Common GRE Words (Kaplan) 1

Question 1

Define: Abscond (verb)

Answer 1

To leave secretly

Question 2

Define: Adulterate (verb)

Answer 2

To make impure

Question 3

Define: Aggrandize (verb)

Answer 3

To increase in power, influence and reputation

Question 4

Define: Amalgamate (verb)

Answer 4

To combine; to mix together

Question 5

Define: Ameliorate (verb)

Answer 5

To make better; improve

Question 6

Define: Anachronism (noun)

Answer 6

something out of place in time

Question 7

Use in a sentence: Anachronism

Answer 7

His fashion was anachronistic, as his wardrobe featured pieces from the 1940s

Question 8

Define: Analogous (adj.)

Answer 8

Similar or alike in some way; equivalent to

Question 9

Define: Antipathy (adj.)

Answer 9

Extreme dislike

Question 10

Synonyms: Antipathy

Answer 10

Enmity, hostility, animosity, aversion, animus

Question 11

Define: Animus (adj.)

Answer 11

Hostility; motivation to do something

Question 12

Define: Arbitrate (verb)

Answer 12

To judge a dispute between two opposing parties

Question 13

Define: Ardor (adj.)

Answer 13

Intense and passionate feeling; enthusiasm

Question 14

Define: Assuage (verb)

Answer 14

To make something unpleasant less severe

Question 15

Define: Attenuate (verb)

Answer 15

To reduce in force or degree; to weaken

Question 16

Define: Audacious (adj.)

Answer 16

Fearless and daring

Question 17

Define: Austere (adj.)

Answer 17

Severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

Question 18

Use in a sentence: Austere

Answer 18

The lack of decoration makes military barracks seem AUSTERE to the civilian eye

Question 19

Define: Banal (adj.)

Answer 19

Predictable, clichéd, boring

Question 20

Define: Bombastic (adj.)

Answer 20

Pompous in speech and manner

Question 21

Define: Pompous (adj.)

Answer 21

Affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important