Top 180 GRE Words (Part 1)

Andre R. (United States of America)
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  1. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  2. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  3. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  4. abyss
    a bottomless gulf or pit
  5. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  6. advocate
    speak, plead, or argue in favor of
  7. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  8. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  9. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  10. amalgamate
    bring or combine together or with something else
  11. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  12. ameliorate
    make better
  13. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  14. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  15. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  16. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  17. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  18. arbitrate
    act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
  19. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  20. ardor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  21. articulate
    express or state clearly
  22. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  23. antagonize
    provoke the hostility of
  24. attenuate
    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
  25. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
Created on Tue Oct 01 16:39:08 EDT 2013

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