Barron's GRE with sentences -Wordlist A 2/6
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A complete list of Barron's GRE Wordlist, with meanings and sentences.
The series has the entire wordlist split by alphabets, and also a mega complete wordlist, of all 3757 words.
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Terms | Definitions |
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 addendum | addition; appendix to book; adjunct Jane's editor approved her new comparative literature text but thought it would be even better with an addendum on recent developments in literary criticism. |
| addle | muddle; drive crazy; fuddle; befuddle; confound; confuse; bewilder This idiotic plan is confusing enough to addle anyone. |
| adherent | 1. (n) supporter; follower; advocate; backer; upholder; patron (a) sticky; viscous In the wake of the scandal, the senator's one-time adherent quietly deserted him. |
| adjunct | attachment; addendum I will entertain this concept as an adjunct to the main proposal. |
| adjuration | solemn urging (lời thề); oath Her adjuration to tell the truth did not change the witnesses' testimony. |
| adjutant | assistant Though Wellington delegated many tasks to his chief adjutant, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Somerset was in no doubt as to who made all major decisions. |
| admonish | warn; reprove He admonished his listeners to change their wicked ways. |
| adorn | decorate Wall paintings and carved statues adorned the temple. |
| adroit | 1.skillful; facile 2. agile (agility) easy; nimble (nhanh nhẩu, lẹ làng) His adroit handling of the delicate situation pleased his employers. |
| adulation | flattery; blandishment (sự tâng bốc, sự xu nịnh) The rock star thrived on the adulation of his groupies and yes-men. |
| advent | arrival (sự đến) Most Americans were unaware of the advent of the Nuclear Age until the news of Hiroshima reached them. |
| adventitious | accidental; casual He found this adventitious meeting with his friend extremely fortunate. |
| adversary | opponent; enemy Batman struggled to save Gotham City from the machinations of his wicked adversary, the Joker. |
| adverse | negative adverse circumstances compelled him to close his business. |
| advert | refer to; mention Since you advert to this matter so frequently, you must regard it as important. |
| advocate | urge; plead for The abolitionists advocated freedom for the slaves. |
| aegis | shield; defense Under the aegis of the Bill of Rights, we enjoy our most treasured freedoms. |
| affable | courteous; amiable; genial; cordial; good-tempered; congenial; sociable Although he held a position of responsibility, he was an affable individual and could be reached by anyone with a complaint. |
| affected | artificial; pretended; feigned His affected mannerisms irritated may of us who had known him before his promotion. |
| affidavit | written statement made under oath (bản khai có tuyên thệ) The court refused to accept his statement unless he presented it in the form of an affidavit. |
| affiliation | connection; cooperation His affiliation with the political party was of short duration for he soon disagreed with his colleagues. |
| affinity | (n) correspondence; same; parallelism; She felt an affinity with all who suffered; their pains were her pains. |
| affirmation | confirmation Despite Tom's affirmation of innocence, Aunt Polly still suspected he had eaten the pie. |
| affix | attach or add on; fasten First the registrar had to affix his signature to the license; then he had to affix his official seal. |
| affluence | abundance; wealth Foreigners are amazed by the affluence and luxury of the American way of life. |affront~insult; offend Accustomed to being treated with respect, Miss Challoner was affronted by Vidal's offensive behavior. |
| agape | openmouthed (há hốc mồm) She stared, agape, at the many strange animals in the zoo. |
| agenda | items of business at a meeting We had so much difficulty agreeing upon an agenda that there was very little time for the meeting. |
| agglomeration | collection; heap It took weeks to assort the agglomeration of miscellaneous items she had collected on her trip. |
| aggrandize | intensify; amplify; enlarge; elevate; escalate (đất đai, quyền lực) The history of the past quarter century illustrates how a President may aggrandize his power to act aggressively in international affairs without considering the wishes of Congress. |
| aggregate | sum; total The aggregate wealth of this country is staggering to the imagination. |
| aghast | horrified (sốc) He was aghast at the nerve of the speaker who had insulted his host. |
| agility | nimbleness The agility of the acrobat amazed and thrilled the audience. |
| agitate | stir up; disturb (khuấy động) Her fiery remarks agitated the already angry mob. |
| agnostic | one who is skeptical of the existence of knowability of a god or any ultimate reality (thuyết k thể biết) The agnostic demanded proof before she would accept the statement of the minister. |
| agog | ardent; avid; eager (nóng lòng, háo hức) We were all agog at the news that the celebrated movie star was giving up his career in order to enter a monastery (tu viện) |
| agrarian | pertaining to land or its cultivation As a result of its recent industrialization, the country is gradually losing its agrarian traditions. |
| alacrity | (n) enthusiasm He demonstrated his eagerness to serve by his alacrity in executing the orders of his master. |
| alchemy | medieval chemistry (thuật giả kim) The changing of baser metals into gold was the goal of the students of alchemy. |
| alcove | nook; recess (hốc tường) Though their apartment lacked a full-scale dining room, an alcove adjacent to the living room made an adequate breakfast nook for the young couple. |
| alias | an assumed name John Smith's alias was Bob Jones. |
| alienate | make hostile; separate Her attempts to alienate the two friends failed because they had complete faith in each other. |
| alimentary | supplying nourishment The alimentary canal in our bodies is so named because digestion of foods occurs there. |
| alimony | payments make to an ex-spouse after divorce (tiền cấp dưỡng sau khi li dị) Because Tony had supported Tina through medical school, on their divorce he asked the court to award him $500 a month in alimony. |
| allay | calm; pacify The crew tried to allay the fears of the passengers by announcing that the fire had been controlled. |
| allege | state without proof It is alleged that she had worked for the enemy. |
| allegory | story in which characters are used as symbols; fable Pilgrim's Progress is an allegory of the temptations and victories of the human soul. |
| alleviate | relieve This should alleviate the pain; if it does not, we shall have to use stronger drugs. |
| alliteration | repetition of beginning sound in poetry "The furrow followed free" is an example of alliteration. |
| alloy | mixture as of metals alloy of gold are used more frequently than the pure metal. |
| allude | refer indirectly Try not to allude to this matter in his presence because the topic annoys him. |
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