500+ Practice GRE Vocabulary Words 100% Pass

500+ Practice GRE Vocabulary Words 100% Pass abase (v.) to humiliate, cause to feel shame; (v.) to hurt the pride of abash (v.) to embarrass; to cause to be embarrassed abate (v.) to make less active or intense; (v.) to become less in intensity abdicate (v.) to give up power aberration (n.) an aberrant state or condition; (n.) a disorder in a person's mental state; an optical phenomenon which results from the failure of a mirror or lens to produce a good image abet (v.) to assist or encourage, , often in the case of wrongdoing; (v.) to support, uphold, or maintain; (v.) to contribute to the commission of an offense abeyance (n.) a temporary suspension or cessation; (n.) a temporary suppression abhor (v.) to find repugnant, or to shrink back with dislike or horror abjure (v.) to reject something; (v.) to retract an oath; (v.) to recant aboriginal (n.) an original inhabitant of any land; (n.) an animal or plant native to the region abortive (adj.) failing to accomplish an original intent or goal; (adj.) imperfectly formed or developed; (n.) something that is born prematurely; (adj.) made from the skin of a still-born animal abscond (v.) to run away, often taking someone or something along; (v.) to hide, withdraw or be concealed absolve (v.) to release from moral wrongdoing; (v.) to grant remission of a sin abstain (v.) to refrain from engaging in a certain act; (v.) to voluntarily refrain from, especially when having to do with an act involving the appetite or senses abstemious (adj.) sparing in consumption of, especially in relation to food and drink; (adj.) marked by moderation in indulgence abyss (n.) a gulf or pit that is either bottomless or which possesses an unfathomable and inconceivable depth; (n.) infinite time abysmal (adj.) boundless and vast; (adj.) unfathomable accede (v.) to give into or yield to someone else's wishes or desires; (v.) to be in accordance with; to agree acclivity (n.) an upward grade or slope, on the earth accolade (n.) to praise; (n.) a symbol that signifies distinction or approval; (n.) a ceremony that was formerly used to bestow knighthood accoutre (v.) to provide with military equipment accretion (n.) an increase brought about by natural growth; (n.) an increase in a beneficiary's awarded portion of an estate acetic (adj.) containing or relating to acetic acid; vinegary smell