Manhattan Prep 1000 GRE Words: Definitions Complete Test.

Manhattan Prep 1000 GRE Words: Definitions Complete Test. abate - CORRECT ANSWER Reduce, diminish abdicate - CORRECT ANSWER Formally give up the throne (or some other power or responsibility) aberrant - CORRECT ANSWER Abnormal, deviant abhor - CORRECT ANSWER Detest, regard with disgust abjure - CORRECT ANSWER Give up, renounce; repudiate, recant, or shun (especially formally or under oath) abrasive - CORRECT ANSWER Rough, suitable for grinding or polishing (such as sandpaper); causing irritation or annoyance abridge - CORRECT ANSWER Reduce or lessen; shorten by omitting parts throughout while retaining the main idea abstain - CORRECT ANSWER Hold back, refrain (especially from something bad or unhealthy); decline to vote acme - CORRECT ANSWER Summit, peak, highest point activism - CORRECT ANSWER The practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations adhere - CORRECT ANSWER Stick (to), such as with glue, or to a plan or belief admonish - CORRECT ANSWER Mildly scold; caution, advise, or remind to do something adverse - CORRECT ANSWER Opposing, harmful advocate - CORRECT ANSWER Speak or argue in favor of (verb); a person who pleads for a cause or on behalf of another person (noun) aesthetic - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT ANSWER Warm and friendly, pleasant, approachable affectation - CORRECT ANSWER Fake behavior (such as in speech or dress) adopted to give a certain impression aggrandize - CORRECT ANSWER Make greater; exaggerate aggregate - CORRECT ANSWER Gather together, amount to (verb); constituting a whole made up of constituent parts (adj) alacrity - CORRECT ANSWER Cheerful or speedy willingness alienate - CORRECT ANSWER Cause to become unfriendly, hostile, or distant alleviate - CORRECT ANSWER Lessen, make easier to endure ambiguous - CORRECT ANSWER Not clear, hard to understand, open to having several meanings or interpretations