Della's GRE Vocabulary
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- Abate
- to lessen in intensity or degree (verb)
- Acerbic
- having a sour or bitter taste or character (adj.)
- Adulation
- excessive praise; intense adoration (noun)
- Alacrity
- eager and enthusiastic willingness (noun)
- Amalgamate
- to combine several elements into a whole (verb)
- Amenable
- agreeable; responsive to suggestions (adj.)
- Abscond
- to depart clandestinely; to steal away and hide (verb)
- Anomaly
- deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (noun)
- Archaic
- outdated (adj.)
- Ascetic
- one who practices rigid self-denial, especialy as an act of religious devotion (noun)
- Aesthetic
- dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful (adj.)
- Aberrant
- deviating from the norm (adj.)
- Accolade
- an expression of praise (noun)
- Acumen
- quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight (noun)
- Adulterate
- to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients (verb)
- Aggrandize
- to increase in intensity power or prestige (verb)
- Alchemy
- a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, especially base metals, into gold (noun)
- Ameliorate
- to make better or more tolerable (verb)
- Anachronism
- something or someone out of place in terms of its historical or chronological context (noun)
- Approbation
- an expression of approval or praise (noun)
- Arduous
- strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort (adj.)