Kaplan 900 GRE Wordlist 001-100

Abdicate        -    To step down from a position of Power
Abridge        -    To shorten, condense or lessen in length
Absolve        -    to forgive or free from blame
Abysmal        -    extremely wretched, bottomless
Acquiesce    -    to comply passively, to give in
Advocate        -    to support, or be in favor of
Aesthetic     -    concerned with or appreciative of beauty
Affinity        -    sympathy, attraction, kinship
Agenda        -    Program, things to be done
Aggrandize    -    to make great
Allusion        -    an indirect reference
Altruistic        -    unselfish concern with the welfare of others
Amnesty        -    an official pardon for a group of people who violate a law
Animosity    -    ill will, active dislike
Anomalous    -    irregular, abnormal, unusual
Arduous        -    difficult to do, laborious
Augment        -    to increase or enlarge
Austere        -    stern in manner or appearance, strict in morals
Aversion        -    strong or fixed dislike, a feeling of repugnance
Banal        -    commonplace, trite, unoriginal
Baroque        -    extravagantly ornate, flamboyant, characterized by bold ornamentation
Begrudge        -    to envy another’s possessions, to concede reluctantly
Benediction    -    a blessing, a good wish
Benign        -    gentle, not harmful, kind
Blanch        -    to turn pale
Blithe        -    happily, lighthearted, joyful
Botch        -    to bungle, to foul up
Bracing        -    invigorating, to prepare
Broach        -    to open up a subject for discussion
Buffoon        -    clown or fool
Bulwark        -    something used as a defense, a strong protection
Cache        -    a hiding place, something hidden in a secret place
Callous        -    unfeeling and insensitive
Candor        -    truthfulness, great honesty, frankness
Capitulate    -    to surrender, to stop resisting
Catharsis        -    an emotional purification, an emotional release
Caustic        -    biting in humor
Censure        -    the act of blaming or condemning
Chastise    -    to criticize severely
Chronic        -    constant, lasting a long time
Circumspect    -    careful, thought through
Clemency    -    disposition towards mercy, mildness
Clique        -    an exclusive group
Coalesce    -    to come together as one, to fuse  or unite
Coherent    -    making sense, organize and logical
Colloquial    -    conversational, used in informal speech
Compatible    -    able to get along well
Convey        -    to transport, to conduct, to communicate
Conviction    -    determination, a state of being convinced
Copious        -    abundant, lavish
Corroborate    -    to support with evidence
Craven        -    cowardly
Criterion    -    standard for judging
Cursory        -    brief, without much attention to detail
Dearth        -    a shortage
Deference    -    respect, courtesy
Deft        -    skillful
Delineate    -    to describe or picture in words, to detail
Delude        -    to deceive, to have false illusion
Depravity    -    moral corruption
Depreciate    -    to lessen in value, to belittle
Desecrate    -    to treat with disrespect
Destitute    -    very poor, totally lacking
Diatribe    -    a denunciation, a biting speech
Didactic    -    instructive, intended to educate
Diffuse        -    wordy, not concentrated, to spread widely
Digress        -    to stray from the main subject
Discerning    -    keenly perceptive, shrewd
Discount    -    to deduct, to disregard
Diva        -    an opera singer, prima donna, a tempermental, conceited person
Docile        -    easily tought, submissive
Dogmatic    -    arrogantly assertive, positive about unproven ideas
Dormant        -    as though asleep, not actively growing
Dupe        -    to deceive, to trick
Ebb        -    to decline, to recede
Eccentric    -    nonconventional, a little kooky
Eclectic     -    drawn from many sources
Efface        -    to erase, to rub away the features, to obscure
Egocentric    -    self-involved, selfish
Egregious    -    extremely bad, flagrant
Elucidate    -    to make clear
Embellish    -    to add to, to exaggerate, garnish, ornament
Emigrate    -    to move to a new country, to move to a new place
Emissary    -    a messenger or representative, an agent
Emulate        -    to imitate, to strive to equal
Engaging    -    charming, interesting
Enigma        -    a puzzle, a baffling situation, something obscure
Enshroud    -    to cover, to enclose with a dark cover
Esoteric    -    understood by only a few
Eulogize    -    to speak in praise of someone, to pay written or spoken tribute
Exacerbate    -    to make worse or more severe
Exacting    -    greatly demanding, requiring close attention
Exalt        -    to raise high, to glorify
Exorbitant    -    extravagant, exceeding what is usual
Expedite    -    to make faster or easier, to carry out promptly
Explicit    -    clearly stated, precisely shown
Expunge        -    to erase, to strike out
Extol        -    to praise highly
Façade        -    the principal front of a building, a false appearance
Faction        -    a group, or part of large group, united on an issue

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