Common Gre Words --Letter A

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abeyance

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temporary suppression or suspension

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abscond

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to depart secretly

-decamp

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abstemious

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moderate in appetite

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abstain

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to choose not to do something

-forbear

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adulterate

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to make impure

-debase

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abate

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to reduce in amount, degree, or severity

-ebb; lapse; relent

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aberrant

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deviating from what is normal or expected

-errant; anomalous

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abyss

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an extremely deep hole

-chasm

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advocate

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to speak in favor of

-champion

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aesthetic

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concerning the appreciation of beauty

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aggrandize

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to increase in power, influence and reputation

-apotheosize; augment; ennoble; wax

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admonish

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to caution or reprimand

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aggregate

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amounting to a whole; total

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alacrity

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speed or quickness

-celerity; dispatch; haste

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alleviate

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to make more bearable

-assuage; mitigate; palliate; relieve

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amalgamate

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to combine into a unified whole; to mix together

-admix; coalesce; commingle; commix; intermingle

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ambiguous

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unclear or doubtful in meaning

-equivocate; nebulous; dubious; indeterminate

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ambivalence

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having conflicting emotional attitudes

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ameliorate

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to improve

-pacify

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anachronism

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something out of place in time

-archaism; incongruity

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analogous

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comparable

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anomaly

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deviation from what is normal

-aberrant; preternatualness

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antipathy

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extreme dislike

-animosity; animus; enmity; loathing; repugnance

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apathy

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lack of interest or emotion

-listlessness; lethargy; lassitude; phlegm

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antagonize

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to annoy or provoke to anger

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apocryphal

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of questionable authority or authenticity
-ficititious

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arbitrary

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determined by chance or impulse

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approbation

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approval and praise

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apprise

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to inform

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appropriate

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confiscate

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arbitrate

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to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
-adjudge; adjudicate

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archaic

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old-fashioned; ancient; bygone; dowdy; outmoded; superannuated; passe

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ardor

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intense feeling
-fervor

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articulate

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able to speak clearly & expressively
-lucid

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artless

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natural; guileless

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attenuate

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weaken; debilitate; enervate; sap; enfeeble; rarefy; unnerve

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assuage

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to make less severe
-propitiate; appease; mollify; placate

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ascetic

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one who practices self-denial

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austere

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severe or stern in appearance; unadorned
-bleak; dour; hard; grim

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audacious

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fearless and daring
-doughty; gallant; stout; dauntless; valiant; plucky

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aver

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to affirm; declare to be true

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abdicate

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to give up a position, right, or power

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abject

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miserable; pitiful

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abjure

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to reject;abandon formally

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abscission

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the acting of cutting; the natural separation of flowers, fruit, and leaves from plants

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abysmal

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very bad

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accretion

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growth in size

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accrue

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to accumulate; grow by additions

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adamant

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uncompromising; unyielding

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adjunct

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something added, joined, or attached

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affected

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pretentious; phony

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affinity

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fondness; liking; similarity

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alchemy

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medival chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation

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allay

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to lessen; ease; soothe

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alloy

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a combination; a mixture of two or more metals

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allure

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the power to entice by charm

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ambrosia

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something delicious

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amenable

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agreeable; cooperative; suited

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amenity

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something that increases comfort

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amulet

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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits

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analgesic

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medication that reduces or eliminates pain

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anodyne

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n. something that calms or soothes pain
adj. relaxing; capable of soothing pain

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anomalous

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irregular; deviating from the norm

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antecedent

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something comes before

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antediluvian

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prehistoric

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apex

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the highest point

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apogee

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the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point; climax

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apothegm

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a terse, witty saying; aphorism

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appease

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to calm; pacify; placate

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appellation

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name

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apposite

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strikingly appropriate or relevant

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apropos

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relevant

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arabesque

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ornate design featuring intertwined curves; a ballet in which one leg is extended in back while the other supports the weight of the body

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archeology

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the study of material evidence of past human life

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arduous

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extremely difficult; laborious

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argot

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a specialized vocabulary used by a group

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arrest

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to stop; to seize

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artifact

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item made by humancraft

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asperity

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severity; harshness; irritability

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aspersion

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slander; false rumor

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assiduous

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diligent; hard-working

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asylum

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place of refuge or shelter

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atavism

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the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; return of a trait after a period of absence ; individual or a part that exhibits atavism

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autonomous

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self-governing; independent

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avarice

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greed

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avocation

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secondary occupation

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avuncular

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like an uncle, benevolent, and tolerant

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axiomatic

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taken for granted; self-evident; obivous

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abstruse

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difficult to comprehend

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abut

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to touch, to be in contact with