GRE WORDS

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; Ex. abject apology
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; 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
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
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
acerbity	bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone)
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; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner
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; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel.
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 (egg)
address	direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech
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
advocate	speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for
aegis	shield; protection; defense
aerie(aery,eyrie,eyry)	nest of a large bird of prey
aesthetic	artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics
affable	easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly
affected	artificial; pretended
affidavit	written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law)
affiliation	joining; associating with
affinity	feeling of kinship; similarity; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. many affinities between two languages
affirmation	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: positive discrimination
affliction	state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on
affluence	abundance; wealth
affront	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally
afterlife	life after death; later part of one's life
agape	openmouthed
agenda	items of business at a meeting
agglomeration	collection; heap; V. agglomerate: gather into a rounded mass; N. aggolmeate: jumbled mass; heap
aggrandize	make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement
aggregate	sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars
aghast	filled with great surprise or fear; horrified
agility	nimbleness; ability to move quickly
agitate	stir up; disturb
agnostic	one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality
agog	highly excited; intensely curious
agrarian	pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform
airy	of air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal
alacrity	cheerful promptness without reluctance
alchemy	medieval chemistry
alcove	nook; recess
alias	an assumed name esp. by a criminal (usually to mislead people); ADV. alias
alienate	make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of
alimentary	supplying nourishment
alimony	payments made regularly to an ex-spouse after divorce
allay	calm; pacify
allege	state without proof
allegiance	loyalty
allegory	story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable
alleviate	relieve (pain)
alliteration	repetition of beginning sound in poetry
allocate	assign; set apart for a particular purpose
alloy	mixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity; V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not in mixture with other maetals; pure; complete; unqualified; Ex. unalloyed happiness
allude	refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference
allure	entice; attract; tempt
alluvial	pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
alms	money or goods given to the poor
aloft	upward; high up in the air
aloof	apart; not open in one's relationship with other people; reserved; ADV.
altercation	noisy quarrel
altruistic	unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altiruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism
amalgam	combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth
amalgamate	(of societies or groups) combine; unite in one body
amass	collect (gradually, in a very large amount)
amazon	female warrior
ambidextrous	capable of using either hand with equal ease
ambience	environment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature
ambiguous	unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation
ambivalence	the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions
amble	walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly
ambrosia	food of the gods
ambulatory	able to walk
ambush	act of lying in wait to attack by surprise; sudden attack made from a concealed position; Ex. lie in ambush; V.
ameliorate	improve
amenable	obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by; Ex. amenable to sensible suggestions; Ex. He is very amenable; Ex. amenable to the usual tests
amend	correct; change ; generally for the better
amenities	convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies
amiable	agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly
amicable	peaceful; politely friendly; not quarrelsome; Ex. amicable settlement
amiss	wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV.
amity	friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations
amnesia	loss of memory
amnesty	pardon (allowed by government to political criminals)
amok(amuck)	in a state of rage; Ex. run amok
amoral	nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong
amorous	moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances
amorphous	formless; lacking shape or definition
amphibian	able to live both on land and in water; N.
amphitheater	oval building with tiers of seats; CF. arena
ample	enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; Ex. ample opportunity/garden; N. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space
amplify	increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one's remarks with a graph
amputate	cut off part of body; prune (a limb)
amulet	charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck
anachronism	an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic

Abase  - Base

Abash – ash – ass

Abate – ate

Abbreviate – abbreviation

Abdicate – abduct, dictate

Aberrant – rent

Aberration – ration, rational

Abet – bet

Abeyance – buy, Abhay Deol

Abhor – bore

Abide – bind

Abject - objection

Abjure – jury

Ablution – blue lotion

Abnegation – negotiation

Abode – bed

Abolish – polish

Abominable – bomine

Abominate – mine- ate

Aboriginal – original

Abortive – a boat

Abrasive - brush

Abridge – bridge

Abrogate – gate

Abscission – scissors

Abscond – scandal. scoundrel

Absolute – soul

Absolve – solve

Abstain – stain

Abstemious – absent – mouse

Abstinence – nancy absent

Abstract – track, tractor

Abstruse – rose

Abusive – abuse

Abut – but

Abysmal – small

Abyss – bus

Academic  - academics

Accede – concede

Accelerate – acceleration

Accessible – access

Accessory – necessary

Acclaim – claim

Acclimate – climate

Acclivity – climb

Accolade – chocolate, applaud

Accommodate – accommodation

Accomplice – complaint

Accord – chord

Accost – cost

Accouter – accurate, count

Accretion -  Creation

Accrue – cruel, crow

Acerbity – bite

Acetic – acid

Acidulous – acid

Acknowledge – knowledge

Acme – come

Acne – knee

Acoustics – akka – stick

Acquiesce – quiet

Acquittal – quit

Acrid – rid  - acid

Acrimonious  - cry

Acrophobia - crow

Actuarial – actual – real

Actuary – statuary, actually

Actuate – activate

Acuity – cute

Acumen – cute men

Acute – cute

Adage – age

Adamant – dammit

Adapt - apt

Addendum – add

Addiction – diction

Addle – dull

Address - address

Adept – department

Adhere – addesive

Adherent – rent, heir

Adjacent – adjoining

Adjoin – join

Adjourn – journey

Adjunct - junction

Adjuration – jury

Adjutant – ant

Admonish – push

Adore – ore

Adorn – urn

Adroit – riot / ad

Adulation – lotion

Adulterate – dilute

Advent – went

Adventitious –went – tious

Adversary – sorry

Adverse - worst

Adversity – worst

Advert - advise

Advocacy - advocate

Advocate – advocate

Aegis – age

aerie(aery, eyrie,eyry) – air

Aesthetic – aritistic

Affable – fable

Affected – infected

Affidavit – fida

Affiliation - affection

Affinity – affection

Affirmation – firm

Affliction – flick

Affluence – influence/flow

Affront – front

Afterlife – after life

Agape = a gap

Agenda – jenda

Agglomeration – ugly

Aggrandize – agarbati

Aggregate – aggregate

Aghast – ghost

Agility – ability

Agitate – gitar

Agnostic – against

Agog – ago

Agrarian – agriculture/ vegetarian

Airy – air

Alacrity – alarm

Alchemy – chemistry

Alcove – cave

Alias – ali as

Alienate – alen

Alimentary – elimentary

Alimony- ali – money

Allay – all well

Allege – alleged

Allegiance – all giant

Allegory – gori

Alleviate – eliminate

Alliteration – all iteration

Allocate – all locate

Alloy – alloy

Allude – all nude

Allure – all lure

Alluvial – lava

Alms – arms

Aloft –loft

Aloof – all – loof

Altercation – alter

Altruistic – all true

Amalgam – amul gum

Amalgamate – amul gum mate

Amass – mass

Amazon – amma – amazing

Ambidextrous – em beedi extra

Ambience – ambulance

Ambiguous – amba gova

Ambivalence - valency

Amble – ample

Ambrosia – rose asia

Ambulatory – laboratory

Ambush – bush

Ameliorate – amala lawyer

Amenable – men able

Amend – mend

Amenities – men entities

Amiable – amma able

Amicable – cable

Amiss – miss

Amity – meety

Amnesia – a men asia

Amnesty – a men honesty

amok(amuck) – moke

Amoral – immoral

Amorous – arouse

Amorphous – phose

Amphibian – Mr Bean

Amphitheater – Theatre

Ample – sample

Amplify – multiply

Amputate – arm puncture

Amulet – omlette

Anachronism – anna crow