Barron 800 Essential Words for GRE with PDF
1. abate - to decrease; reduce
2. abdicate - to give up a position, right, or power
3. aberrant - deviating from what is normal
4. abeyance temporary suppression or suspension
5. abject - miserable; pitiful
6. abjure - to reject; abandon formally
7. abscission - the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of the plant
8. abscond - to depart secretly
9. abstemious - moderate in appetite
10. abstinence - the giving up of certain pleasures
11. abysmal - very bad
12. accretion - growth in size or increase in the amount
13. accrue - to accumulate; grow by additions
14. adamant - uncompromising; unyielding
15. adjunct - something added, attached, or joined
16. admonish - to caution or reprimand
17. adulterate - to corrupt or make impure
18. aesthetic - relating to beauty or the arts
19. affected - pretentious; phony
20. affinity - fondness; liking; similarity
21. aggrandize - to make larger or greater
22. aggregate - amounting to a whole; total
23. alacrity - cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
24. alchemy - medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation
25. allay - to lessen; ease; soothe
26. alleviate - to relieve; improve partially
27. alloy - a combination; a mixture of two or more metals
28. allure - the power to entice by charm
29. amalgamate - to combine into a unified whole
30. ambiguous - unclear or doubtful in meaning
31. ambivalence - the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
32. ambrosia - something delicious; the food of the gods
33. ameliorate - to improve
34. amenable - agreeable; cooperative; suited
35. amenity - something that increases comfort
36. amulet - ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
37. anachronism - something out of the proper time
38. analgesic - medication that reduces or eliminates pain
39. analogous - comparable
40. anarchy - absence of government; state of disorder
41. anodyne - something that calms or soothes pain
42.anomalous irregular; deviating from the norm
43. antecedent - something that comes before
44. antediluvian - prehistoric
45. antipathy - dislike; hostility
46. apathy - indifference
47. apex - the highest point
48. apogee - the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point
49. apothegm - a terse, witty saying
50. appease - to calm, pacify, placate
51.appellation - name
52. apposite - strikingly appropriate and relevant
53. apprise - to inform
54. approbation - praise, approval
55. appropriate - to take possession of for one's own use; confiscate
56. apropos - relevant
57.arabesque - 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
58. archeology - the study of material evidence of past human life
59. ardor - great emotion or passion
60. arduous - extremely difficult; laborious
61. argot - a specialized vocabulary used by a group
62. arrest - to stop; to seize
63. artifact - item made by human craft
64. artless - guileless; natural
65. ascetic - one who practices self-denial
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