GRE Hit Parade
Terms
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- bolster
- verb; to provide support or reinforcement
- axiom/axiomatic
- noun/adjective; a universally recognized principle; taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
- aesthetic
- adjective; dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful
- alchemy
- noun; a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, expecially base metals into gold
- amenable
- adjective; agreeable; responsive to suggestion
- amalgamate
- verb; to combine several elements into a whole
- alacrity
- noun; eager and enthusiastic willingness
- aver
- verb; to state as a fact; to confirm or support
- avarice
- noun; greed, expecially for wealth
- arduous
- adjective; strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort
- anachronism
- noun; something or someone out of place in terms of its historical or chronological context
- ameliorate
- verb; to make better or more tolerable
- anomaly
- noun; deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality
- aggrandize
- verb; to increase in intensity, power, or prestige
- archaic
- adjective; outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time
- audacious
- adjective; daring and fearless; recklessly bold
- approbation
- noun; an expression of approval or praise
- austere
- adjective; without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
- astringent
- adjective; having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe
- ascetic
- noun; one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion
- assuage
- verb; to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify