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Abase
Lower
degrade
humiliate
Abate
Subside or moderate
Aberrant
Abnormal or deviant
Aberration
Deviation from the expected or the normal.
Abet
Assist
usually in doing something wrong.
Abeyance
Suspended action
Abjure
Renounce upon oath
Ablution
Washing
Abnegation
Renunciation
self-sacrifice
Aboriginal
Being the first of it�s kind in a region
primitive
native
Abortive
Unsuccessful
fruitless
Abscond
Depart secretly and hide
Abstemious
Sparring in eating and drinking
temperate
Abstinence
Restraint from eating and drinking.
Abstruse
Obscure
profound
difficult to understand.
Abut
Border upon
adjoin
Abysmal
Bottomless.
Accede
Agree
To give one's consent
often at the insistence of another
concede
Acclivity
Sharp upslope of a hill.
Accolade
Award of merit.
Adulation
Flattery
admiration
Adulterate
Make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
Admonish
Warn
reprove
Advocate
Urge
plead for
Aesthetic
Artistic. Capable of appreciating beauty
Affable
Easily approachable
warmly friendly.
Affected
Artificial
pretended
assumed in order to impress.
Affluence
Abundance
wealth.
Aggregate
Gather
accumulate
Agility
Nimbleness.
Alacrity
Cheerful promptness
eagerness
Alleviate
Relieve
Allure
Entice
attract.
Aloof
Apart
reserved
Amalgamate
Combine
unite in one body
Ambiguous
Unclear or doubtful in meaning
Ambivalence
State of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
Amble
Moving at an easy pace.
Ambulatory
Able to walk
not bedridden.
Ameliorate
Improve
Amicable
Agreeable
lovable
Amoral
Nonnormal.
Amorphous
Formless
lacking shape or definition.
Amplify
Broaden or clarify by expanding
intensify
make stronger.
Anachronism
Something or someone misplaced in time
Analogous
Comparable
Anarchy
Absence of governing body
state of disorder
Anathema
Solemn curse
someone or something regarded as a curse.
Anemic
Condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles.
Animated
Lively
spritied.
Animus
Hostile feeling or intent.
Anomalous
Abnormal
irregular
Anomaly
Irregularity
Anonymous
State of being nameless.
Antediluvian
Antiquated
extremely ancient.
Antipathy
Aversion
dislike
Antithesis
Contrast
direct opposite of or to.
Apathy
Lack of caring
indifference
Aphasia
Loss of speech due to injury or illness.
Appease
Pacify
soothe
relieve
Apposite
Appropriate
fitting
Apprehend
Arrest (a criminal)
dread
perceive.
Apprise
Inform
Approbation
Approval
Appropriate
Acquire
Aptitude
Fitness
talent
Aquiline
Curved
hooked.
Archaic
Antiquated
Ardor
Heat
passion
zeal.
Arduous
Hard
strenuous
Array
Marshal
draw up in order. Clothe
adorn.
Arroyo
A deep gully cut by an intermittent stream
a dry gulch
A brook
a creek
Artifice
Deception
trickery
Artisan
Manually skilled worker.
Artless
Without guile
open and honest
Ascertain
Find out for certain.
Ascetic
Practicing self-denial
austere
Asperity
Sharpness (of temper)
Assiduous
Diligent
Assuage
Ease or lessen (pain)
satisfy (hunger)
soothe (anger)
Asteroid
Small planet.
Astute
Wise
shrewd
keen
Atrocity
Brutal deed.
Atrophy
Wasting away.
Attenuate
Make thin
weaken
Atypical
Not normal.
Audacious
Daring
bold
Augment
Increase
add to
Austere
Forbiddingly stern
severely simple and unornamented
Autonomous
Self-governing
Auxiliary
Offering or providing help
additional or subsidiary.
Avarice
Greediness for wealth.
Aver
State confidently.
Avert
Prevent
turn away
Awry
Distorted
crooked
Abdication
Giving up control authority
Abraded
Rubbed off worn away by friction
Abrogate
Repeal or annul by authority
Acarpous
Effete no longer fertile worn out
Accretion
The growing of separate things into one
Admonitory
Containing warning
Agog
Eager/excited
Alcove
Recess/partially enclosed place
Alloy
To debase by mixing with something inferior
Ambrosial
Extremely pleasing to taste
Amortize
End (a debt) by setting aside money
Animosity
Strong dislike
Antithetical
Direct opposing
Apartheid
Brutal racial discrimination
Aplomb
Self-confidence
Apostate
One who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
Apotheosis
Deification glorification to godliness
Apprehensive
Grasping understanding fear unhappy feeling about future
Arabesque
A complex ornate design
Arboreal
Of connected with trees
Argot
Jargon slang
Arrant
In the highest degree
Articulate
Speak distinctly connect by joints
Ascribe
Consider to be the origin of or belonging to
Aseptic
Surgically clean
Aspersion
Slander
Assail
With attack violently
Astringent
Substance that shrinks
Atonement
Repayment death of Jesus
Attune
Bring into harmony
Augury
Omen sign
August
Majestic venerable
Auspicious
Favorable successful prosperous
Avid
Eager greedy
Avow
Admit. Declare openly
Author
FurqanAhmed
ID
218234
Card Set
GRE_WORD_LIST_A
Description
GRE Word List for Letter A
Updated
2013-05-07T10:48:13Z
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