Manhattan GRE 500 Essential Exam Test
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abate - ANSWER-(v) reduce, diminish
abdicate - ANSWER-(v) formally give up the throne (or some other power or responsibility)
aberrant - ANSWER-(adj) abnormal, deviant
abhor - ANSWER-(v) detest, regard with disgust
abjure - ANSWER-(v) give up, renounce; repudiate, recant, or shun (especially formally or under oath)
abrasive - ANSWER-(adj) rough, suitable for grinding or polishing (such as sandpaper); causing irritation
or annoyance
abridge - ANSWER-(v) reduce or lessen; shorten by omitting parts throughout while retaining the main
idea
abstain - ANSWER-(v) hold back, refrain (especially from something bad or unhealthy); decline to vote
acme - ANSWER-(n) summit, peak, highest point
activism - ANSWER-(n) the practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often
including protests and demonstrations
adhere - ANSWER-(v) stick (to), such as with glue, or to a plan or belief
,admonish - ANSWER-(v) mildly scold; caution, advise, or remind to do something
adverse - ANSWER-(adj) opposing, harmful
advocate - ANSWER-(v, n) speak or argue in favor of (verb); a person who pleads for a cause or on behalf
of another person (noun)
aesthetic - ANSWER-(adj, n) concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste, pertaining to the
science of what is beautiful (adj); a sense of beauty and taste of a particular time and place (noun)
affable - ANSWER-(adj) warm and friendly, pleasant, approachable
affectation - ANSWER-(n) fake behavior (such as in speech or dress) adopted to give a certain impression
aggrandize - ANSWER-(v) make greater; exaggerate
aggregate - ANSWER-(v, adj) gather together, amount to (verb); constituting a whole made up of
constituent parts (adj)
alacrity - ANSWER-(n) cheerful or speedy willingness
alienate - ANSWER-(v) cause to become unfriendly, hostile, or distant
alleviate - ANSWER-(v) lessen, make easier to endure
ambiguous - ANSWER-(adj) not clear, hard to understand, open to having several meanings or
interpretations
ambivalent - ANSWER-(adj) uncertain; unable to decide, or wanting to do two contradictory things at
once
,analogous - ANSWER-(adj) comparable, corresponding in some particular way (making a good analogy)
anarchy - ANSWER-(n) absence of law or government; chaos, disorder
anoint - ANSWER-(v) rub or sprinkle oil on; make sacred, such as by ceremony that includes applying oil
to someone
anomaly - ANSWER-(n) deviation from what is common; inconsistency
antagonize - ANSWER-(v) make hostile or unfriendly
antipathy (n.) - ANSWER-deep dislike, aversion, or repugnance, somtimes without reason
apathy - ANSWER-(n) not caring; absence of feeling; lack of interest or concern
apocryphal - ANSWER-(adj) of questionable authenticity; false
appease (v.) - ANSWER-pacify, satisfy, relieve; concede to be belligerent demands, sometimes at the
expense of principles
appreciable (adj.) - ANSWER-enough to be perceived, considerable
arbitrary (adj.) - ANSWER-based entirely on one's discretion; capricious, unreasonable, or having no
basis
arcane - ANSWER-(adj) known or understood by only a few; obscure, secret
archaic - ANSWER-(adj) characteristic of an earlier period, ancient, primitive
, arduous - ANSWER-(adj) very difficult, strenuous; severe, hard to endure
articulate - ANSWER-(adj, verb) using language in a clear, fluent way (adj); speak distinctly or give clarity
to an idea (verb)
artifact - ANSWER-(n) any object made by humans, especially those from an earlier time, such as those
excavated by archaeologists
artless - ANSWER-(adj) free of deceit or craftiness, natural, genuine; lacking skill or knowledge, crude,
uncultured
ascertain - ANSWER-(v) find out with certainty
ascetic - ANSWER-(adj, n) abstinent or austere in lifestyle (adj); a person who leads an austere and
simple like without material pleasures, esp. someone who does this for religious reasons
assuage - ANSWER-(v) make milder, relieve; soothe, pacify, or calm
audacious - ANSWER-(adj) very bold or brave, often in a rude or reckless way; extremely original
augment - ANSWER-(v) make larger
austere - ANSWER-(adj) severe in manner or appearance; very self-disciplined, ascetic; without luxury or
ease; sober or serious
autonomous - ANSWER-(adj) self-governing, independent
aver - ANSWER-(v) declare or affirm with confidence
avid - ANSWER-(adj) enthusiastic, dedicated, passionate; excessively desirous
