GRE First 10

Abate

(v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit

Abscond

to leave secretly

Aesthetic

concerning the appreciation of beauty

Aggrandize

to increase in power, influence, and reputation

Amalgamate

to combine/mix together

ameliorate

To make better or improve

Antipathy

extreme dislike

Ardor

intense and passionate feeling

Assuage

to make something unpleasant less severe

Attenuate

to reduce in force or weaken

Austere

severe or stern in appearance

Banal

predictable and boring

Bombastic

pompous in speech and manner

Cacophony

harsh jarring noise

Capricious

changing ones mind quick and often

Castigate

to punish or critique harshly

Caustic

biting in wit

Chauvinist

Someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which they belong

Chicanery

deception by means of craft or guile

Cogent

convincing and well reasoned