation
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n. renunciation; self-sacrifice
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abolish
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v. cancel; put an end to
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abominable
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adj detestable, extremely unpleasant; very bad
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abominate
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v. lothe; hate
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aboriginal
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adj, n. being the first of its kind in a region primitive, native
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abortive
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adj. unsuccessful; fruitless
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abrasive
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adj. rubbing away; tending to grind down
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abridge
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v. condense or shorten
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abrogate
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v. abolish
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abscission
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n. removal by cutting off, as in surger; separation
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abscond
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v. depart secretly and hide
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absolute
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adj. complete, totally unlimited; certain
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absolve
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v. pardon (an offense)
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abstain
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v. refrain; withhold from participation
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abstemious
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adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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abstinence
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n. restraint from eating or drinking
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abstract
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adj. not concrete; nonrepresentational
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