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Kaplan Revised GRE Top 200 Words

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Moreabate to reduce in amount, degree, or

severity

Focus on 'ate' part of abate. (eat,ate, eaten). When you eatanything, you reduce it'squantity.

abscond to run away, to leave secretly

ab + scond. "Absent in a second."When you will absent in asecond? When u HIDE, or when uDEPART secretly. Treat it like james bond, hidingfrom a villain.

abstain to choose not to do something

ab (meaning away) + stain : wegenerally tend to stay away fromstain (dirt, dust etc)

Shashwat_Pathak

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abyss an extremely deep hole

abyss sounds similar to abuse.When you're seriously abused,you become depressed and feellike jumping into an abyss

adulterate to make impure

when a child becomes adult heloses his purity andinnocence...so any thingadulterated is contaminated orhas lost its purity.

advocate to speak in favor of

advocate: add+ur VOICE...support

aesthetic concerning the appreciation ofbeauty

aes + thetic opposite of"pathetic"..means beauty

aggrandize to increase in power, influence,and reputation

aggrandize ~ ag+grand+eyes =make someone seemgrander/greater in others eyes byraising power etc.

alleviate to make more bearable

ALL (all)+ EVI (evil)+ ATE (hasbeen eaten up) so hence you arerelieved of the pain and you feelrelief

amalgamate to combine; to mix together

at+mall+game= There is a gameat a mall. Hence people cometogether...Gather for the game!

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ambiguous doubtful or uncertain; able to beinterpreted several ways

Ambi (am + bi) means 2 , whileguous sounds like guess. So if 2people guess on something, thenit will make the subject doubtfulor unclear.

ameliorate to make better; to improve

In movie Amelie, Amelie tries toimprove other people's lives.

anachronism something out of place in time

ana (out of order, negative sense)+ chron (time).. so something notplaced correctly with respect totime.

analogous similar or alike in some way;equivalent to

Analogies are given by thelecturers while teaching whichcompares the example with thepresent subject

anomaly derivation from what is normal

Anomaly= A(means NO) +Nomaly = A(no) + Normality =ABNORMALITY, DEVIATIONFROM NORMAL ORDER

antagonize to annoy or provoke to anger

AUNTY+GONE(goes)+ON+ICE....when an aunty goes on icebare footed,it provokes herhostility...

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antipathy extreme dislike

remember antipathy as anti party.in politics the people of anti-party are quite opposite in feeling

apathy lack of interest or emotion

a (negative) + pathy : root"pathy" means feeling as insympathy; so apathy meanslacking interest in something.

arbitrate to judge a dispute between twoopposing parties

arbitrate= (arbit=arbiter=judge)+(trate = treat= act as)

archaic ancient, old-fashioned

Remember with Archive. As wekeep very old thing in archive-Archaic is related something veryold.

ardor intense and passionate feeling

articulate able to speak clearly andexpressively

assuage to make something unpleasantless severe

attenuate to reduce in force or degree; toweaken

audacious fearless and daring

austere severe or stern in appearance,undecorated

banal predictable, clichéd, boring

bolster to support; to prop up

bombastic pompous in speech and manner

cacophony harsh, jarring noise

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candid impartial and honest in speech

capricious changing one's mind quickly andoften

castigate to punish or criticize harshly

catalyst something that brings about achange in something else

caustic biting in wit

chaos great disorder or confusion

chauvinist someone prejudiced in favor of agroup to which he or she belongs

chicanery deception by means of craft orguile

cogent convincing and well reasoned

condone to overlook, pardon, or disregard

convoluted intricate and complicated

corroborate to provide supporting evidence

credulous too trusting; gullible

crescendo steadily increasing volume orforce

decorum appropriateness of behavior orconduct; propriety

deference respect, courtesy

deride to speak of or treat withcontempt; to mock

desiccate to dry out thoroughly

desultory jumping from one thing toanother; disconnected

diatribe an abusive, condemnatory speech

diffident lacking self-confidence

dilate to make larger; to expand

dilatory intended to delay

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dilettante someone with an amateurish andsuperficial interest in a topic

dirge a funeral hymn or mournfulspeech

disabuse to set right; to free from error

discern to perceive; to recognize

disparate fundamentally different; entirelyunlike

dissemble to present a false appearance; todisguise one's real intention orcharacter

dissonance a harsh and disagreeablecombination, often of sounds

dogma a firmly held opinion, often areligious belief

dogmatic dictatorial in one's opinions

dupe to deceive; a person who is easilydeceived

eclectic selecting from or made up from avariety of sources

efficacy effectiveness

elegy a sorrowful poem or speech

eloquent persuasive and moving,especially in speech

emulate to copy; to try to equal or excel

enervate to reduce in strength

engender to produce, cause, or bring about

engima a puzzle; a mystery

enumerate to count, list, or itemize

ephemeral lasting a short time

equivocate to use expressions of doublemeaning in order to mislead

erratic wandering and unpredictable

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erudite learned, scholarly, bookish

esoteric known or understood by only afew

estimable admirable

eulogy speech in praise of someone

euphemism use of an inoffensive word orphrase in place of a moredistasteful one

exacerbate to make worse

exculpate to clear from blame; proveinnocent

exigent urgent; requiring immediateaction

exonerate to clear of blame

explicit clearly stated or shown;forthright in expression

fanatical acting excessively enthusiastic;filled with extreme, unquestioneddevotion

fawn to grovel

fervid intensely emotional; feverish

florid excessively decorated orembellished

foment to arouse or incite

frugality a tendency to be thrifty or cheap

garrulous tending to talk a lot

gregarious outgoing, sociable

guile deceit or trickery

gullible easily deceived

homogenous of a similar kind

iconoclast one who opposes establishedbeliefs, customs, and institutions

imperturbable not capable of being disturbed

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impervious impossible to penetrate;incapable of being affected

impetuous quick to act without thinking

implacable unable to be calmed down ormade peaceful

inchoate not fully formed; disorganized

ingenuous showing innocence or childlikesimplicity

inimical hostile, unfriendly

innocuous harmless

insipid lacking interest or flavor

intransigent uncompromising; refusing to bereconciled

inundate to overwhelm; to cover withwater

irascible easily made angry

laconic using few words

lament to express sorrow; to grieve

laud to give praise; to glorify

lavish to give unsparingly; or extremelygenerous or extravagant

lethargic acting in an indifferent or slow,sluggish manner

loquacious talkative

lucid clear and easily understood

luminous bright, brilliant, glowing

malinger to evade responsibility bypretending to be ill

malleable capable of being shaped

metaphor a figure of speech comparing twodifferent things; a symbol

meticulous extremely careful about details

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misanthrope a person who dislikes others

mitigate to soften; to lessen

mollify to calm or make less severe

monotony lack of variation

naïve lacking sophistication orexperience

obdurate hardened in feeling; resistant topersuasion

obsequious overly submissive and eager toplease

obstinate stubborn, unyielding

obviate to prevent; to make unnecessary

occlude to stop up; to prevent the passageof

onerous troublesome and oppressive;burdensome

opaque impossible to see through;preventing the passage of light

opprobrium public disgrace

ostentation excessive slowness

paradox a contradiction or dilemma

paragon a model of excellence orperfection

pedant someone who shows off learning

perfidious willing to betray one's trust

perfunctory done in a routine way; indifferent

permeate to penetrate

philanthropy charity; a desire or effort topromote goodness

placate to soothe or pacify

plastic able to be molded, altered, orbent

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plethora excess

pragmatic practical as opposed to idealistic

precipitate to throw violently or bring aboutabruptly; lacking deliberation

prevaricate to lie or deviate from the truth

pristine fresh and clean; uncorrupted

prodigal lavish, wasteful

proliferate to increase in number quickly

propitiate to conciliate; to appease

propriety correct behavior; obedience torules and customs

prudence wisdom, caution, or restraint

pungent sharp and irritating to the senses

quiescent motionless

rarefy to make thinner or sparser

repudiate to reject the validity of

reticent silent, reserved

rhetoric effective writing or speaking

satiate to satisfy fully or overindulge

soporific causing sleep or lethargy

specious deceptively attractive; seeminglyplausible but fallacious

stigma a mark of shame or discredit

stolid unemotional; lacking sensitivity

sublime lofty or grand

tacit done without using words

taciturn silent, not talkative

tirade long, harsh speech or verbalattack

torpor extreme mental and physicalsluggishness

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transitory temporary, lasting a brief time

vacillate to sway physically; to beindecisive

venerate to respect deeply

veracity filled with truth and accuracy

verbose wordy

vex to annoy

volatile easily aroused or changeable;lively or explosive

waver to fluctuate between choices

whimsical acting in a fanciful or capriciousmanner; unpredictable

zeal passion, excitement