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800 High Frequency GRE Words
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06/21/2011

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abate
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to decrease; reduce
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abdicate
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to give up a position, right, or power
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aberrant
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deviating from what is normal
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abeyance
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temporary suppression or suspension
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abject
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miserable; pitiful
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abjure
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to reject; abandon formally
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abscission
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the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant
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abscond
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to depart secretly
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abstemious
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moderate in appetite
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abstinence
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the giving up of certain pleasures
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abysmal
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very bad
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accretion
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growth in size or increase in amount
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accrue
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to accumulate; grow by additions
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adamant
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uncompromising; unyielding
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adjunct
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something added, attached, or joined
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admonish
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to caution or reprimand
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adulterate
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to corrupt or make impure
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aesthetic
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relating to beauty or art
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affected
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pretentious; phony
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affinity
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fondness; liking; similarity
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aggrandize
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to make larger or greater
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aggregate
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amounting to a whole; total
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alacrity
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cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
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alchemy
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medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation
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allay
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to lessen; ease; soothe
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alleviate
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to relieve; improve partially
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alloy
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a combination; a mixture of two or more metals
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allure
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the power to entice by charm
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amalgamate
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to combine into a unified whole
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
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the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
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ambrosia
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something delicious; the food of the gods
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ameliorate
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to improve
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amenable
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agreeable; cooperative; suited
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amenity
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something that increases comfort
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amulet
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ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
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anachronism
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something out of the proper time
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analgesic
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medication that reduces or eliminates pain
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analogous
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comparable
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anarchy
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absence of government; state of disorder
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anodyne
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something that clams or soothes pain
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anomalous
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irregular; deviating from the norm
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antecedent
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something that comes before
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antediluvian
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prehistoric
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antipathy
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dislike;hostility
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apathy
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indifference
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apex
Definition
the highest point
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apogee
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the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point
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apothegm
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a terse, witty saying
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appease
Definition
to calm; pacify; placate
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appellation
Definition
name
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apposite
Definition
strikingly appropriate and relevant
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apprise
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to inform
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approbation
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praise; approval
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appropriate
Definition
to take possession for one's own use; confiscate
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apropos
Definition
relevant
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arabesque
Definition
ornate design featuring intertwined curves; a ballet position in which one leg is extended in back while the other supports the weight of the body
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archeology
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the study of material evidence of past human life
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ardor
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great emotion or passion
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arduous
Definition
extremely difficult; laborious
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