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GRE high frequency words
GRE high frequency words- harder- from Barron's
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General Vocab
Undergraduate 4
12/08/2009
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abate
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v. subside or moderate
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aberrant
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adj. abnormal or deviant (aberrant nature)
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abeyance
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n. suspended action (held in abeyance [at bay])
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abscond
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v. depart secretly and hid
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abstemious
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adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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admonish
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v. warn; reprove
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aggregate
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v. gather, accumulate
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alacrity
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n. cheerful promptness; eagerness
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amalgamate
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v. combine; unite in one body
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ambivalence
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n. state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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ameliorate
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improve
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anomalous
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adj. abnormal; irregular
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apprise
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v. inform
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approbation
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approval
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appropriate
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v. acquire
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artless
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adj. without guile; open and honest
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assiduous
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adj. diligent
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assuage
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v. ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
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attenuate
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v. make thin; weaken
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austere
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adj. forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented
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aver
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v. state confidently
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belie
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v. contradict; give a false impression
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bolster
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v. support; reinforce
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boorish
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adj. rude; insensitive
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burgeon
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v. grow forth; send out buds
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burnish
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v. make shiny by rubbing; polish
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cacophonous
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adj. discordant; inharmonious (sounds made tuning instruments)
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capricious
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adj. unpredictable; fickle
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castigation
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punishment; severe criticism
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coda
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n. concluding section of a musical or literary composition
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cogent
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adj. convincing
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