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Common words that appear on the GRE
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Post-Graduate
10/08/2009

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Aberrant
Definition
Adjective; deviating from the norm (noun: aberration)
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Aberration
Definition
Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course
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Abet
Definition
To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of an offense
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Abeyance
Definition
A state of suspension or temporary inaction
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Abjure
Definition
To recant, renounce, or repudiate under oath
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Ablution
Definition
A washing or cleansing, especially of the body
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Abrogate
Definition
To abolish, repeal
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Abscond
Definition
Verb; to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
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Abstemious
Definition
Characterized by self-denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink or food
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Abstruse
Definition
Dealing with matters difficult to be understood
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Abut
Definition
To touch at the end or boundary line
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Accede
Definition
To agree
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Acquiesce
Definition
To comply; submit
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Acrid
Definition
Harshly pungent or bitter
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Acumen
Definition
Quickness of intellectual insight, or discreetness; keenness of discrimination
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Adage
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An old saying
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Adamant
Definition
Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability; refusing to change one's mind
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Admonition
Definition
Gentle reproof
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Alacrity
Definition
noun; eager and enthusiastic willingness
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Anomaly
Definition
noun; deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (noun: aberration)
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Approbation
Definition
noun; an expression of approval or praise
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Approbation
Definition
noun; an expression of approval or praise
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