Barrons_GRE_A-D_Part_00.txt

lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect

embarrass

subside or moderate

shorten

renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)

abnormal or deviant

deviation from the normal; mental disorder

assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage

suspended action

detest; hate

(of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology

renounce upon oath

washing

renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation

cancel; put an end to

loathe; hate

detestable; extremely unpleasant

being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine

unsuccessful; fruitless

rubbing away; tending to grind down

condense or shorten

abolish

cutting off; separation

depart secretly and hide

complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism

pardon (an offense)

refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote

sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote

theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational

obscure; profound; difficult to understand

coarsely insulting; physically harmful

border upon; adjoin

bottomless

enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit

related to a school; not practical or directly useful

agree

move faster

easy to approach; obtainable

additional object; useful but not essential thing

applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; Ex. The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; N: strong expression of approval and praise

adjust to climate or environment; adapt

sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity

award of merit; strong praise and approval

oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging

partner in crime

agreement

approach and speak first to a person

equip; N. accoutrement

growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete

come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual

bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone)

vinegary

slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic

recognize; admit

peak; pinnacle; highest point

science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

assent; agree passively; comply without protest

deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner

bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent

stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior

fear of heights

calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

someone who advises insurance companies

motivate; activate; cause to act

sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)

mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen

(of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain

wise saying; proverb

adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially

hard; inflexible

make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel.

addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book)

compulsive habitual need

make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg)

direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech

expert at; very skilled

stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality

supporter; follower

adjoining; neighboring; close by

something attached to but holding an inferior position

solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly

staff officer assisting the commander; assistant

warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove

decorate

skillful (in using mind or hand)

flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved

make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted(contaminated) substances

arrival

accidental; casual; happening by chance

opponent; enemy

going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile

great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event

refer

support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something

speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for

shield; protection; defense

nest of a large bird of prey

artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics

easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly