GRE2-list A
Words and definitions from a gre book. Some of the words may be a repeat from my previous list
Terms
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- amity
- friendship
- ambrosia
- food of the gods
- amenities
- convient features; courtesies
- address
- direct a speech to; deal with or discuss
- anodyne
- drug that relieves pain; opiate
- acclivity
- sharp upslope of a hill
- aphasia
- oss of speech due to injury or illness
- accord
- agreement
- agglomeration
- collection; heap
- antiseptic
- substance that prevents infection
- abscission
- removal by cutting off, as in surgery; separation
- aphorism
- pithy maxim or saying
- apocalyptic
- prophetic; pertaining to revelations
- allure
- entice; attract
- adapt
- alter; modify
- alchemy
- medieval form of speculative thought that aimed to transform base metals (lead or cooper into silver or gold and to discover a means of prolonging life
- annuity
- yearly allowance
- annals
- records; history
- affluence
- abundance; wealth
- alias
- an assumed name
- abdicate
- renounce; give up
- amazon
- female warrior
- allege
- state without proof
- allegiance
- loyalty
- alluvial
- pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
- aloft
- upward
- acoustics
- science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
- antic
- extravagantly odd
- amoke (amuck)
- in state of rage
- allegory
- story in which characters are used as symbols; fable
- affidavit
- written statement made under oath
- adversary
- opponent; enemy
- anomalous
- abnormal; irregular
- alimentary
- supplying nourishment
- anecdote
- short account of an amusing or interesting event
- amphibian
- able to live both on land and in water
- altuistic
- unselfishly generous; concerned for others
- abstract
- theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
- apathy
- lack of caring; indifference
- aloof
- apart; reserved
- apogee
- highest point
- aghast
- horrified; dumbfounded
- adroit
- skillful
- advocacy
- support; active pleading on behalf of someon or something
- alacrity
- cheerful promptness; eagerness
- analogy
- similarity; parallelism
- adept
- expert at
- agrarian
- pertaining to land or its cultivation
- amorphous
- formless; lacking shape or definition
- aerie
- nests of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk)
- anachronism
- something or someone misplaced in time
- amulet
- charm; talisman
- allocate
- assign
- aperture
- opening; hole
- aggressor
- attacker
- antithesis
- contrast; direct opposite of or to
- amphitheater
- oval building with tiers of seats
- acumen
- mental keenness
- abut
- border upon; adjoin
- amicable
- politely friendly; not quarrelsome
- amnesia
- loss of memory
- amass
- collect
- amnesty
- pardon
- aplomb
- poise; assurance
- allusion
- indirect reference
- agnostic
- one who is skeptical of teh existence of a god or any ultimate reality
- anointe
- consecrate
- ambivalence
- the state of having contradicotry or conflicting emotional attitudes
- acrophobia
- fear of heights
- animadversion
- critical remark
- accelerate
- move faster
- abnegation
- renunciation; self-sacrifice
- apostate
- one who abandons his religious faither or political beliefs
- annotate
- comment; make explanatory notes
- alloy
- a mixture as of metals
- abbreviate
- shorten
- angular
- sharpe-cornered stiff in manner
- adherent
- supporter; follower
- ambulatory
- able to walk; not bedridden
- advocte
- urge; plead for
- accessible
- easy to approach; obtainable
- acerbity
- bitterness of speech and temper
- anvil
- iron block used in hammering out metals
- amorous
- moved by sexual love; loving
- acuity
- sharpness
- allay
- calm; pacify
- adage
- wise saying; proverb
- adjacent
- adjoinging; neighboring; close by
- acquittal
- deliverance from a charge
- abscond
- depart secretly and hide
- antagonism
- hostility; active resistance
- affirmation
- positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
- anguish
- acute pain; extreme suffering
- ambiguous
- unclear or doubtful in meaning
- amiable
- agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly
- affix
- attach or add on; fasten
- abberrant
- abnormal or deviant
- ambience
- environment; atmostpher
- absolute
- complete; totally unlimited;certain
- apocryphal
- spurious; not authentic; invented rather than true
- acrimonious
- bitter in words or manner
- addle
- muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
- abominable
- detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
- adjutant
- staff officer assisting the cmannder; assistant
- annul
- make void
- amalgamate
- combine; unite in one body
- affable
- easily approachable; warmly friendly
- accretion
- growth; increase
- agility
- numbleness
- advert
- refer (to)
- acquiesce
- assent; agree passively
- antecedents
- preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors of early back ground
- abhor
- detest; hate
- anthem
- song of praise or patriotism
- abyss
- enormous chasm; vast, bottomless pit
- anemia
- condition in which blood lacks corpuscles
- animostity
- active enmity
- adjuration
- solemn urging
- anthology
- book of literary selections by various authors
- accommodate
- oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt
- alliteration
- repetition of beginning sound in poetry
- agape
- openmouthed
- adverse
- unfavorable; hostile
- accessory
- additional object; useful but not essential thing
- adorn
- decorate
- amputate
- cut off part of body; prune
- aboriginal
- being the first of its kind in a region; primitive, native
- acerbic
- bitter or sour in nature; sharp and cutting
- admonish
- warn; reprove
- apothecary
- druggist
- aggrandize
- increase or intensify; raise in power, wealth, rank or honor
- animated
- lively;spirited
- abstruse
- obscure; profound; difficult to understand
- apolitical
- having an averion or lack of concern for political affairs
- abstinence
- restraint from eating or drinking
- anthropomorphic
- having human form or characteristics
- acclaim
- applaud; announce with great approval
- abrogate
- abolish
- agog
- highly excited; intensely curious
- abominate
- loath; hate
- accomplice
- partner in crime
- anticlimax
- letdown in thought or emotion
- ameliorate
- improve
- anonymity
- state of being nameless; anonymousness
- aesthetic
- artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
- acidulous
- slightly sour;sharp; caustic
- accrue
- come about by addition
- absolve
- pardon (an offense)
- accoutre
- equip
- ample
- abundant
- affiliation
- joining; associating with
- ablution
- washing
- affront
- insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
- anchor
- secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place
- adulation
- flattery; admiration
- acclimate
- adjust to climate or environment; adapt
- academic
- related to a school; not practical or directly useful
- abrasive
- rubbing away; tending to grind down
- amend
- correct; change, generally for the better
- apex
- tip; summit; climax
- abstemious
- sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
- abstain
- refrain; withhold from participation
- antipathy
- aversion; dislike
- anarchy
- absence of governing body; state of disorder
- adamant
- hard; inflexible
- acetic
- vinergary
- altercation
- noisy quarrel; heated dispute
- anomaly
- irregularity
- abase
- lower; degrade; humiliate
- anchillary
- serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary
- abjure
- renounce upon oath; disavow
- ancestry
- family descent
- anthropologist
- student of the history and science of humankind
- acrid
- sharp; bitterly pungent
- alcove
- nook; recess
- alleviate
- relieve
- annext
- attach; take possession of
- abolish
- cancel; put an end to
- adversity
- poverty; misfortune
- anathema
- solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
- abash
- embarras
- anesthetic
- substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness
- affinity
- kinship
- amenable
- readily managed or willing to be led; answerable or accountable leggaly
- amble
- moving at an easy pace
- adjunct
- something (generally nonessentail or inferior) added on or attached
- analogous
- comparable
- abeyance
- suspended action
- accolade
- award of merit
- abysmal
- bottomless
- acturarial
- calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
- addendum
- addition; appendix to book
- acme
- peak; pinnacle; highest point
- antediluvian
- antiquted; extremely ancient
- amoral
- nonmoral
- abortive
- unsuccessful; fruitless
- antidote
- remedy to counteract a poison or disease
- ambidextrous
- capable of using either hand with eequal ease
- aggregate
- gather; accumulate
- aegis
- shield; defense
- advent
- arrival
- abusive
- coarsely insulting; physically harmful
- anthropid
- manlike
- adulterate
- make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
- allude
- refer indirectly
- abet
- assist, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
- agitage
- stir up; disturb
- alloy
- mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
- anteced
- precede
- actuate
- motive
- abridge
- condense or shorten
- acknowledge
- recognize; admit
- adhere
- stick fast
- abate
- subside or moderate
- animus
- hostile feeling or intent
- accost
- approach and speak first to a person
- antiquated
- obsolete; outdated
- alimony
- payments made to an ex-spouse after divorce
- acute
- quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe
- apologist
- one who writes in defense of a cause or institution
- apiary
- a place where bees are kept
- alienate
- make hostile; separate
- afflication
- state of distress; cause of suffering
- abject
- wretched; lacking pride
- ape
- imitate or mimic
- amiss
- wrong; faulty
- anarchist
- person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority
- adventitious
- accidental; casual
- agenda
- items of business at a meeting
- amplify
- broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger
- affected
- artificail; pretended; assumed in order to impress
- analgesic
- causing insensitivity to pain
- anneal
- reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling
- accede
- agree
- addiction
- compulsive, habitual need