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GRE - Verbal I
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Graduate
09/19/2010

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ABATE
Definition
TO REDUCE IN AMOUNT, DEGREE, OR SEVERITY
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ABSCOND
Definition
TO LEAVE SECRETLY
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AGGRANDIZE
Definition
TO INCREASE IN POWER, INFLUENCE, AND REPUTATION
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AMALGAMATE
Definition
TO COMBINE; TO MIX TOGETHER
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AMELIORATE
Definition
TO MAKE BETTER; TO IMPROVE
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ANACHRONISM
Definition
SOMETHING OUT OF PLACE IN TIME
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ANALOGOUS
Definition
SIMILAR OR ALIKE IN SOME WAY; EQUIVALENT TO
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ANTIPATHY
Definition
EXTREME DISLIKE
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APATHY
Definition
LACK OF INTEREST OR EMOTION
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ARBITRATE
Definition
TO JUDGE A DISPUTE BETWEEN TWO OPPOSING PARTIES
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ARCHAIC
Definition
ANCIENT, OLD-FASHIONED
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ARDOR
Definition
INTENSE AND PASSIONATE FEELING
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ASSUAGE
Definition
TO MAKE SOMETHING UNPLEASANT LESS SEVERE
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ATTENUATE
Definition
TO REDUCE IN FORCE OR DEGREE; TO WEAKEN
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AUDACIOUS
Definition
FEARLESS AND DARING
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AUSTERE
Definition
SEVERE OR STERN IN APPEARANCE; UNDECORATED
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BANAL
Definition
PREDICTABLE, CLICHED, BORING
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BOMBASTIC
Definition
POMPOUS IN SPEECH AND MANNER
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CACOPHONY
Definition
HARSH, JARRING NOISE
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