GRE Word List 1

Zhiyu W. (China)
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  1. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
  2. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
  3. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  4. abbreviate
    shorten
  5. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  6. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  7. abet
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
  8. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  9. abominate
    find repugnant
  10. abide
    dwell
  11. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  12. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  13. ablution
    the act of washing oneself, as for ritual purposes
  14. abnegate
    deny or renounce
  15. abolish
    do away with
  16. abominate
    find repugnant
  17. aboveboard
    without concealment or deception; honest
  18. abrade
    rub hard or scrub
  19. abreast
    alongside each other, facing in the same direction
  20. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  21. abrogate
    revoke formally
  22. abscission
    the act of cutting something off
  23. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  24. absenteeism
    habitual failure to be present from work
  25. absolute
    perfect or complete or pure
  26. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
  27. absorb
    take in a liquid
  28. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  29. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  30. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  31. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  32. absurd
    inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
  33. abundant
    present in great quantity
  34. abuse
    cruel or inhumane treatment
  35. abusive
    characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
  36. abut
    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
  37. abysmal
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  38. academic
    associated with an educational institution
  39. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  40. accelerate
    move faster
  41. accentuate
    stress or single out as important
  42. access
    the right to enter
  43. accessible
    capable of being reached
  44. accessory
    a supplementary component that improves capability
  45. acclaim
    enthusiastic approval
  46. acclimate
    get used to a certain environment
  47. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  48. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
  49. accommodating
    obliging; willing to do favors
  50. accompany
    go or travel along with
  51. accomplice
    a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan
  52. accomplish
    achieve with effort
  53. accord
    concurrence of opinion
  54. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  55. accountability
    responsibility to someone or for some activity
  56. accrete
    grow, accumulate, or fuse together
  57. accrue
    grow by addition
  58. accumulate
    get or gather together
  59. accurate
    characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth
  60. accuse
    blame for; make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
  61. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  62. acknowledge
    declare to be true or admit the existence or reality of
  63. acme
    the highest point of something
  64. acolyte
    a devoted follower or assistant
  65. acorn
    a nut that comes from an oak tree
  66. acoustic
    relating to the study of the physical properties of sound
  67. acquaint
    cause to come to know personally
  68. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  69. acquired
    gotten through environmental forces
  70. acquisitive
    eager to attain and possess material possessions
  71. acquit
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  72. acquittal
    a judgment of not guilty
  73. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  74. acrimony
    a rough and bitter manner
  75. acrobat
    an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility
  76. acrophobia
    a morbid fear of great heights
  77. acuity
    sharpness of vision
  78. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  79. acute
    ending in a sharp point
  80. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  81. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  82. adaptable
    capable of fitting a particular situation or use
  83. addendum
    textual matter that is appended to the end of a publication
  84. addict
    to cause to become dependent
  85. additive
    characterized or produced by addition
  86. address
    the place where a person or organization can be found
  87. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  88. adequate
    having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
  89. adhere
    stick to firmly
  90. adherent
    someone who believes and helps to spread a doctrine
  91. adhesive
    tending to stick to firmly
  92. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge
  93. adjourn
    close at the end of a session
  94. adjunct
    something added to another thing but not essential to it
  95. adjust
    alter or regulate so as to conform to a standard
  96. admire
    feel high regard for
  97. admission
    the act of letting someone enter
  98. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  99. adobe
    sun-dried brick used in hot dry climates
  100. adolescent
    a person who is older than 12 but younger than 20
  101. adore
    love intensely
  102. adorn
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  103. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  104. adulate
    flatter in an obsequious manner
  105. adumbrate
    describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
  106. advent
    arrival that has been awaited
  107. adventitious
    associated by chance and not an integral part
  108. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  109. advertise
    make publicity for; try to sell
  110. advisable
    worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise
  111. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  112. aegis
    armor plate that protects the chest
  113. aerate
    fill, combine, or supply with oxygen
  114. aerial
    existing, living, growing, or operating in the air
  115. aesthete
    one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art
  116. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  117. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  118. affectation
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
Created on Sun Apr 10 09:33:22 EDT 2011 (updated Tue Apr 12 22:39:04 EDT 2011)

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