Barrons Gre Units 1 & 2

Front 1

Abate

Back 1

Reduce or make something less strong

Front 2

Abdicate

Back 2

To give up the position right or power like being king or queen

Front 3

De facto

Back 3

In fact whether by right or not like exercising power without being legally established

Front 4

Aberrant

Back 4

Deviating from what's normal speaking in terms of social acceptance

Front 5

Aberration

Back 5

The state of being different from the usual or normal

Front 6

Deviant

Back 6

The person with a behaviour different than that accepted by the society standards

Front 7

Abeyance

Back 7

To hold something temporarily in suppression or suspension.

Not to use something for a period of time

Front 8

Abject

Back 8

Miserable ,pitiful and without any hope

Front 9

Abjure

Back 9

desist doing something or abandon something formally

Front 10

Abscission

Back 10

The act of cutting, natural separation of leaf or other part of a plant

Front 11

Abscise

Back 11

To cut something off or away

Front 12

Abscond

Back 12

Depart and leave secretly, and usually take something that is not yours

Front 13

Abstemious

Back 13

Moderate in appetite in terms of both alcohol and food

Front 14

Abstinence

Back 14

Giving up a certain pleasure or certain pleasures

Front 15

Abysmal

Back 15

Very bad

Front 16

Accretion

Back 16

Growth in size or increase in amount

Usually layer-by-layer

Front 17

Accrue

Back 17

To accumulate and Grow by addition

Front 18

Monopolistic

Back 18

Having exclusive control over a commercial area or activity

Front 19

Adamant

Back 19

Determined not to change your mind or to be persuaded about something، uncompromising، unyielding

Front 20

Adjunct

Back 20

Something added ,attached or joint

Front 21

Admonish

Back 21

To reprimand: officially tell someone that you do not approve of them or their actions.

To caution: strongly advise someone to do something

Front 22

Adulterate

Back 22

To corrupt and make impure

Front 23

Aesthetic

Back 23

1. relating to beauty and art

2. Conception of what is artistically beautiful

Front 24

Aesthete

Back 24

Someone who cultivates a special sensitivity to beauty. Usually someone whose interest in art is excessive.

Front 25

Affected

Back 25

Pretentious, phony

Front 26

Affinity

Back 26

Fondness, liking, similarity, close and deep bond