GRE List 2

Assu (India)
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  1. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  2. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  3. advent
    arrival that has been awaited
  4. adventitious
    associated by chance and not an integral part
  5. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
  6. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  7. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  8. advert
    a public promotion of some product or service
  9. advocacy
    active support of an idea or cause
  10. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  11. aegis
    armor plate that protects the chest
  12. aerie
    the lofty nest of a bird of prey, such as a hawk or eagle
  13. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  14. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  15. affected
    influenced
  16. affidavit
    written declaration made under oath
  17. affiliation
    the act of becoming formally connected or joined
  18. affinity
    a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
  19. affirmation
    the act of asserting or stating something
  20. affix
    attach to
  21. affliction
    a cause of great suffering and distress
  22. affluence
    abundant wealth
  23. affront
    a deliberately offensive act
  24. agape
    with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
  25. agenda
    a list of matters to be taken up, as at a meeting
  26. agglomeration
    the act of collecting in a mass
  27. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  28. aggressor
    someone who attacks
  29. aghast
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  30. agility
    the gracefulness of a quick and nimble person or animal
  31. agitate
    move or cause to move back and forth
  32. agnostic
    a person who claims the existence of God is unknowable
  33. agog
    highly excited
  34. agrarian
    relating to rural matters
  35. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  36. alchemy
    a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
  37. alcove
    a small recess opening off a large room or garden
  38. alias
    a name that has been assumed temporarily
  39. alienate
    arouse hostility or indifference in
  40. alimentary
    of or providing nourishment
  41. alimony
    support paid by one spouse to another after separation
  42. allay
    lessen the intensity of or calm
  43. allege
    report or maintain
  44. allegiance
    the act of binding yourself to a course of action
  45. allegory
    a short moral story
  46. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  47. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
  48. allocate
    distribute according to a plan or set apart for a purpose
  49. alloy
    a mixture containing two or more metallic elements
  50. allude
    make an indirect reference to
  51. allure
    the power to entice or attract
  52. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  53. alluvial
    relating to deposits carried by rushing streams
  54. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  55. aloft
    at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
  56. altercation
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  57. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  58. amalgamate
    bring or combine together or with something else
  59. amass
    collect or gather
  60. amazon
    a large, strong, and aggressive woman
  61. ambidextrous
    equally skillful with each hand
  62. ambience
    the atmosphere of an environment
  63. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  64. ambivalence
    mixed feelings or emotions
  65. amble
    walk leisurely
  66. ambrosia
    the food and drink of the gods
  67. ambulatory
    able to walk about
  68. ameliorate
    make better
  69. amenable
    disposed or willing to comply
  70. amend
    make revisions to
Created on Mon May 13 11:03:49 EDT 2013 (updated Sat Jun 08 06:37:07 EDT 2013)

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