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GRE 300

aberrant - different from what is typical or usual, especially in an unacceptable way
abeyance - a state of not happening or being used at present
abscond - to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere (escape)
abstemious ­- not doing things which give you pleasure, especially not eating good food or drinking alcohol
admonish - to tell someone that they have done something wrong

aesthetic - relating to the enjoyment or study of beauty

aggregate - something formed by adding together several amounts or things; a total

alacrity - speed and eagerness

amalgamate - to join or unite to form a larger organization or group, or to make separate organizations do this

ambiguous - having or expressing more than one possible meaning, sometimes intentionally

ambivalence ­- having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel
ameliorate - to make a bad or unpleasant situation better

anachronism - a person, thing or idea which exists out of its time in history, especially one which happened or existed later than the period being shown, discussed

analogous - something which is similar to or can be used instead of something else

anomalous – a felling that a person or thing that is different from what is usual, or not in agreement with something else and therefore not satisfactory

antipathy - strong dislike, opposition or anger

apprise - to inform

approbation - approval or agreement, often given by an official group; praise

appropriate ­­- suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion

artless - simple and honest; not wanting to deceive

ascetic - avoiding physical pleasures and living a simple life, often for religious reasons

assiduous - showing hard work, care and attention to detail

assuage - to make unpleasant feelings less strong

attenuate - to make something smaller, thinner or weaker

audacious ­- showing a willingness to take risks or offend people
austere - without comfort; plain and without decoration; severe

autonomous - the right of a group of people to govern itself, or to organize its own activities

aver - to state the truth of something strongly

banal - boring, ordinary and not original
belie - to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion
beneficent - helping people and doing good acts

bombastic - using long and difficult words, usually to make people think you know more than you do

boorish - a person’s felling who is rude and does not consider other people's feelings

burgeon - to develop or grow quickly

burnish - If you burnish something such as your public image, you take action to improve it and make it more attractive

buttress - a structure made of stone or brick, which sticks out from and supports a wall of a building
cacophonous - an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
capricious - (the tendency to have) a sudden and usually foolish desire to have or do something, or a sudden and foolish change of mind or behavior;

castigation - to criticize someone or something severely

catalyst - an event or person that causes great change

causality - the principle that there is a cause for everything that happens

chicanery - clever, dishonest talk or behaviour which is used to deceive people

coagulate - to change from liquid to a more solid state, or to cause something to do this

coda - the final or additional part of a speech, event or piece of writing

commensurate - n a correct and suitable amount compared to something else

compendium - a short but complete account of a particular subject, especially in the form of a book

complaisant - a willingness to please others by being polite and fitting in with plans

conciliatory - to end a disagreement or someone's anger by acting in a friendly way or slightly changing your opinions, or to satisfy someone who disagrees with you by acting in this way

confound - to confuse and greatly surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a situation

connoisseur - a person who knows a lot about and enjoys one of the arts, or food, drink, etc. and can judge quality and skill in that subject

contention - be in/out of contention for sth to be able/not able to achieve or win something, especially in sport

contentious - causing or likely to cause disagreement

conundrum - a problem that is difficult to deal with; a trick question, often involving an amusing use of words that have two meanings

conventional - traditional and ordinary

convoluted - very twisted; describes sentences, explanations and arguments, etc. that are unreasonably long and difficult to understand
craven - extremely cowardly

decorum -

deference

delineate

denigrate

derivative

desiccate

desultory

diatribe

dichotomy

diffidence

diffuse

digression

dirge

disabuse

discerning

discordant

discredit

discrepancy

discrete

disingenuous

disinterested

disjointed

dismiss

disparage

disparate

dissemble

disseminate

dissolution

dissonance


distend

distill

doctrinaire

dogmatic

dupe

ebullient

eclectic

efficacy

effrontery

elegy

elicit

embellish

empirical

emulate

endemic

enervate

engender

ephemeral

equanimity

equivocate

erudite

esoteric

eulogy

euphemism

exacerbate

exculpate