VOCABOLI GRE: SECONDA PARTE PDF

abase a lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect 2 q abash a embarrass 3 q abate a subside or moderate 4 q abbreviate a shorten 5 q abdicate a renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility) 6 q aberrant a abnormal or deviant 7 q aberration a devia...

abase a lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect 2 q abash a embarrass 3 q abate a subside or moderate 4 q abbreviate a shorten 5 q abdicate a renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility) 6 q aberrant a abnormal or deviant 7 q aberration a deviation from the normal; mental disorder 8 q abet a assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage 9 q abeyance a suspended action 10 q abhor a detest; hate 11 q abject a (of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self- respect; Ex. abject apology 12 q abjure a renounce upon oath 13 q ablution a washing 14 q abnegation a renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation 15 q abolish a cancel; put an end to 16 q abominate a loathe; hate 17 q abominable a detestable; extremely unpleasant 18 q aboriginal a being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine 19 q abortive a unsuccessful; fruitless 20 q abrasive a rubbing away; tending to grind down 21 q abridge a condense or shorten 22 q abrogate a abolish 23 q abscission a cutting off; separation 24 q abscond a depart secretly and hide 25 q absolute a complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism 26 q absolve a pardon (an offense) 27 q abstain a refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one’s vote 28 q abstemious a sparing in eating and drinking; temperate 29 q abstinence a restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote 30 q abstract a theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational 31 q abstruse a obscure; profound; difficult to understand 32 q abusive a coarsely insulting; physically harmful 33 q abut a border upon; adjoin 34 q abysmal a bottomless 35 q abyss a enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit 36 q academic a related to a school; not practical or directly useful 37 q accede a agree 38 q accelerate a move faster 39 q accessible a easy to approach; obtainable 40 q accessory a additional object; useful but not essential thing 41 q acclaim a 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 42 q acclimate a adjust to climate or environment; adapt 43 q acclivity a sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity 44 q accolade a award of merit; strong praise and approval 45 q accommodate a oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging 46 q accomplice a partner in crime 47 q accord a agreement 48 q accost a approach and speak first to a person 49 q accoutre a equip; N. accoutrement 50 q accretion a growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete 51 q accrue a 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 52 q acerbity a bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone) 53 q acetic a vinegary 54 q acidulous a slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic 55 q acknowledge a recognize; admit 56 q acme a peak; pinnacle; highest point 57 q acoustics a science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in 58 q acquiesce a assent; agree passively; comply without protest 59 q acquittal a deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner 60 q acrid a bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent 61 q acrimonious a stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior 62 q acrophobia a fear of heights 63 q actuarial a calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics 64 q actuary a someone who advises insurance companies 65 q actuate a motivate; activate; cause to act 66 q acuity a sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing) 67 q acumen a mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen 68 q acute a (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain 69 q adage a wise saying; proverb 70 q proverb a adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially 71 q adamant a hard; inflexible 72 q adapt a 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. 73 q addendum a addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book) 74 q addiction a compulsive habitual need 75 q addle a make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg) 76 q address a direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one’s efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech 77 q adept a expert at; very skilled 78 q adhere a stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality 79 q adherent a supporter; follower 80 q adjacent a adjoining; neighboring; close by 81 q adjunct a something attached to but holding an inferior position 82 q adjuration a solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly 83 q adjutant a staff officer assisting the commander; assistant 84 q admonish a warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove 85 q adorn a decorate 86 q adroit a skillful (in using mind or hand) 87 q adulation a flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved 88 q adulterate a make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted(contaminated) substances 89 q advent a arrival 90 q adventitious a accidental; casual; happening by chance 91 q adversary a opponent; enemy 92 q adverse a going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile 93 q adversity a great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event 94 q advert a refer 95 q advocacy a support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something 96 q advocate a speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for 97 q aegis a shield; protection; defense 98 q aerie(aery,eyrie,eyry) a nest of a large bird of prey 99 q aesthetic a artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics 100 q affable a easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly 101 q affected a artificial; pretended 102 q affidavit a written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law) 103 q affiliation a joining; associating with 104 q affinity a feeling of kinship; similarity; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. many affinities between two languages 105 q affirmation a positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: positive discrimination 106 q affliction a state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on 107 q affluence a abundance; wealth 108 q affront a insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally 109 q agape a openmouthed 110 q agenda a items of business at a meeting 111 q agglomeration a collection; heap; V. agglomerate: gather into a rounded mass; N. aggolmeate: jumbled mass; heap 112 q aggrandize a make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement 113 q aggregate a sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars 114 q aghast a filled with great surprise or fear; horrified 115 q agility a nimbleness; ability to move quickly 116 q agitate a stir up; disturb 117 q agnostic a one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality 118 q agog a highly excited; intensely curious 119 q agrarian a pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform 120 q alacrity a cheerful promptness without reluctance 121 q alchemy a medieval chemistry 122 q alcove a nook; recess 123 q alias a an assumed name esp. by a criminal (usually to mislead people); ADV. alias 124 q alienate a make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of 125 q alimentary a supplying nourishment 126 q alimony a payments made regularly to an ex-spouse after divorce 127 q allay a calm; pacify 128 q allege a state without proof 129 q allegiance a loyalty 130 q allegory a story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable 131 q alleviate a relieve (pain) 132 q alliteration a repetition of beginning sound in poetry 133 q allocate a assign; set apart for a particular purpose 134 q alloy a 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 135 q allude a refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference 136 q allure a entice; attract; tempt 137 q siren a apparatus for making sounds; womanlike creature 138 q alluvial a pertaining to soil deposits left by running water 139 q aloof a apart; not open in one’s relationship with other people; reserved; ADV. 140 q aloft a upward; high up in the air 141 q altercation a noisy quarrel 142 q altruistic a unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altiruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism 143 q amalgamate a (of societies or groups) combine; unite in one body 144 q amalgam a combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth 145 q amass a collect (gradually, in a very large amount) 146 q amazon a female warrior 147 q ambidextrous a capable of using either hand with equal ease 148 q ambience a environment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature 149 q ambiguous a unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation 150 q ambivalence a the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions 151 q amble a walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly 152 q ambrosia a food of the gods 153 q nectar a drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees 154 q ambulatory a able to walk 155 q ameliorate a improve 156 q amenable a 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 157 q amend a correct; change ; generally for the better 158 q amenities a convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies 159 q amiable a agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly 160 q amicable a peaceful; politely friendly; not quarrelsome; Ex. amicable settlement 161 q amiss a wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV. 162 q amity a friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations 163 q amnesia a loss of memory 164 q amnesty a pardon (allowed by government to political criminals) 165 q amoral a nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong 166 q amorous a moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances 167 q amorphous a formless; lacking shape or definition 168 q amphibian a able to live both on land and in water; N. 169 q amphitheater a oval building with tiers of seats; CF. arena 170 q ample a enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; Ex. ample opportunity/garden; N. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space 171 q amplify a increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one’s remarks with a graph 172 q amputate a cut off part of body; prune (a limb) 173 q amok(amuck) a in a state of rage; Ex. run amok 174 q amulet a charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck 175 q anachronism a an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic 176 q analgesic a causing insensitivity to pain; N. 177 q analgesia a condition of being unable to feel pain 178 q analogous a comparable; similar 179 q analogy a similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things 180 q anarchist a person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority 181 q anarchy a absence of governing body; state of disorder 182 q anathema a solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize 183 q ancestry a family descent; ADJ. ancestral 184 q anchor a secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage 185 q ancillary a serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N. 186 q anecdote a short story of an amusing or interesting event 187 q anemia a condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic 188 q anesthetic a substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia 189 q anguish a acute pain; extreme suffering 190 q angular a sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner 191 q animadversion a critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval 192 q animated a lively; spirited 193 q animosity a active enmity 194 q animus a hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition 195 q annals a records arranged in yearly parts; history 196 q anneal a reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass) 197 q annex a attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one 198 q annihilate a destroy 199 q annotate a comment; make explanatory notes 200 q annuity a yearly allowance