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Title: barron flashcard gre
Description: around 5000 words for GRE from Barron's list
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Created: 2010-03-04
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    • abase
    • lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect
    • n abash
    • embarrass
    • n abate
    • subside or moderate
    • abbreviate
    • shorten
    • abdicate
    • renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)
    • aberrant
    • abnormal or deviant
    • aberration
    • deviation from the normal; mental disorder
    • n abet
    • assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage
    • n abeyance
    • suspended action
    • abhor
    • detest; hate
    • abject
    • (of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology
    • abjure
    • renounce upon oath
    • ablution
    • washing
    • abnegation
    • renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation
    • abolish
    • cancel; put an end to
    • abominate
    • loathe; hate
    • abominable
    • detestable; extremely unpleasant
    • aboriginal
    • being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine
    • abortive
    • unsuccessful; fruitless
    • abrasive
    • rubbing away; tending to grind down
    • abridge
    • condense or shorten
    • abrogate
    • abolish
    • n abscission
    • cutting off; separation
    • abscond
    • depart secretly and hide
    • absolute
    • complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism
    • absolve
    • pardon (an offense)
    • abstain
    • refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote; ±â±ÇÇÏ´Ù
    • abstemious
    • sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
    • abstinence
    • restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote
    • abstract
    • theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
    • abstruse
    • obscure; profound; difficult to understand
    • abusive
    • coarsely insulting; physically harmful
    • n abut
    • border upon; adjoin
    • abysmal
    • bottomless
    • abyss
    • enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit
    • academic
    • related to a school; not practical or directly useful
    • accede
    • agree
    • accelerate
    • move faster
    • accessible
    • easy to approach; obtainable
    • accessory
    • additional object; useful but not essential thing
    • acclaim
    • applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; Ex. The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; N: strong expression of approval and praise
    • acclimate
    • adjust to climate or environment; adapt
    • n acclivity
    • sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity
    • accolade
    • award of merit; strong praise and approval
    • accommodate
    • oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging
    • accomplice
    • partner in crime
    • accord
    • agreement
    • accost
    • approach and speak first to a person
    • n accoutre
    • equip; N. accoutrement
    • accretion
    • growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete
    • accrue
    • come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual
    • n acerbity
    • bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone)
    • n acetic
    • vinegary
    • n acidulous
    • slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic
    • acknowledge
    • recognize; admit
    • n acme
    • peak; pinnacle; highest point
    • acoustics
    • science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
    • acquiesce
    • assent; agree passively; comply without protest
    • acquittal
    • deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner
    • n acrid
    • bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent
    • n acrimonious
    • stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior
    • acrophobia
    • fear of heights
    • actuarial
    • calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
    • actuary
    • someone who advises insurance companies
    • n actuate
    • motivate; activate; cause to act
    • acuity
    • sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)
    • acumen
    • mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen
    • acute
    • (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain
    • n adage
    • wise saying; proverb
    • s proverb
    • adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially
    • adamant
    • hard; inflexible
    • adapt
    • make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel.
    • n addendum
    • addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book)
    • addiction
    • compulsive habitual need