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GRE Vocabulary
list of vocabulary words to study for the GRE
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General Vocab
Graduate
05/27/2013

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abase
Definition
to lower, degrade, humiliate, to bring from a higher to lower state, to depress, to hurt the pride of
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abash
Definition
to embarrass
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abasia
Definition
the inability to walk due to lack of muscular coordination
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abate
Definition
to subside or moderate
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abbreviate
Definition
to make smaller or shorten
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abdicate
Definition
to renounce under oath a right, position, or responsibility
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abdication
Definition
formal giving up of control or authority
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abberant
Definition
abnormal or deviant
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aberration
Definition
something that is abnormal, departure from the ordinary
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abjure
Definition
promise or swear to give up, renounce upon oath
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ablution
Definition
wahing usually referring to the clening of ritual items
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abnegation
Definition
renunciation, to self sacrifice, to give up or renounce
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abolish
Definition
to cancel, put to end
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abominate
Definition
to loathe, to hate
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aboriginal
Definition
primitive, original, native
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