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GRE Vocab
GRE Vocab
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Graduate
01/28/2013

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Term
abdication
Definition
giving up control/authority
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aberration
Definition
straying away from what is normal
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abet
Definition
help/encourage somebody in doing wrong
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abeyance
Definition
suspended action
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abhor
Definition
to hate; to detest with disgust
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abjure
Definition
renounce; promise to give up
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abraded
Definition
rubbed off by friction
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abriad
Definition
to awaken/rouse
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abrogate
Definition
repeal or annul by authority
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abut
Definition
border on
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abysmal
Definition
extremely bad; bottomless
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acarpous
Definition
no longer fertile
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accolade
Definition
an expression of praise
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accretion
Definition
growing of separate things into one
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acumen
Definition
keen, quick, accurate judgement
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admonitory
Definition
containing warning
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adulterate
Definition
make in pure by adding substance to
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affable
Definition
polite, friendly
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agog
Definition
eager/excited
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alacrity
Definition
eager and cheerful readiness
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aleck
Definition
one who considers himself smarter than others
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aloof
Definition
reserved, indifferent, cool/distant
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amalgamate
Definition
mix/combine; unite societies
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ambivalent
Definition
having contrary meanings; mixed feelings
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ambrosial
Definition
extremely pleasant taste
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ameliorate
Definition
improve, make better
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amortize
Definition
end a debt by setting money aside
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antithetical
Definition
direct oppisition
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apartheid
Definition
brutal discrimination
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aplomb
Definition
self-condfidence
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apostate
Definition
one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
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apotheosis
Definition
elevation to divine status
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apprise
Definition
give notice to inform
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approbation
Definition
approval
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apropos
Definition
appropriate to the situation
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arabesque
Definition
a complex ornate design
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arcane
Definition
known or understood by few
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ardor
Definition
enthusiasm
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argot
Definition
slang
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arrant
Definition
in the highest degree
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ascetic
Definition
practicing self-denial
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ascribe
Definition
attributed to the origin or belonging to
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asperity
Definition
roughness, harshness, ill temper
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