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500+ Practice GRE Vocabulary WordsExam/(ANSWERS)
abase - correct answers-(v.) to humiliate, cause to feel shame; (v.) to hurt the pride of
abash - correct answers-(v.) to embarrass; to cause to be embarrassed
abate - correct answers-(v.) to make less active or intense; (v.) to become less in
intensity
abdicate - correct answers-(v.) to give up power
aberration - correct answers-(n.) an aberrant state or condition; (n.) a disorder in a
person's mental state; an optical phenomenon which results from the failure of a mirror
or lens to produce a good image
abet - correct answers-(v.) to assist or encourage, , often in the case of wrongdoing; (v.)
to support, uphold, or maintain; (v.) to contribute to the commission of an offense
abeyance - correct answers-(n.) a temporary suspension or cessation; (n.) a temporary
suppression
abhor - correct answers-(v.) to find repugnant, or to shrink back with dislike or horror
abjure - correct answers-(v.) to reject something; (v.) to retract an oath; (v.) to recant
aboriginal - correct answers-(n.) an original inhabitant of any land; (n.) an animal or
plant native to the region
abortive - correct answers-(adj.) failing to accomplish an original intent or goal; (adj.)
imperfectly formed or developed; (n.) something that is born prematurely; (adj.) made
from the skin of a still-born animal
abscond - correct answers-(v.) to run away, often taking someone or something along;
(v.) to hide, withdraw or be concealed
absolve - correct answers-(v.) to release from moral wrongdoing; (v.) to grant remission
of a sin
abstain - correct answers-(v.) to refrain from engaging in a certain act; (v.) to voluntarily
refrain from, especially when having to do with an act involving the appetite or senses
,abstemious - correct answers-(adj.) sparing in consumption of, especially in relation to
food and drink; (adj.) marked by moderation in indulgence
abyss - correct answers-(n.) a gulf or pit that is either bottomless or which possesses an
unfathomable and inconceivable depth; (n.) infinite time
abysmal - correct answers-(adj.) boundless and vast; (adj.) unfathomable
accede - correct answers-(v.) to give into or yield to someone else's wishes or desires;
(v.) to be in accordance with; to agree
acclivity - correct answers-(n.) an upward grade or slope, on the earth
accolade - correct answers-(n.) to praise; (n.) a symbol that signifies distinction or
approval; (n.) a ceremony that was formerly used to bestow knighthood
accoutre - correct answers-(v.) to provide with military equipment
accretion - correct answers-(n.) an increase brought about by natural growth; (n.) an
increase in a beneficiary's awarded portion of an estate
acetic - correct answers-(adj.) containing or relating to acetic acid; vinegary smell or
taste, particularly in relation to wine
acidulous - correct answers-(adj.) tasting sour like
acme - correct answers-(n.) the highest degree or level attainable, the highest point of
something; mature age; (n.) the crisis or height of a disease
acquiescence - correct answers-(n.) acceptance without resistance or protest; assent or
submission; (n.) in criminal law: submission to an injury by the injured party
acquiescent - correct answers-(adj.) willing to carry out someone else's orders or wishes
without any protest or dissent; (adj.) submissive
actuate - correct answers-(v.) to trigger a reaction or to move and incite to action; (v.) to
carry out or perform
adapt - correct answers-(v.) to modify or change to suit a new purpose or conditions;
(v.) to conform one's own self to new conditions or a new environment
addiction - correct answers-(n.) a situation in which someone is dependent on
something that is physiologically and/or psychologically habit forming, particularly in
relation to alcohol or drugs
,adhere - correct answers-(v.) to be in accordance with or compatible with; to carry out a
plan without deviation; (v.) to come into close contact with; to be a devoted supporter or
follower, in a religious sense
adipose - correct answers-(adj.) composed of animal fat
admonish - correct answers-(v.) to counsel in relation to one's negative behavior; (v.) to
warn against strongly; (v.) to take to task
adulterate - correct answers-(adj.) mixed with impurities; (v.) to corrupt or debase by
adding a foreign substance
adumbration - correct answers-(n.) a rough summary of the main aspects of an
argument or theory; providing vague indications of something in advance
adversity - correct answers-(n.) a state of affliction or misfortune; extreme challenge or
hardship; (n.) a stroke of excessively bad fortune
advert - correct answers-(v.) to give heed to; (v.) to make a subversive or overt
reference to
advocate: (n.) a person who stands for and/or pleads for a cause, idea or person; (n.) a
lawyer who pleads a case in a court of law; (v.) to push for or recommend something;
(v.) to argue in favor of
aerie - correct answers-(n.) a lofty nest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle or hawk; (n.)
a habitation of high altitude
aesthetic - correct answers-(adj.) relating to beauty or good taste; (n.) a specialty in
philosophy that relates to what is beautiful and how humans respond to art and beauty
in the world
affable - correct answers-(adj.) exemplifying warmth and friendliness; (adj.) gracious
and mild
affected - correct answers-(adj.) acted on or influenced; (adj.) experiencing an
emotional impact
aggrandize - correct answers-(v.) to add details to; to increase in power; (v.) to make
something appear exceedingly great or exalted
affiliation - correct answers-(n.) association in or with a professional or societal group;
(n.) connection in terms of descent (from birth)
affinity - correct answers-(n.) the force which attracts atoms and binds them together in
the formation of a molecule; (n.) a close connection marked by shared interests or
, similarities; an intrinsic resemblance between persons and/or things; a natural attraction
to or feeling of kinship for; (adj.) kinship by marriage or adoption
affray - correct answers-(n.) a noisy fight or quarrel; the act of disturbing someone; fear
or fright
agape - correct answers-(adj.) with the mouth wide open due to wonder or awe; (n.) a
religious meal shared as a sign of fellowship, love, and respect
aggregate - correct answers-(n.) gathered or having a tendency to gather in a mass or
whole; (n.) the whole amount; (v.) to gather in a mass or whole
aghast - correct answers-(adj.) struck with fear, disgust, dismay and/or horror
agnostic - correct answers-(adj.) uncertain of all claims relating to knowledge; (n.) a
person who doubts the truth of religion and/or does not hold a particular view or
perspective on the existence or nonexistence of God
alacrity - correct answers-(n.) cheerful readiness, promptness, eagerness
agrarian - correct answers-(adj.) agricultural or relating to farms and agriculture, fields or
lands; (n.) a person in favor of an equal division of property
alchemy - correct answers-(n.) a forerunner of chemistry, originating from the medieval
era; (n.) the manner in which two individuals relate to each other
alias - correct answers-(n.) a temporarily assumed name, other than one's real name
allay - correct answers-(v.) to lessen the intensity of; (v.) to calm; to quench, particularly
in terms of thirst
allege: (v.) to report or accuse
alleviate - correct answers-(v.) to provide physical relief, particularly from pain; (v.) to
make easier
allocate - correct answers-(v.) to distribute according to a particular plan; (v.) to set
aside
aloof - correct answers-(adj.) to be somewhat at a distance or apart from a crowd;
detached or reserved in mannerisms
altercation - correct answers-(n.) a quarrel or argument
amalgamation - correct answers-(n.) the mixing or blending together of various
elements, including races or societies; (n.) the result of such blending; (n.) the
combination of two or more commercial companies
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