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Barron's Essesntial words for the GRE
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General Vocab
Post-Graduate
03/23/2010
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abate
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to decrease, reduce
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abdicate
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to give up position, power or right
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aberrant
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deviating from what is normal

 

 

 

 
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abeyance
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temporary suppression or suspension
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abject
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pitiful; miserable
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abjure
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to reject; formally abandon
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abscission
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the act of cutting
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abscond
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to depart secretly
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abstemious
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moderate in appetite
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abstinence
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the giving up of certain pleasures
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abysmal
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very bad
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accretion
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growth in size or increase in amount
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accrue
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to accumulate; grow by additions
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adamant
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uncompromising; unyielding
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adjunct
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something added, attached or joined
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admonish
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to caution or reprimand
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adulterate
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to corrupt or make impure
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aesthetic
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relating to beauty or art
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affected
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pretentious; phony
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affinity
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fondness; liking; similarity
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aggrandize
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to make larger or greater
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aggregate
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amounting to the whole; total
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness; eagerness
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alchemy
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medieval chemical philosophy
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allay
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to lessen; ease; soothe
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alleviate
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to relieve; improve
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alloy
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a combination; a mixture of metals
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allure
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the power to entice by charm
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amalgamate
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to combine into a unified whole
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
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conflicting emotional attitudes
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ambrosia
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something delicious
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ameliorate
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to improve
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amenable
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agreeable; cooperative; suited
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amenity
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something that increases comfort
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amulet
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ornament worn as charm against evil spirits
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anachronism
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something out of proper time; strange; peculiar
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analgestic
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medicine that reduces or eliminates pain
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analogous
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comparable
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anarchy
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state of disorder; absence of government
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anodyne
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something that soothes or calms pain
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anomalous
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irregular; deviating from the norm
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antecedent
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something that comes before
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antediluvian
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prehistoric
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antipathy
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dislike; hostility
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apathy
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indifference
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apex
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the highest point
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apogee
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the most distant point in an orbit from the body being orbited; the highest point
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apothegm
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a terse witty saying
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appease
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to calm; pacify; placate
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appellation
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name
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apposite
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strikingly appropriate and relevant
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apprise
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to inform
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approbation
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praise; approval
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appropriate
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to take possession; confiscate
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apropos
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relevant
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arabesque
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ornate design; ballet position
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archeology
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study of material evidence of past human life
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ardor
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great emotion or passion
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arduous
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extemely difficult; laborious
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argot
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specialized language used by a group
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artifact
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item made by human craft
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artless
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guileless; natural
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arrest
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to stop; to seize
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ascetic
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one who practices self-denial
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asperity
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severity; harshness; irritability
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aspersion
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slander; false rumor
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assiduous
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hard working; diligent
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assuage
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to make less severe
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astringent
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harsh; severe
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asylum
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place of refuge or shelter
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atavism
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reappearance of genetic traits after skipping generations
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attentuate
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to weaken
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audacious
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bold; daring
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austere
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stern; unadorned
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autonomous
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self governing; independent
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avarice
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greed
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aver
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to affirm; declare to be true
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avocation
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secondary occupation
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avuncular
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like an uncle; benevolent and tolerant
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axiomatic
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taken for granted
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bacchanalian
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drunken revelry
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banal
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commonplace; trite
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banter
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playful conversation
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bard
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poet
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bawdy
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obscene
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beatify
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to bless; to sanctify
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bedizen
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to dress in a vulgar manner
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behemoth
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huge creature; large and powerful
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belie
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to give false impression; misrepresent
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