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GRE word list 2013 A-D
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Undergraduate 4
02/28/2014

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Abate
Definition
-v- subside or moderate
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Aberrant
Definition
adj- abnormal or deviant
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Abeyance
Definition
n- suspended action
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Abscond
Definition
-v- depart secretly and hide
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Abstemious
Definition
– adj – sparing in eating and drinking temperate
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Admonish
Definition
– v – warn; reprove.
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Adulterate
Definition
– v – make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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Aesthetic
Definition
artistic dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
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Aggregate
Definition
– v – gather; accumulate
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Alacrity
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– n – cheerful promptness; eagerness
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Alleviate
Definition
– v – relieve
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Amalgamate
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– v – combine; unite in one body
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Ambiguous
Definition
– adj – unclear or doubtful in meaning
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Ambivalence
Definition
– n – the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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Ameliorate
Definition
– v – improve
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Anachronism
Definition
– n – something or someone misplaced in time
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Analogous
Definition
– adj – comparable
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Anarchy
Definition
– n – absence of governing body; state of disorder
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Anomalous
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– adj – abnormal; irregular
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Antipathy
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– n – aversion; dislike
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Apathy
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– n - lack of caring; indifference
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Appease
Definition
– v – pacify or soothe; relieve
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Apprise
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– v - inform
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Approbation
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– n – approval
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appropriate
Definition
– acquire; take possession of for one’s own use
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Arduous
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– adj – hard; strenuous
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Artless
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– adj – without guile; open and honest
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Ascetic
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– adj – practicing self-denial; austere
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Assiduous
Definition
– adj- diligent
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Assuage
Definition
– v – ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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Attenuate
Definition
– v – make thinner; weaken or lessen (in density, force, degree)
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Audacious
Definition
– adj – daring bold
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Austere
Definition
– forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
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Autonomous
Definition
– self-governing
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Aver –
Definition
assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state, formally as a fact
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Banal
Definition
hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality
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Belie
Definition
contradict; give a false impression
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Beneficent
Definition
kindly; doing good
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Bolster
Definition
support; reinforce
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Bombastic
Definition
pompous; using inflated language
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Boorish –
Definition
rude; insensitive
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Burgeon
Definition
grow forth
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Burnish
Definition
make shiny by rubbing; polish
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Buttress
Definition
support; prop up
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Cacophonous
Definition
discordant; inharmonious
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Capricious
Definition
unpredictable; fickle
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Castigation
Definition
punishment; severe criticism
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Catalyst
Definition
agent that influences the pace of a chemical reaction while it remains unaffected and unchanged; person or thing that causes action
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Caustic
Definition
burning; sarcastically biting
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Chicanery
Definition
trickery; deception
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Coagulate
Definition
thicken; congeal; clot
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Coda
Definition
concluding section of a musical or literary composition; something that rounds out, summarizes, or concludes
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Cogent
Definition
convincing
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Commensurate
Definition
corresponding in extent, degree, amount; proportionate
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Compendium
Definition
brief; comprehensive summary
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Complaisant –
Definition
trying to please; overly polite; obliging
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Compliant
Definition
yielding; conforming to requirements
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Conciliatory
Definition
reconciling; soothing
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Condone –
Definition
overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
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Confound
Definition
confuse; puzzled
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Connoisseur
Definition
– person competent to act as a judge of art
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Contention –
Definition
claim; thesis
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Contentious
Definition
quarrelsome
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Contrite
Definition
penitent; repentant
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Conundrum
Definition
riddle; difficult problem
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Converge
Definition
approach; tend to meet; come together
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Convoluted
Definition
coiled around; involved; intricate
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Craven
Definition
cowardly
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Daunt –
Definition
intimidate; frighten
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Decorum
Definition
propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
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Default
Definition
failure to act
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Deference
Definition
courteous regard for another’s wish
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Delineate
Definition
portray; depict; sketch
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Denigrate
Definition
blacken
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Deride
Definition
ridicule; make fun of
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Derivative;
Definition
unoriginal; obtained from another source
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Desiccate
Definition
dry up
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Desultory
Definition
aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
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Deterrent
Definition
something that discourage; hindrance
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Diatribe
Definition
bitter scolding; invective
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Dichotomy
Definition
split; branching into two parts (usually contradictory)
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Diffidence
Definition
shyness
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Diffuse
Definition
wordy; rambling; spread out
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Digression –
Definition
wandering away from the subject
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Dirge
Definition
lament with music
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Disabuse
Definition
correct a false impression; undeceive
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Discerning
Definition
– mentally quick and observant; having insight
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Discordant
Definition
not harmonious; conflicting
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Discredit
Definition
– defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve
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Discrepancy
Definition
– lack of consistency; difference
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Discrete
Definition
– separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct parts
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Disingenuous
Definition
– lacking genuine candor; insincere
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Disinterested;
Definition
unprejudiced
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Disjointed
Definition
lacking coherence; separated at the joints
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Dismiss
Definition
eliminate from consideration; reject
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Disparage
Definition
belittle
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Disparate
Definition
basically different; unrelated
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Dissemble
Definition
disguise; pretend
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Disseminate
Definition
distribute; spread; scatter
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Dissolution
Definition
disintegration; looseness in morals
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