GRE Words Starting With A

To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity

Deviating from what is normal or expected

A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected

Lasting for a long time; enduring and unchanging

To leave secretly and hide, especially to avoid arrest or prosecution

Moderate in eating and drinking; self-restrained

Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence

Difficult to understand; obscure

Existing or available in large quantities; plentiful

To receive willingly; to agree to or consent to something

Enthusiastic public praise or approval

An award or privilege granted as a special honor; high praise

Highly trained or skilled; completed successfully

An official agreement or treaty; harmony or accordance

Bitter and sharp in language or tone; caustic

Having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight; sharp or severe

A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth

Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind; unyielding

Very skilled or proficient at something

To warn or reprimand someone firmly

Excessive admiration or praise

Excessively praising or admiring; fawning

To make something poorer in quality by adding another substance

Involving or creating favorable circumstances; beneficial

Preventing success or development; harmful or unfavorable

To publicly recommend or support a particular cause or policy

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

To have an influence on; to produce a change in (verb); emotional expression (noun in psychology)

To increase the power, status, or wealth of; to make appear greater

Brisk and cheerful readiness

To make suffering, deficiency, or a problem less severe

To suggest or call attention to indirectly; to hint at

An indirect reference, especially to something in literature or history

To combine or unite to form one structure or organization

A person who engages in an activity for pleasure rather than professionally; lacking expertise

Open to more than one interpretation; unclear

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something

To make something bad or unsatisfactory better

Something that is out of place in terms of historical or chronological context

Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed; out of place in time

Comparable in certain respects; similar

To give life, energy, or spirit to

Full of life or excitement; lively

Strong hostility or hatred

Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected

Showing or feeling active opposition or hostility toward someone or something

To cause someone to become hostile or angry

Of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood; ridiculously old-fashioned

Old-fashioned or outdated

Contrary to the laws and customs of society; avoiding social interaction

Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern

A pithy observation that contains a general truth

Containing or characterized by aphorisms; concise and memorable

Describing or prophesying the complete destruction of the world

Of doubtful authenticity; widely circulated but probably untrue

Clearly visible or understood; seeming real or true but not necessarily so

To pacify or placate someone by acceding to their demands

To show approval by clapping; to express warm approval or praise

To assess the value, quality, or nature of something

Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen

To inform or tell someone about something

(verb) To take something for one's own use without permission; (adjective) suitable or proper

Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

Understood by few; mysterious or secret

Very old or old-fashioned; from an earlier period

Very typical of a certain kind of person or thing

Requiring great effort; difficult and tiring

(verb) To stop or check the progress of something; to seize by legal authority

Having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently

Clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially to deceive; trickery

The act of rising or climbing up; an upward slope or path

Characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from indulgence

To express approval or agreement

Showing great care and perseverance

To make an unpleasant feeling less intense; to satisfy an appetite or desire

Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage

To waste away or deteriorate, especially from lack of use

To reduce the force, effect, or value of; to weaken

Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks

To make something greater by adding to it; increase

To foretell or predict, especially from signs or omens; a prophet or soothsayer

Conducive to success; favorable

Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance; having no comforts or luxuries

Of undisputed origin; genuine and not counterfeit

A person with extensive knowledge in a field; the power to give orders or make decisions

Having a strong dislike or opposition to something