gre vocab 2024

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abacus

frame with balls used for calculating

abate

to lessen, subside

abdication

formal relinquishing of power or authority; resignation

aberration

straying away from what is natural or normal; deviation

abet

to help, encourage someone in wrongdoing

abeyance

suspended action; temporary inactivity

abhor

to hate, detest

abide

to be faithful; to endure

abjure

to promise or swear to give up

abraded

rubbed off, worn away by friction

abrogate

to repeal or annul by authority

abscond

to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)

abstruse

difficult to comprehend; obscure

abut

to border on

abysmal

bottomless; profoundly, extremely bad

acarpous

effete; worn out; sterile; no longer fertile

acclaimed

welcomed with shouts and approval

accolade

praise, approval

accretion

the growing of separate things into one; an addition

adamant

kind of stone; inflexible

admonitory

containing a warning; tending to admonish

adorn

add beauty to; decorate

adulteration

making impure or poorer in quality

affable

polite and friendly

affinity

a natural liking for something; an inherent similarity

aggravate

to make worse; to irritate

agile

active, quick-moving, well-coordinated

agog

eager/excited

ail

to cause pain or trouble to; to be ill

alacrity

eager and cheerful readiness

alcove

recessed part of a room; partially enclosed space

allegiance

duty, support, loyalty

alleviate

to make (pain) easier to bear

alloy

to debase by mixing with something inferior; a mixture of two or more metals

aloof

reserved, seemingly indifferent

amalgamate

mix, combine, unite

ambidextrous

able to use the left hand and the right equally well

ambiguous

doubtful, uncertain; having several possible meanings or explanations

ambivalent

having both of two contrary desires; uncertain; unable to make a decision

ameliorate

to improve, make better

amortize

to end (a debt) by making periodic payments

anguish

severe suffering

animosity

strong dislike

antidote

medicine used against a poison or a disease

antithetical

directly opposed; opposite

apartheid

brutal racial discrimination

aplomb

self-confidence

apostate

one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions

apotheosis

deification, glorification of a person to the rank of a God; the highest point of something

appease

to make quiet or calm; to soothe, pacify

apprehensive

anxious or nervous about future happenings; perceptive

apprise

to give notice; to inform

approbation

approval

apropos

appropriate to the situation, apt, pertinent

apt

well-suited;appropriate; able to learn quickly

arabesque

a complex, ornate design; a ballet pose; a short musical piece

arboreal

of or having to do with trees

ardor

enthusiasm; passion; great warmth

arduous

requiring much exertion; laborious; difficult to climb

argot

jargon slang

arrogance

proud superior manner of behaviour

articulate

speak distinctly connect by joints

ascend

go or come up

ascertain

get to know

ascetic

practicing self-denial austere stark

ascribe

consider to be the origin of or belonging to

aseptic

surgically clean

asperity

roughness harshness ill temper irritability

aspersion

slander

assail

with attack violently

assiduous

diligent hard-working sedulous

assuage

make smth (pain desire) less

asterisk

the mark * (e.g.. omitted letters)

astringent

substance that shrinks

astute

clever quick at seeing to get an advantage

atonement

repayment death of Jesus

attenuate

make thin. weaken enervate

attune

bring into harmony

audacious

daring foolishly bold impudent

augury

omen sign

august

majestic venerable

auspicious

favorable successful prosperous

austere

severely moral and strict simple and plain

auxiliary

helping supporting

aver

affirm, assert, state to be the case

aversion

strong dislike

avid

eager greedy

avow

admit. Declare openly

baleful

harmful ominous causing evil

balk

obstacle purposely to get on the way of

baneful

causing harm or ruin pernicious destructive

barrage

artificial obstacle built across a river

barren

not good enough unable to have young ones without value

bask

in enjoy warmth and light

beatify

to bless make happy or ascribe a virtue to

bedizen

to adorn especially in a cheap showy manner

belabor

beat hard

bellicose

belligerent pugnacious warlike

belligerent

(person nation) waging war

benefactor

person who has given help