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aberrant
adj
Context Clue
: "wildly aberrant behavior"
Word Parts Clue:
Ab-
means away from;
err
means wander.
abnormal; deviant
abate
verb
Context Clue:
"a forest fire abating"
subside; moderate; lessen in intensity
abeyance
noun
Context Clue:
"held in abeyance"
temporary inactivity; suspended action
abstemious
adj
Context Clue:
"an abstemious regimen"
sparring in eating and drinking; temperate
adulterate
verb
Context Clue:
"adulterating coffee with chicory"
make inpure by adding inferior or tainted substances; contaminate
aggregate
noun
Context Clue:
"taken in the aggregate"
Word Part Clue:
Greg-
means flock
sum total; gross amount; whole mass; materials used in making concrete
alacrity
noun
Context Clue:
"accepting with alacrity"
promptness; cheerful willingness; eagerness
amalgmate
verb
Context Clue:
"amalgmating several schools into one"
combine; unite in one body; merge
ameliorate
verb
Context Clue:
"ameliorating working conditions"
improve; make better or more bearable
anachronistic
adj
Context Clue:
"an anachronistic throwback"
Word Parts Clue:
Chron-
means time
chronologically out of place; out of its proper time period
anomaly
adj
Context Clue:
"spacial anomaly"
irregularity; abnormality
antipathy
noun
Context Clue:
"natural antipathy of cats and dogs"
Word Parts Clue:
Anti-
means against;
path-
means feeling.
habitual adversion; intense dislike; hatred
apochryphal
adj
Context Clue:
"wildly apocryphal rumors"
not authentic; invented rather than true; mythical
apostate
noun
Context Clue:
"treacherous apostate"
one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; deserter; defector; traitor
apprise
verb
Context Clue:
"Keep me apprised of the situation!"
inform; make aware of; notify
approbation
noun
Context Clue:
"esteem and approbation"
approval; praise
ascetic
noun
Context Clue:
"a self-denying astetic"
one who pratices self-denial; hermit; abstainer
asperity
noun
Context Clue:
"ill-humored asperity"
Word Parts Clue:
Asper-
means harsh or rough
sharpness of temper; harshness of manner; severity
aspersion
noun
Context Clue:
"vile aspersions"
Word Parts Clue:
Asper-
means harsh or rough
slanderous remark; abusive attack; slur
assidious
adj
Context Clue:
"assiduous efforts"
diligent; persistent
assuage
verb
Context Clue:
"assuaging greif"
alleviate; mitigate; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy or appease (hunger)
astringent
adj; noun
Context Clue:
"sour as astringent, unripe fruit"
bitter in taste; caustic
attenuate
verb
Context Clue:
"aspirin attenuating a fever's intensity"
Word Part Clue:
ten-
means thin
weaken or lessen; make thinner or finer; becoming weak or fine
autonomy
noun
Context Clue:
"personal autonomy"
Word Part Clue:
auto-
means self;
nom-
means rule
political or personal independence; self-governance
aver
verb
Context Clue:
"averring the truth"
Word Parts Clue:
ver-
means true
assert confidently; affirm; declare
baleful
adj
Context Clue:
"a baleful glance"
deadly; having a malign influence; threating harm or misfortune
banality
noun
Context Clue:
"the banality of cliche`s"
lack of orginality; a commonplace expression
bane
noun
Context Clue:
"the bane of his existence"
cause of ruin or misery; curse
beneficent
adj
Context Clue:
"a beneficent donor"
producing benefits; charitable; generous
blithe
adj
Context Clue:
"blithe and carefree"
carefree; happy
bolster
verb
Context Clue:
"bolstering an arguement"
support; reinforce
bombastic
adj
Context Clue:
"a bombastic orator"
prententious and long-winded; pompous; using inflated language
boor
noun
Context Clue:
"insensitive, uncouth boor"
someone who acts in a rude or insensitive way; lout; oaf
brook
verb
Context Clue:
"not brooking misconduct"
allow; tolerate; put up with
burgeon
verb
Context Clue:
"burgeoning population"
develop rapidly; flourish
burnish
verb
Context Clue:
"burnishing a brass candlestick
make shiny by rubbing; polish
cacophonous
adj
Context Clue:
"as cacophonous as car alarms"
unpleasant-sounding; grating
castigation
noun
Context Clue:
"severe public castigation"
verbal punishment; scolding; severe criticism
catalyst
noun
Context Clue:
"a catalyst for change"
someon or something that precipitates an action or change; substance that initiates or speeds up a chemical reaction without itself being affected
caustic
adj
Context Clue:
"burned by caustic chemicals"
able to burn, dissolve, or corrode by chemical action; corrosive
chicanery
noun
Context Clue:
"resorting to chicanery"
trickery to deceive someone; deception; fraud
coagulate
verb
Context Clue:
"blood coagulating"
thicken; congeal; clot
coda
noun
Context Clue:
"a fitting coda to life"
concluding setion of a musical or literary composition; something that rounds out; summarizes, or concludes
cogent
adj
Context Clue:
"cogent reasons"
convincing; well-argued; powerfully persuasive
commensurate
adj
Context Clue:
"salary commensurate with experience and qualifications"
proportionate; adequate
compendium
noun
Context Clue:
"a useful compendium of information"
comprehensive through brief summary of a larger work; inventory
complaisant
adj
Context Clue:
"a complaisant supreme court"
obliging; eager to please; overly polite
compliant (1)
adj
Context Clue:
"compliant to their parents' wishes"
submissive; yielding; willing to obey
compliant (2)
adj
Context Clue:
"Energy-Star compliant dishwashers"
conforming to requirements; meeting official obligations
confound
verb
Context Clue:
"confounding the experts"
confuse; mix up; puzzle; baffle
Author
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GRE Vocabulary Flash Cards V.1
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GRE Vocabulary Flash Cards V.1
Updated
2010-03-11T22:47:01Z
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