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Kaplan GRE Study Guide: Top GRE Vocabulary Word List 295 Total Words Word Definitionabate to reducein amount, degree or severity abdicateto renounceor relinquish a throne abjectutterlyhopeless, humiliating or wretched abjuretorenounce on oath ablutionact ofcleansing abrogatetoabolish by formal means abscondto leavesecretly abstentionthe actof refraining voluntarily abstrusehard tounderstand; secret, hidden accretionanincrease by natural growth acerbicsour orastringent in taste, harsh in temper acquiescetocomply, give in acrid sharp or bitingto the taste or smell acrimoniouscaustic,stinging or bitter in nature adjointo beclose or in contact with adjointo benext to and joined with adjureto beg orcommand admonishto counselagainst something; caution adulterateto makeimpure adventitiousaccidentalaffablefriendly,courteous aggrandizetoincrease in power, influence and reputation altruista person unselfishlyconcerned for the welfare of others amatoryof orpertaining to lovers or lovemakingamity friendship;peaceful harmony anachronismsomethingour of place in time anachronismanobsolete or archaic form androgenanysubstance that promotes masculine characteristics androgynousbeingboth male and female animushostilefeeling or attitude antipathyextremedislike antipathyaversion apartheidany systemor caste that separates people according to race apathylack ofinterest or emotion apathylack ofinterest or emotion apogeethehighest or most distant point apostasya total desertionof one’s religion, principles, party, cause, etc. apostasyrenunciationof one’s previous loyalty apotheosisglorification,glorified ideal approbationpraise,consideration arrogateto claim unwarrantablyor presumptuously assiduousdiligent,persistent, hardworking assuageto makeless severe atrophythewasting aw