More GRE Practice Words #1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abet | to assist, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
| ablution | washing |
| abominate | loathe, hate |
| abortive | unsuccessful, fruitless |
| abrogate | abolish |
| absolve | pardon (an offense) |
| abstruse | obscure; profound, difficult to understand |
| acclaim | announce with great approval |
| acclivity | sharp upslope of a hill |
| accommodate | oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony, adapt |
| accost | approach and speak first to a person |
| accouter | equip |
| acetic | vinegary |
| acidulous | slightly sour, sharp, caustic |
| acme | peak, pinnacle |
| acquittal | deliverance from a charge |
| acrimonious | bitter in words or manner |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| actuarial | calculating, pertaining to insurance statistics |
| actuate | motivate |
| acuity | sharpness |
| address | direct a speech to |
| adjutant | staff officer assisting the commander, assistant |
| adulation | flattery, admiration |
| adventitious | accidental, causal |
| aerie | nest of a large bird of prey |
| affront | insult, offense |
| agglomeration | collection, heap |
| agog | highly excited, intensely curious |
| alimentary | supplying nourishment |
| allege | state without proof |
| alluvial | pertaining to soil deposits left by running water |
| amble | moving at an easy pace |
| ambulatory | able to walk |
| amicable | politely friendly, not quarrelsome |
| amnesty | pardon |
| amorphous | formless, lacking shape or definition |
| amok | in a state of rage |
| anathema | solemn curse, someone or something regarded as a curse |
| anchor | secure or fasten firmly |
| ancillary | serving as an aid or accessory, auxiliary |
| anemia | condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles |
| animadversion | critical remark |
| annuity | yearly allowance |
| anthropoid | manlike |
| antic | extravagantly odd |
| anvil | iron block used in hammering out metals |
| ape | imitate or mimic |
| aphorism | pithy maxim or saying |
| aplomb | poise, assurance |
| apocryphal | spurious |
| apolitical | having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs |
| apostate | one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs |
| apotheosis | elevation to godhood |
| append | attach |
| application | diligent attention |
| appraise | estimate value of |
| appurtenances | subordinate possessions |
| aquiline | curved, hooked |
| arable | fit for growing crops |
| arbitrate | act as a judge |
| arcane | secret, mysterious, known only to the initiated |
| arraign | charge in court, indict |
| arrears | being in debt |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| artful | cunning, crafty, sly |
| ascribe | assign, refer, attribute |
| asinine | stupid |
| aspirant | seeker after position or status |
| assay | analyze, evaluate |
| astral | relating to the stars |
| asunder | into parts, apart |
| atrophy | wasting away |
| attrition | gradual decrease in numbers |
| audit | examination of accounts |
| augury | omen, prophecy |
| august | impressive, majestic |
| auspicious | favoring success |
| autocratic | having absolute, unchecked power, dictatorial |
| aviary | enclosure for birds |
| avow | declare openly |
| awl | pointed tool used for piercing |
| badinage | teasing conversation |
| bait | harass, tease |
| baleful | threatening, menacing, sinister, foreshadowing evil |
| ballast | heavy substance used to add stability or weight |
| bandy | discuss lightly or glibly, exchange words heatedly |
| bastion | stronghold, something seen as a source of protection |
| bate | let down, restrain |
| beatific | showing or producing joy, blissful |
| bedraggle | wet thoroughly |
| behoove | be necessary or proper for, be incumbent upon |
| belabor | explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally |
| beleaguer | besiege or attack; harass |
| bent | determined, natural talent or inclination |
| beset | harass or trouble, hem in |
| betoken | signify, indicate |
| bevy | large group |
| bilious | suffering from a liver complaint; peevishly ill humored |
| bilk | swindle, cheat |
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