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GRE Sample Word Lists
abase lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose
self-respect
abash embarrass
abate subside or moderate
abbreviate shorten
abdicate
renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)
aberrant
abnormal or deviant
aberration deviation from the normal; mental disorder
abet
assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage
abeyance
suspended action
abhor detest; hate
abject (of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride;
very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology
abjure renounce upon oath
ablution washing
abnegation
renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation
abolish cancel; put an end to
abominate
loathe; hate
abominable
detestable; extremely unpleasant
aboriginal being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native;
indigenous; N. aborigine
abortive unsuccessful; fruitless
abrasive
rubbing away; tending to grind down
abridge condense or shorten
abrogate
abolish
abscission
cutting off; separation
abscond
depart secretly and hide
absolute complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain;
not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism
absolve pardon (an offense)
abstain refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use
one's vote;
abstemious
sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
abstinence
restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of
abstaining from vote
abstract theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentationals
representational (of a style of art) showing things as they actually appear in
real life
abstruse
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
abusive coarsely insulting; physically harmful
abut
border upon; adjoin
abysmal
bottomless
abyss enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit
academic
related to a school; not practical or directly useful
accede agree
accelerate
move faster
accessible
easy to approach; obtainable
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