An Alphabetical List of GRE Words [most recent: A]

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  1. Abase: lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect
  2. abash: embarrass
  3. abate: subside or moderate
  4. abbreviate: shorten
  5. abdicate: renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)
  6. aberrant: abnormal or deviant
  7. aberration: deviation from the normal; mental disorder
  8. abet: assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage
  9. abeyance: suspended action
  10. abhor: detest; hate
  11. abject: (of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology
  12. abjure: renounce upon oath
  13. ablution: washing
  14. abnegation: renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation
  15. abolish: cancel; put an end to
  16. abominate: loathe; hate
  17. abominable: detestable; extremely unpleasant
  18. aboriginal: being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine
  19. abortive: unsuccessful; fruitless
  20. abrasive: rubbing away; tending to grind down
  21. abridge: condense or shorten
  22. abrogate: abolish
  23. abscission: cutting off; separation
  24. abscond: depart secretly and hide
  25. absolute: complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism
  26. absolve pardon (an offense)
  27. abstain: refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote
  28. abstemious: sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
  29. abstinence: restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote
  30. abstract: theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
  31. representational: (of a style of art) showing things as they actually appear in real life
  32. abstruse: obscure; profound; difficult to understand
  33. abusive: coarsely insulting; physically harmful
  34. abut: border upon; adjoin
  35. abysmal: bottomless
  36. abyss: enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit
  37. academic: related to a school; not practical or directly useful
  38. accede: agree
  39. accelerate: move faster
  40. accessible: easy to approach; obtainable
  41. accessory: additional object; useful but not essential thing
  42. acclaim: applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; Ex. The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; N: strong expression of approval and praise
  43. acclimate: adjust to climate or environment; adapt
  44. acclivity: sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity
  45. accolade: award of merit; strong praise and approval
  46. merit: good quality deserving praise; merits: aspect of character or behavior deserving approval or disapproval; Ex. judge each plan on its own merits; V: deserve; earn
  47. demerit: fault; bad quality
  48. earn: gain for the performance of service or labor; gain (something that one deserves); deserve
  49. accommodate: oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging
  50. accomplice: partner in crime
  51. accord: agreement
  52. accost: approach and speak first to a person
  53. accoutre: equip; N. accoutrement
  54. accretion: growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete
  55. accrue: come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from scientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrual
  56. acerbity: bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone)
  57. bitter: having a sharp biting taste; ¾´; causing sharp pain to the body or mind; filled with resentment, disappointment, or other unpleasant feelings; Ex. bitter wind/sorrow/tears
  58. biting: sharply painful to the body or mind; Ex. biting wind/remarks
  59. acetic: vinegary
  60. acidulous: slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic
  61. acknowledge: recognize; admit
  62. n acme peak; pinnacle; highest point
  63. acoustics: science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
  64. acquiesce: assent; agree passively; comply without protest
  65. acquittal: deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner
  66. acrid: bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent
  67. acrimonious: stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavior
  68. acrophobia: fear of heights
  69. actuarial: calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
  70. actuary: someone who advises insurance companies
  71. actuate: motivate; activate; cause to act
  72. acuity: sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)
  73. acumen: mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen
  74. acute: (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain
  75. adage: wise saying; proverb
  76. proverb: adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially
  77. adamant: hard; inflexible
  78. adapt: make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel.
  79. addendum: addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book)
  80. addiction: compulsive habitual need
  81. addle: make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg)
  82. address direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech
  83. adept: expert at; very skilled
  84. adhere: stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality
  85. adherent: supporter; follower
  86. adjacent: adjoining; neighboring; close by
  87. adjoin: be next to
  88. adjourn: suspend until a later time; move from one place to another
  89. adjunct: something attached to but holding an inferior position
  90. adjuration: solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly
  91. adjutant: staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
  92. admonish: warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove
  93. adore: love deeply and respect highly
  94. adorn: decorate
  95. adroit: skillful (in using mind or hand)
  96. adulation: flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved
  97. adulterate: make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted(contaminated) substances
  98. advent: arrival
  99. adventitious: accidental; casual; happening by chance
  100. adversary: opponent; enemy
  101. adverse: going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile
  102. adversity: great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event
  103. advert: refer
  104. advocacy: support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something
  105. advocate: speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for
  106. aegis: shield; protection; defense
  107. aerie(aery,eyrie,eyry): nest of a large bird of prey
  108. aesthetic: artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics
  109. affable: easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly
  110. affected: artificial; pretended
  111. affidavit: written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law)
  112. affiliation: joining; associating with
  113. affinity: feeling of kinship; similarity; Ex. strong affinity for her; Ex. many affinities between two languages
  114. affirmation: positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: positive discrimination
  115. affliction: state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on
  116. affluence: abundance; wealth
  117. affront: insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally
  118. agape: openmouthed
  119. agenda: items of business at a meeting
  120. agglomeration: collection; heap; V. agglomerate: gather into a rounded mass; N. aggolmeate: jumbled mass; heap
  121. aggrandize: make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement:
  122. aggregate: sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to; Ex. aggregate 100 dollars
  123. aghast: filled with great surprise or fear; horrified
  124. agility: nimbleness; ability to move quickly
  125. agitate: stir up; disturb
  126. agnostic: one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality
  127. agog: highly excited; intensely curious
  128. agrarian: pertaining to land or its cultivation; Ex. agrarian reform
  129. alacrity: cheerful promptness without reluctance
  130. alchemy: medieval chemistry
  131. alcove: nook; recess
  132. alias: an assumed name esp. by a criminal (usually to mislead people); ADV. alias
  133. alienate: make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of
  134. alimentary: supplying nourishment
  135. alimony: payments made regularly to an ex-spouse after divorce
  136. allay: calm; pacify
  137. allege: state without proof
  138. allegiance: loyalty
  139. allegory: story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable
  140. alleviate: relieve (pain)
  141. alliteration: repetition of beginning sound in poetry
  142. allocate: assign; set apart for a particular purpose
  143. earmark: set aside (money or time) for a particular purpose
  144. alloy: mixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity; V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not in mixture with other maetals; pure; complete; unqualified; Ex. unalloyed happiness
  145. allude: refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference
  146. allure: entice; attract; tempt
  147. siren: apparatus for making sounds; womanlike creature
  148. alluvial: pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
  149. aloof: apart; not open in one's relationship with other people; reserved; ADV.
  150. aloft: upward; high up in the air
  151. altercation: noisy quarrel
  152. altruistic: unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altiruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism
  153. amalgamate: (of societies or groups) combine; unite in one body
  154. amalgam: combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth
  155. amass: collect (gradually, in a very large amount)
  156. amazon: female warrior
  157. ambidextrous: capable of using either hand with equal ease
  158. ambience: environment; atmosphere; Ex. restraurant with a pleasant ambience; ADJ. ambient: completely surrounding; Ex. ambient temperature
  159. ambiguous: unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation
  160. ambivalence: the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions
  161. amble: walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly
  162. ambrosia: food of the gods
  163. nectar: drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees
  164. ambulatory: able to walk
  165. ameliorate: improve
  166. amenable: obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by; Ex. amenable to sensible suggestions; Ex. He is very amenable; Ex. amenable to the usual tests
  167. amend: correct; change ; generally for the better
  168. amenities: convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies
  169. amiable: agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly
  170. amicable: peaceful; politely friendly; not quarrelsome; Ex. amicable settlement
  171. amiss: wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV.
  172. amity: friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations
  173. amnesia: loss of memory
  174. amnesty: pardon (allowed by government to political criminals)
  175. amoral: nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong
  176. amorous: moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances
  177. amorphous: formless; lacking shape or definition
  178. amphibian: able to live both on land and in water; N.
  179. amphitheater: oval building with tiers of seats; CF. arena
  180. ample: enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; Ex. ample opportunity/garden; N. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space
  181. amplify increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger; Ex. amplify one's remarks with a graph
  182. amputate: cut off part of body; prune (a limb)
  183. amok(amuck): in a state of rage; Ex. run amok
  184. amulet: charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck
  185. anachronism: an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic
  186. analgesic: causing insensitivity to pain; N.
  187. analgesia: condition of being unable to feel pain
  188. analogous: comparable; similar
  189. analogy: similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things
  190. anarchist: person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority
  191. anarchy: absence of governing body; state of disorder
  192. anathema: solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize
  193. ancestry: family descent; ADJ. ancestral
  194. anchor: secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage
  195. ancillary: serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N.
  196. anecdote: short story of an amusing or interesting event
  197. anemia: condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic
  198. anesthetic: substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia
  199. anguish: acute pain; extreme suffering
  200. angular: sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner
  201. animadversion: critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval
  202. animated: lively; spirited
  203. animosity: active enmity
  204. animus: hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition
  205. annals: records arranged in yearly parts; history
  206. anneal: reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass)
  207. annex: attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one
  208. annihilate: destroy
  209. annotate: comment; make explanatory notes
  210. annuity: yearly allowance
  211. annul: make void
  212. elope: run away secretly with the intention of getting married
  213. anodyne: drug that relieves pain or trouble; ÁøÅëÁ¦; opiate; ADJ. Ex. anodyne statement
  214. anoint: consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony)
  215. anomalous: abnormal; irregular
  216. anomaly: irregularity
  217. anonymity: state of being nameless; anonymousness; ADJ. anonymous
  218. antagonism: hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in oppostion to the protagonist
  219. protagonist: leader or noticeable supporter of an idea; chief character in a play or story
  220. antecede: precede
  221. antecedents: preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
  222. antediluvian: antiquated; extremely ancient
  223. anthem: song of praise or patriotism; Ex. national anthem
  224. anthology: book of literary selections by various authors; CF. omnibus
  225. anthropoid: manlike; resembling a human being; N.
  226. anthropologist: student of the history and science of humankind
  227. anthropomorphic: having human form or characteristics
  228. anticlimax: letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting
  229. antidote: remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the economic troubles
  230. antipathy: aversion; dislike or opposition
  231. antiquated: obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated
  232. antique: made in an earlier period and usu. valuable; N: object that was made in an earlier period and that is rare or valuable
  233. s antiquity quality of being very old; ancient times; °í´ë
  234. antiseptic: substance that prevents infection in a wound; ADJ.
  235. Antithesis: contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical
  236. antler: bony growth on the head of a deer
  237. anvil: iron block used in hammering out metals
  238. apathy: lack of caring; indifference; lack of concern or interest in important matters; Ex. He was sunk in apathy after his failure; ADJ. apathetic
  239. ape: imitate or mimic (a person's behavior or manner)
  240. aperture: opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light
  241. apex: tip; summit; climax; highest point
  242. aphasia: loss of speech due to injury or illness
  243. aphorism: pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic
  244. apiary: a place where bees are kept
  245. hive: box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive
  246. apiculture: bee-keeping
  247. apiarist: person who keeps bees
  248. aplomb: poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence
  249. poise: good judgment with composure; balance; V: place in a carefully balanced position
  250. apocalyptic: prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster; N. apocalypse
  251. apocryphal: (of a story) widely believed but untrue
  252. apogee: highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee
  253. apolitical: having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs
  254. apologist: one who writes in defense of a cause or institution; N. apologia
  255. apoplexy: stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain
  256. apostate: one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy
  257. apothecary: druggist; pharmacist
  258. apothegm(apophthegm): pithy, compact saying
  259. apotheosis: elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something
  260. appall: dismay; shock deeply
  261. apparition: ghost; phantom
  262. appease: pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement
  263. appellation: name; title
  264. append: attach
  265. application: diligent attention; diligence; V. apply oneself
  266. apposite: appropriate; fitting
  267. appraise: estimate value of; N. appraisal
  268. appreciate: be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of; appreciable: enough to be felt; Ex. appreciable difference
  269. apprehend: arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive; N. apprehension
  270. apprehensive: fearful; discerning
  271. apprise: inform
  272. approbation: approval
  273. appropriate: acquire; take possession of for one's own use without permission; set aside for a particular purpose; allocate; CF. misappropriate
  274. appurtenances: subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing
  275. apropos: with reference to; regarding; Ex. remarks apropos (of) the present situation; ADJ. ADV.
  276. aptitude: fitness; talent
  277. aquiline: curved; hooked; of or like an eagle; Ex. aquiline nose
  278. arable: fit for growing crops; Ex. arable land
  279. arbiter: person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position to make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware
  280. arbitrary: unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical; Ex. arbitrary ruler
  281. arbitrate: act as judge (at the request of both sides)
  282. arboretum: place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited
  283. arboreal: of or living in trees
  284. arcade: a covered passageway usually lined with shops
  285. arcane: esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated; Ex. arcane ritual; Ex. arcane process closed to the uninitiated listener
  286. archaeology: study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
  287. archaic: antiquated; no longer used; belonging to the past; N.
  288. archetype: prototype; primitive pattern
  289. arch- chief; first; Ex. archbishop
  290. archipelago: group of closely located islands
  291. archives: public records; place where public records are kept
  292. ardor: heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent
  293. arduous: hard; strenuous; Ex. arduous work
  294. argot: slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people
  295. aria: operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio
  296. arid: (of land) dry; barren; unproductive
  297. aristocracy: hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility; N. aristocrat
  298. armada: fleet of warships
  299. aromatic: fragrant; having a sweet smell; N. aroma: strong pleasant smell
  300. arraign: charge in court; indict
  301. array: marshal; draw up in order; arrange in order; clothe splendidly; adorn; N: fine clothes; ordered group; Ex. in battle array
  302. arrears: being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done
  303. arrhythmic: lacking rhythm or regularity; N. arrhythmia
  304. arrogance: pride; haughtiness; ADJ. arrogant: unpleasantly self-important (with a strong confidence in one's own importance and a lack of respect for other people)
  305. arroyo: gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater
  306. artery: blood-vessel; CF. vein
  307. articulate: effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly; having clear sounds; having joints; Ex. articulate speech; V: express thoughts and feeling clearly; pronounce clearly; unite by joints
  308. arsenal: storage place for military equipment
  309. artifacts: object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced
  310. artifice: deception; trickery
  311. artisan: a manually skilled worker
  312. artless: without guile; open and honest
  313. ascendancy: controlling influence; position of controlling influence; CF. in the ascendant
  314. ascertain: find out for certain; make certain
  315. ascetic: practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere; Ex. ascetic life of Buddhist monks; N. asceticism
  316. ascribe: refer; attribute; assign
  317. aseptic: preventing infection; having a cleansing effect
  318. ashen: ash-colored; deadly pale
  319. asinine: stupid; Ex. asinine remarks
  320. askance: with a sideways or indirect look (with disapproval or distruct); Ex. look askance at
  321. askew: crookedly; slanted; at an angle
  322. asperity: sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. Asperities: of a Russian winter
  323. aspersion: slanderous remark; Ex. cast aspersions on
  324. aspirant: seeker after position or status
  325. aspire: seek to attain (position or status); long for; Ex. aspire to become president; Ex. aspire to/after the leadership
  326. assail: assault
  327. assay: analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore)
  328. assent: agree; accept; N. assessment
  329. assert: state strongly or positively; demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc.); make a claim to (by forceful action); Ex. assert one's independence
  330. assiduous: diligent
  331. assimilate: absorb; take (food) into the body and digest it; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly; cause to become homogeneous (the people of a country or race in the wasy of behaving or thinking)
  332. assuage: make less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)
  333. assumption: something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of; Ex. her assumption of power; V. assume
  334. regent: a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child; ADJ. Ex. the Prince regent
  335. assurance: firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability; self-confidence; Ex. In spite of all his assurances, he did not come back; Ex. assurance of his loyalty; Ex. The teacher lacked assurance in fron of his class; V. assure; tell firmly with confidence; ensure; make (something) certain to heappen; make (someone) feel sure; give confidence to; ADJ. assured: self-assured; confident in one's own ability; showing certainty
  336. asteroid: small planet
  337. astigmatism: eye defect which prevents proper focus; OP. stigmatism
  338. astral: relating to the stars
  339. astringent: binding; causing contraction (stopping bleeding); harsh or severe; stringent; Ex. astringent criticism
  340. astronomical: enormously large or extensive
  341. astute: wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one's advantage
  342. asunder: into parts; apart; V. sunder
  343. asylum: place of refuge or shelter; protection (religious or political)
  344. asymmetric: not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
  345. atavism: resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback; ADJ. atavistic
  346. atheistic: denying the existence of God; N. atheism
  347. atone: make amends for; pay for; Ex. atone for
  348. atrocity: brutal deed; ADJ. atrocious
  349. atrophy: wasting away; V: weaken and lose flesh and muscle (through lack of blood or lack of use)
  350. attentive: alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful; Ex. attentive audience; Ex. He was attentive to the old lady; N. attentions: act of courtesy and consideration
  351. attenuate: make thin; weaken
  352. attest: testify; bear witness
  353. attribute: essential quality; V: ascribe; explain
  354. attrition: rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment; Ex. a war of attrition
  355. atypical: not normal; not typical
  356. audacious: daring; bold; N. audacity
  357. audit: examination of accounts of a business; official examination; V.
  358. augment: increase; add to
  359. augury: omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future)
  360. august: impressive; majestic
  361. aureole: sun's corona; halo; bright circle of light
  362. auroral: pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis
  363. auspicious: favoring success; giving signs of future success; Cf. auspices
  364. austere: forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; Ex. a monk's austere life; Ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral; N. austerity
  365. authenticate: prove genuine
  366. authoritarian: subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will; Ex. authoritarian regime/father
  367. authoritative: having the weight of authority; regarded as providing knowledge that can be trusted; reliable; peremptory and dictatorial; Ex. authoritative dictionary/manner; CF. definitive
  368. autocratic: having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat, autocracy:
  369. automaton: mechanism that imitates actions of humans; machine that works by itself
  370. autonomous: self-governing; N. autonomy
  371. autopsy: examination of a dead body; postmortem; V.
  372. auxiliary: offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary; N: helper; assistant
  373. avalanche: great mass of falling snow and ice
  374. avarice: greediness for wealth
  375. avenge: take vengence for something or on behalf of someone; Ex. They avenged his death by burning the village; Ex. He swore to avenge his brother; Ex. They avenged themselves on their enemy.
  376. aver: state confidently; declare as true
  377. averse: reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed; Ex. averse to cats/doing the house work
  378. aversion: firm dislike
  379. avert: prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought); Ex. An accident was averted by his quick thinking; Ex. She averted her eyes from the terrible sight.
  380. aviary: enclosure for birds; large cage
  381. avid: greedy; extremely eager for; Ex. avid learner; N. avidity
  382. avocation: secondary or minor occupation
  383. avow: declare openly; N. avowal
  384. avuncular: of or like an uncle
  385. awe: solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder and fear; V: fill with awe; ADJ. awesome
  386. awful: terrible; very bad
  387. awl: pointed tool used for piercing
  388. awry: distorted; crooked; bent; Ex. Our plans have gone awry.
  389. axiom: self-evident truth requiring no proof
  390. azure: sky blue
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I found a list online, and I'm slowly editing it to make it usable as a list for students to study from and for teachers to teach from.