GRE Deck - A

Question 1

Abase

Answer 1

humiliate or degrade

Question 2

abashed

Answer 2

embarassed

Question 3

abate

Answer 3

to reduce

Question 4

aberration

Answer 4

an exception or departure from the norm

Question 5

abeyance

Answer 5

temporary inactivity; suspension

Question 6

abhors

Answer 6

to hate

Question 7

abject

Answer 7

miserable; wretched; hopeless

Question 8

abomination

Answer 8

something awful

Question 9

aboriginal

Answer 9

existing since the beginning

Question 10

abound

Answer 10

to be numerous

Question 11

abridge

Answer 11

to shorten

Question 12

abrogate

Answer 12

to get ride of; to abolish

Question 13

abscission

Answer 13

the shedding of leaves, flowers, or fruits

Question 14

absolve

Answer 14

to free from guilt; to forgive

Question 15

abstemious

Answer 15

sparing or moderate

Question 16

abstruse

Answer 16

hard to comprehend

Question 17

abysmal

Answer 17

awful

Question 18

acerbic

Answer 18

harsh; biting

Question 19

acidulous

Answer 19

somewhat harsh

Question 20

acme

Answer 20

the highest point

Question 21

acquisitive

Answer 21

eager to acquire and possess; greedy

Question 22

acrid

Answer 22

bitter and unpleasant

Question 23

acrimonious

Answer 23

bitter

Question 24

acumen

Answer 24

insightfulness

Question 25

adamant

Answer 25

stubborn; unyielding

Question 26

adept

Answer 26

very skilled

Question 27

admonished

Answer 27

warned to do what’s best

Question 28

adorned

Answer 28

decorated

Question 29

adroit

Answer 29

skillfull

Question 30

adulation

Answer 30

excessive admiration

Question 31

adulterate

Answer 31

to corrupt; to make impure

Question 32

aegis

Answer 32

protection

sounds like agist - aged people need protection

Question 33

aerie

Answer 33

an eagle’s nest; a high fortress

Question 34

aesthetic

Answer 34

relating to beauty

Question 35

affable

Answer 35

friendly

Question 36

affectation

Answer 36

an artificial way of behaving

Question 37

aggrandized

Answer 37

made greater; enhanced

Question 38

aghast

Answer 38

struck by fear or amazement

Question 39

algorithm

Answer 39

a mathematical formula or procedure

Question 40

alleviate

Answer 40

to soothe or lessen the severity

Question 41

altruistic

Answer 41

unselfish concern for others

Question 42

amalgamate

Answer 42

unify; join parts into a whole

Question 43

ameliorated

Answer 43

made better

Question 44

amenable

Answer 44

willing; cooperative

Question 45

amicable

Answer 45

friendly

Question 46

amortize

Answer 46

to gradually pay off or reduce

Question 47

anachronism

Answer 47

something belonging to a different time period

Question 48

anthema

Answer 48

something hated; a curse

Question 49

animosity

Answer 49

hatred; hostility

Question 50

annotation

Answer 50

a comment or note on a literary work

Question 51

anodyne

Answer 51

a pain-reliever

Question 52

anomaly

Answer 52

something unusual

Question 53

antedate

Answer 53

to come before

Question 54

antediluvian

Answer 54

ancient; primitive

Question 55

antipode

Answer 55

the exact opposite

Question 56

antithesis

Answer 56

opposite

Question 57

apace

Answer 57

quickly

Question 58

apartheid

Answer 58

the policy of separating groups based on race

Question 59

aplomb

Answer 59

confidence

Question 60

apocryphal

Answer 60

of doubtful truthfulness

Question 61

apoplectic

Answer 61

enranged

Question 62

apothegm

Answer 62

a short, wise remark

Question 63

apotheosis

Answer 63

a perfect example

Question 64

appease

Answer 64

to soothe, satisfy or pacify

Question 65

apportion

Answer 65

to divide and distribute

Question 66

apposite

Answer 66

appropriate

Question 67

approbation

Answer 67

approval; praise

Question 68

apropos

Answer 68

relevant

Question 69

arch

Answer 69

sassy

Question 70

archaic

Answer 70

no longer current; outdated

Question 71

arduous

Answer 71

strenuous; difficult

Question 72

arid

Answer 72

very dry

Question 73

arresting

Answer 73

attention-getting; striking

Question 74

arrogate

Answer 74

to unrightfully take or claim

Question 75

articulate

Answer 75

using clear, expressive language

Question 76

artifice

Answer 76

deception; trickery

Question 77

artless

Answer 77

simple; without cunning

Question 78

ascendancy

Answer 78

dominance; superiority

Question 79

ascetic

Answer 79

practicing self-denial

Question 80

aseptic

Answer 80

sterile; extremely clean

Question 81

ashen

Answer 81

very pale

Question 82

askew

Answer 82

slanted to one side

Question 83

asperity

Answer 83

bad temper

Question 84

aspersion

Answer 84

a false claim intended to harm

Question 85

assail

Answer 85

to attack violently

Question 86

assiduous

Answer 86

hardworking; dedicated

Question 87

assuage

Answer 87

to make less severe

Question 88

astute

Answer 88

having keen judgment; shrewd

Question 89

audacious

Answer 89

fearlessly bold; arrogantly bold

Question 90

august

Answer 90

majestic

Question 91

auspicious

Answer 91

favorable

Question 92

austere

Answer 92

plain; strict, serious; cold

Question 93

automation

Answer 93

one who acts in a robotic way

Question 94

avaricious

Answer 94

greedy

Question 95

aver

Answer 95

to state confidently; to declare

Question 96

avuncular

Answer 96

like an uncle