Kaplan Gre Vocab (Set 1 Of 4)

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abate

Back 1

to reduce in amount, degree, or severity

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abscond

Back 2

to leave secretly

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abstain

Back 3

to choose not to do something

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abyss

Back 4

an extremely deep hole

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adulterate

Back 5

to make impure

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advocate

Back 6

to speak in favor of

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aesthetic

Back 7

concerning the appreciation of beauty

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aggrandize

Back 8

to increase in power, influence, and reputation

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alleviate

Back 9

to make more bearable

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amalgamate

Back 10

to combine; to mix together

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ambiguous

Back 11

doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways

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ameliorate

Back 12

to make better; to improve

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anachronism

Back 13

something out of place in time

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analogous

Back 14

similar or alike in some way; equivalent to

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anomaly

Back 15

deviation from what is normal

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antagonize

Back 16

to annoy or provoke to anger

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antipathy

Back 17

extreme dislike

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apathy

Back 18

lack of interest or emotion

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arbitrate

Back 19

to judge a dispute between two opposing parties

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archaic

Back 20

ancient, old-fashioned

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ardor

Back 21

intense and passionate feeling

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articulate

Back 22

able to speak clearly and expressively

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assuage

Back 23

to make something unpleasant less severe

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attenuate

Back 24

to reduce in force or degree; to weaken

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audacious

Back 25

fearless and daring

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austere

Back 26

severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

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banal

Back 27

predictable, clichéd, boring

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bolster

Back 28

to support; to prop up

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bombastic

Back 29

pompous in speech and manner

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cacophony

Back 30

harsh, jarring noise

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candid

Back 31

impartial and honest in speech

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capricious

Back 32

changing one's mind quickly and often

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castigate

Back 33

to punish or criticize harshly

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catalyst

Back 34

something that brings about a change in something else

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caustic

Back 35

biting in wit

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chaos

Back 36

great disorder or confusion

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chauvinist

Back 37

someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs

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chicanery

Back 38

deception by means of craft or guile

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cogent

Back 39

convincing and well reasoned

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condone

Back 40

to overlook, pardon, or disregard

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convoluted

Back 41

intricate and complicated

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corroborate

Back 42

to provide supporting evidence

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credulous

Back 43

too trusting; gullible

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crescendo

Back 44

steadily increasing volume or force

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decorum

Back 45

appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety