GRE Worldlist

Raghav S.
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  1. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  2. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  3. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  4. accretion
    an increase by natural growth or addition
  5. anodyne
    capable of relieving pain
  6. antecedent
    a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  7. apogee
    the farthest point in an orbit around the Earth
  8. apothegm
    a short pithy instructive saying
  9. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  10. appellation
    identifying words by which someone or something is called
  11. apprise
    inform somebody of something
  12. apropos
    of a suitable, fitting, or pertinent nature
  13. ardor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  14. argot
    a characteristic language of a particular group
  15. asperity
    harshness of manner
  16. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  17. astringent
    tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
  18. atavism
    a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
  19. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  20. avocation
    an auxiliary activity
  21. avuncular
    being or relating to an uncle
  22. axiomatic
    evident without proof or argument
  23. beatify
    make blessedly happy
  24. bedizen
    decorate tastelessly
  25. belie
    be in contradiction with
  26. blandishment
    flattery intended to persuade
  27. broach
    bring up a topic for discussion
  28. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  29. burnish
    polish and make shiny
  30. cadge
    obtain or seek to obtain by wheedling
  31. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  32. canard
    a deliberately misleading fabrication
  33. canon
    a collection of books accepted as holy scripture
  34. cant
    a slope in the turn of a road or track
  35. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  36. cardinal
    a vivid red color
  37. carnal
    of or relating to the body or flesh
  38. carping
    persistent petty and unjustified criticism
  39. castigation
    verbal punishment
  40. caucus
    meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
  41. centrifugal
    tending to move away from the middle
  42. centripetal
    tending to move toward an area in the middle
  43. chasten
    censure severely
  44. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  45. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  46. clairvoyant
    someone who can perceive things not present to the senses
  47. coda
    the closing section of a musical composition
  48. codify
    organize into a system, such as a body of law
  49. cognizant
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  50. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  51. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  52. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  53. concave
    curving inward
  54. concomitant
    following or accompanying as a consequence
  55. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  56. conjugal
    relating to the relationship between a wife and husband
  57. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  58. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  59. contumacious
    willfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
  60. consecrate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
Created on Mon May 06 13:27:10 EDT 2013 (updated Wed May 22 04:56:22 EDT 2013)

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