Gre Vocab

Front 1

1.The washing of one's body or part of it ( as in a religious rite)

Back 1

ablution

Front 2

1 a : to rub or wear away especially by friction : ERODE b : to irritate or roughen by rubbing
2 : to wear down in spirit : IRRITATE, WEARY

Back 2

abrade

Front 3

1 : to actively second and encourage (as an activity or plan) : FORWARD
2 : to assist or support in the achievement of a purpose <abetted the thief in his getaway

Back 3

abet

Front 4

1 : DENY, RENOUNCE <abnegated their God>
2 : SURRENDER, RELINQUISH <abnegated her powers>

Back 4

abnegate

Front 5

1 : to abolish by authoritative action : ANNUL
2 : to treat as nonexistent <abrogating their responsibilities>

Back 5

abrogate

Front 6

: difficult to comprehend : RECONDITE <the abstruse calculations of mathematicians>

Back 6

abstruse

Front 7

1 archaic : to lower physically
2 : to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem

Back 7

abase

Front 8

1 : temporary inactivity : SUSPENSION
2 : a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested

Back 8

abeyance

Front 9

1 : to hate or loathe intensely

Back 9

abominate

Front 10

to depart secretly and hide oneself

Back 10

abscond

Front 11

to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of

Back 11

abash

Front 12

to regard with extreme repugnance : LOATHE

Back 12

abhor

Front 13

1 : being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region <aboriginal forests> <aboriginal rocks>
2 a : of or relating to aborigines b often capitalized : of or relating to the indigenous peoples of Australia
synonym see NATIVE

Back 13

aborigional

Front 14

1 : to set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
2 : to remit (a sin) by absolution

Back 14

absolve/exculpate

Front 15

1 a : having immense or fathomless extension downward, backward, or inward <an abysmal cliff> b : immeasurably great : PROFOUND <abysmal ignorance> c : immeasurably low or wretched <abysmal living conditions of the poor>

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abysmal