ChatBigbook 5000 GRE Wordlist 001-100
abase    lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect
abash    embarrass
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
abet    assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage
abeyance    suspended action
abhor    detest; hate
abide    dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate; Ex. abide by the rules; Ex. I can’t abide rude people.
abject    (of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect
abjure    renounce upon oath
ablution    washing
abnegation    renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation
abode    dwelling place; home
abolish    cancel; put an end to
abominable    detestable; extremely unpleasant
abominate    loathe; hate
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
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;
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
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
acclimate    adjust to climate or environment; adapt
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
accomplice    partner in crime
accord    agreement
accost    approach and speak first to a person
accoutre    equip; N. accoutrement
accretion    growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth
accrue    come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition
acerbity    bitterness of speech and temper
acetic    vinegary
acidulous    slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic
acknowledge    recognize; admit
acme    peak; pinnacle; highest point
acne    skin disease (on the face)
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
acrid    bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent
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
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
adage    wise saying; proverb
adamant    hard; inflexible
adapt    make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust
addendum    addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book)
addiction    compulsive habitual need
addle    make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
address    direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one’s efforts or attention to; make with a destination
adept    expert at; very skilled
adhere    stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality
adherent    supporter; follower
adjacent    adjoining; neighboring; close by
adjoin    be next to
adjourn    suspend until a later time; move from one place to another
adjunct    something attached to but holding an inferior position
adjuration    solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly
adjutant    staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
admonish    warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove
adore    love deeply and respect highly
adorn    decorate
adroit    skillful (in using mind or hand)
adulation    flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved
adulterate    make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted(contaminated) substances
Advent    arrival
adventitious    accidental; casual; happening by chance
adversary    opponent; enemy
adverse    going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile
adversity    great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event
advert    refer
advocacy    support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something
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Written by GRE Word of The Day Team on March 3rd, 2008 with no comments.
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