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GRE DEFINITIONS AFFIDAVIT TO A
GRE DEFINITIONS
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03/29/2006

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affidavit
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n. written statement made under oath
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affiliation
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n. joining; associating with
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affinity
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n. kinship
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affirmation
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n. positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
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afix
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v. attach or add on; fasten
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affliction
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n. state of distress; cause of suffereing
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affluence
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n. abundance; wealth
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affront
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n. insult' offense; intentional acto fo disrespect
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agape
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adj. openmouthed
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agenda
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n. items of business at a meeting
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agglomeration
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n. collection; heap
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aggrandize
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v. increase or intensify; raise in power, wealth, rank or honor
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aggregate
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v. gather; accumulate
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aggressor
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n. attacker
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aghast
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adj. horrified; dumbfounded
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agility
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n. nimbleness
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agitate
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v. stir up; disturb
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agnostic
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n. one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality.
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agog
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adj. hightly excited; intensley curious
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agrarian
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adj. pertaining to land or its cultivation
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alacrity
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n. cheerful pomptness; eagerness
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alchemy
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n. medieval form of speculative thought that aimed to transform base metals (lead or copper) into silver or gold and to discover a means of prolnging life.
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alcove
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n. nook; recess
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alias
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n. an assumed name
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alienate
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v. make hostile; separate
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alimentary
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adj. supplying nourishment
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alimony
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n. payments made to an ex-spouse after divorce
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allay
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v. calm; pacify
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allege
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v. state without proof
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allegiance
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n. loyalty
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