Gre High Frequency List 1

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Abate

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(v) to decrease; reduce

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Aberrant

Back 2

(adj) deviating from what is normal

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Abeyance

Back 3

(n) temporary suppression or suspension

Eg: A good judge must hold his or her judgement in abeyance until all the facts in a case have been presented.

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Abscond

Back 4

(v) to depart secretly

Eg: a warrant is out for the arrest of a person believed to have absconded with three million dollars.

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Abstemious

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(adj) moderate in appetite

Eg: some research suggest that people with an abstemious lifestyle tend to live longer than people who indulge their appetites.

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Admonish

Back 6

(v) to caution or reprimand

Eg: the judge admonished the jury to discount testimony that had been ruled inadmissable.

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Adulterate

Back 7

(v) to corrupt or make impure

Eg: they sell an adulterated version of the drug

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Aesthetic

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(adj) relating to beauty or art

(N) a conception of what is artistically beautiful

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Aggregate

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(adj) amounting to a whole; total

Eg: the aggregate wealth of a country includes private as well as public resources and possessions.

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Alacrity

Back 10

(n) cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed

Eg: the football coach was pleased to see the team get to work on the task of improving its tackling skills with alacrity

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Alleviate

Back 11

(v) to relieve; improve partially

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Amalgamate

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(v) to combine into a unified whole

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Ambiguous

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(adj) unclear or doubtful in meaning

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Ambivalence

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(n) the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes

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Ameliorate

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(v) to improve

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Anachronism

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(n) something out of the proper time

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Analogous

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(adj) comparable

Eg: the psychology researcher's experiment postulates that the brain is analogous to a digital computer.

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Anarchy

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(n) absence of government; state of disorder

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Anomalous

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(adj) irregular; deviating from the norm

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Antipathy

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(n) dislike; hostility

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Apathy

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(n) indifference

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Appease

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(v) to calm; pacify; placate

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Apprise

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(v) to inform

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Approbation

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(n) praise; approval

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Appropriate

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(v) to take possession for one's own use; confiscate

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Arduous

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(adj) extremely difficult; laborious

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Artless

Back 27

(adj) guileless; natural; ingenuous

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Ascetic

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(n) one who practices self-denial

(Adj) self-denying or austere

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Assiduous

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(adj) diligent; hard-working

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Assuage

Back 30

(v) to make less severe

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Attenuate

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(v) to weaken

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Audacious

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(adj) bold; daring

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Austere

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(adj) stern; unadorned -- rigid

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Autonomous

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(adj) self-governing; independent

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Aver

Back 35

(v) to affirm; declare to be true

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Banal

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(adj) commonplace; trite

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Belie

Back 37

(v) to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression

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Beneficent

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(adj) kindly; doing good

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Bolster

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(v) to give a boost to; prop up; support

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Bombastic

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(adj) pompous; using inflated (fancy) language

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Boorish

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(adj) rude; insensitive

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Burgeon

Back 42

(v) to flourish

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Burnish

Back 43

(v) to polish

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Buttress

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(v) to reinforce; support

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Cacophonous

Back 45

(adj) unpleasant or harsh-sounding