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GRE Vocab Group 9
Assist/Collaborate
7
General Vocab
Graduate
12/08/2009

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Term

abet

v.

Definition

to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.

 

Syn: help, aid, assist; promote

Term

ancillary

adj.

Definition
subordinate, subsidiary; auxiliary, assisting
Term

bolster

v.

Definition
to provide support or reinforcement
Term

corroborate

v.

Definition
to make more certain; confirm
Term

countenance

n./v.

Definition
approval or favor; encouragement; moral support; to approve, support, or encourage
Term

espouse

v.

Definition

to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as a cause; to marry

 

Syn: support, champion, advocate

Term

munificent

adj.

Definition
extremely liberal in giving; very generous
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