gre word list 1
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- Abase
- v. lower' degrade' humiliate
- abash
- v. embarrass
- abate
- v. subside or moderate
- abbreviate
- v. shorten
- abdicate
- b. renounce; give up
- aberrant
- adj. abnormal or deviant
- aberration
- n. abnormality
- abet
- v. assist
- abeyance
- n. suspended action
- abhor
- b. detest; hate
- abject
- adj. wretched; lacking pride
- abjure
- b. renounce upon oath; disavow
- ablution
- washing
- abnegation
- n. renunciation; self-sacrifice
- abolish
- v. cancel; put an end to
- abominate
- v. loathe; hate
- abortive
- adj. unsuccessful; fruitless
- abrogate
- v. abolish
- abscission
- n. removal by cutting off, as in surgery; serparation
- abscond
- depart secretly and hide
- abstemious
- adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
- abstruse
- adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understnad
- abut
- v. border upon; adjoin
- abysmal
- adj. bottomless
- accede
- v. agree
- acclivity
- n. sharp upslope of a hill
- accolade
- n. award of merit
- accord
- n. agreement
- accost
- v. approach and speak first to a person
- accoutre
- v. equip
- accretion
- n. growth; increase
- accrue
- v. come about by addition
- acerbic
- adj. bitter or sour in nature; sharp and cutting
- acerbity
- n. bitterness of speech and temper
- acetic
- adj. vinegary
- acidulous
- adj. slightly sour; sharp; caustic
- acme
- n. peak; pinnacle; highest point
- acquiesce
- v. assent; agree passively
- acrid
- adj. sharp; bitterly pungent
- acrimonious
- adj. bitter in words or manner
- acrophobia
- n. fear of heights
- actuarial
- adj. calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
- actuate
- v. motivate
- acuity
- n. sharpness
- acumen
- n. mental keenness
- acute
- adj. quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe
- adage
- n. wise saying; proverb
- adament
- adj. hard; inflexible
- addendum
- n. addition, appendix to book
- addle
- v. muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
- adept
- adj. expert at.
- adjunct
- n. something (generally nonessential or inferior) added on or attached
- adjuration
- n. solem urging
- adjutant
- n. staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
- admonish
- v. warn; reprove
- adorn
- v. decorate
- adroit
- adj. skillful