Gre Vocab 1

Front 1

Abate, abatement

Back 1

verb, to lessen in intensity or degree

abatement is a lessening in amount or degree

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Aberrant

Back 2

adj, deviating from the norm

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Abjure

Back 3

v, to renounce or reject solemnly, to recant, to avoid

Front 4

Abrogate

Back 4

v, to abolish or annul by authority; put down

Front 5

Abscission

Back 5

n, act of cutting off or removing

Front 6

Abscond

Back 6

v, to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

Front 7

Accolade

Back 7

n, an expression of praice; an award

Front 8

Accretion

Back 8

n, growth, increase by successive addition, build up

Front 9

Acerbic

Back 9

adj, having a sour or bitter taste or character

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Acumen

Back 10

n, quick, keen, or accurate knowledge or insight

Front 11

Admonish

Back 11

v, to reprove; to express warning or disaproval

Front 12

Adroit
synonmyn - Maladroit

Back 12

adj, adept, dexterous
synonmyn - clumsy or bungling

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Adulation

Back 13

n, excessive praise; intense adoration

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Adulterate

Back 14

v, to resuce purity by combining with interior ingredients

Front 15

Adumbrate

Back 15

v, to foreshadow vaguely, intimate, suggest, or outline sketchily

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Aesthetic

Back 16

adj, dealing with, appreciateive of, or responsive to art or the beautiful

Front 17

Aggrandize

Back 17

v, to increase in intensity, power, or prestige; to make appear greater

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Alacrity

Back 18

v, eager and enthusiastic, willingness

Front 19

Alchemy

Back 19

n, a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, especially base metals into gold,; any magical or wonderful transformation