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GRE DEFINITIONS ANIMADVERSION
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04/02/2006
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animadversion
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n. critical remark
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animated
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adj. lively; spirited
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animosity
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n. active enmity
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animus
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n. hositle feeling or intent
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anals
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n. records; history
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anneal
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v. reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling
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annex
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v. attach; take possession of
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annihilate
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v. destroy
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annotate
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v. coment; make explanatory notes
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annuity
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n. yearly allowance
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annul
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v. make void
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anodyne
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n. drug that relives pain; opiate
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anoint
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v. consecrate
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anomalous
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adj. abnormal; irregular
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anomaly
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n.irregularity
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anonymity
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n. state of being nameless; anonymousness
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antagonism
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n. hostility; active resistance
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antecede
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v. precede
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antecedents
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n.
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antediluvian
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adj. antiquated; extremely ancient
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anthem
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n. song of praise or patriotism.
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anthology
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n. book of literary selections by various authors
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anthropoid
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adj. manlike
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anthropologist
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n. student of the history and science humankind
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anthropomorphic
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adj. having human form or characteristics
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antic
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adj. extravagantly odd
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anticlimax
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n. letdown in thought or emotion
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antidote
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n. remedy to counteract a poison or disease
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antipathy
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n. aversion
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antiquated
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adj. obsolete; outdated
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