Manhattan Gre Test Prep Essential Words- Week 1

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Abate

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Reduce, diminish

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Abdicate

Back 2

Formally give up the throne (or some other power or responsibility)

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Aberrant

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Abnormal, deviant

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Abhor

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Detest, regard with disgust

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Abjure

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Give up, renounce; repudiate, recant, or shun (especially formally or under oath)

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Abrasive

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Rough, suitable for grinding or polishing (such as sandpaper); causing irritation or annoyance

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Abridge

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Condense or curtail; shorten by omitting parts throughout while retaining the main idea

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Abstain

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Hold back, refrain (especially from something bad or unhealthy); decline to vote

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Acme

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Summit, peak, highest point

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Activism

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The practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations

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Adhere

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Stick (to), such as glue, or to a plan or belief

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Admonish

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Mildly scold; caution, advise, or remind to do something

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Adverse

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Opposing, harmful

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Advocate

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Speak or argue in favor of; a person who pleads for a cause or on behalf of another person

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Aesthetic

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Concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste, pertaining to the science of what is beautiful; a set of principles or tastes guiding an artistic practice

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Affable

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Warm and friendly, pleasant, approachable

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Affectation

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Fake Behavior (such as in speech or dress) adopted to give a certain impression

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Aggrandize

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Make greater; exaggerate

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Aggregate

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Gather together, amount to; constituting a whole made up of constituent parts; a collection of things forming a whole

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Alacrity

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Cheerful or speedy willingness

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Alienate

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Cause to become unfriendly, hostile, or distant

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Alleviate

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Lessen, make easier to endure

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Ambiguous

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Not clear, hard to understand, open to having several meanings or interpretations

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Ambivalent

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Uncertain; unable to decide, or wanting to do two contradictory things at once

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Analogous

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Comparable, corresponding in some particular way

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Anarchy

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Absence of law or government; chaos, disorder

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Anoint

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Rub or sprinkle oil on; make sacred, such as by a ceremony that includes applying oil to someone

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Anomaly

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Deviation from what is common; inconsistency

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Antagonize

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Make hostile or unfriendly

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Antipathy

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Deep dislike, aversion, or repugnance, sometimes without reason

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Apathy

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Not caring; absence of feeling; lack of interest or concern

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Apocryphal

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Of questionable authenticity; false

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Appease

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Pacify, satisfy, relieve; concede to belligerent demands, sometimes at the expense of principles

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Appreciable

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Enough to be perceived, considerable

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Arbitrary

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Based entirely on one's discretion; capricious, unreasonable, or having no basis

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Arcane

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Known or understood by only a few; obscure, secret

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Archaic

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Characteristic of an earlier period, ancient, primitive

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Arduous

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Very difficult, strenuous; severe, hard to endure

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Articulate

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Using language in a clear, fluent way; speak distinctly or give clarity to an idea

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Artifact

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Any object made by humans, especially those from an earlier time, such as those excavated by archaeologists

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Artless

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Free of deceit or craftiness, natural, genuine; lacking skill or knowledge, crude, uncultured

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Ascertain

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Find out with certainty

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Ascetic

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Abstinent or austere in lifestyle; a person who leads an austere and simple life without material pleasures, especially one who does this for religious reasons

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Assuage

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Make milder, relieve; soothe, pacify, or calm

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Audacious

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Very bold or brave, often in a rude or reckless way; extremely original

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Augment

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Make larger

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Austere

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Severe in manner or appearance; very self-disciplined, ascetic; without luxury or ease; sober or serious

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Autonomous

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Self-governing, independent

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Aver

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Declare or affirm with confidence, say

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Avid

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Enthusiastic, dedicated, passionate; excessively desirous

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Balk

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Refuse to proceed or to do something

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Base

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Morally low, mean, dishonorable; of little or no value; crude and unrefined; counterfeit

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Belie

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Contradict or misrepresent

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Benign

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Harmless; favorable; kindly, gentle, or beneficial; not cancerous

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Bogus

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Fake, fraudulent

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Bolster

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Strengthen or support

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Boor

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Rude, ill-mannered, or insensitive person; a peasant or country bumpkin

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Buffer

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Something that shields, protects, absorbs shock, or cushions

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Bureaucracy

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Government characterized by many bureaus and petty administration or by excessive, seemingly meaningless requirements

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Burgeon

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Grow or flourish rapidly; put forth buds or shoots (of a plant)