【2017年整理】GMAT WORDS.doc

Abase – to humiliate, degrade Abash – to bewilder, confound Abate – to remove, lessen Abdicate - to forsake, give up Aberration – deviation Abeyance – inactivity Abhor – to detest, hate Abject – degraded, miserable Abjure – to recant, revoke Abnegate – to deny, denounce Abominate – to dislike Abort – to be unsuccessful, fail to develop Abrade – to scrape out Abrogate – to abolish Abscond – to bolt, decamp, flee Absolve – to pardon Abstemious – eating or drinking sparingly Abstract – summary Abstruse – profound, hidden, hard to under-stand Accede - to consent Accessory – accomplice Acclivity – incline rising slope Accolade – honor, award Accord – to grant, allow Accost – to greet aggressively Accretion – adhesion, concretion Accrue – to accumulate Acerbity – sharpness, bitterness Acme – summit, peak Acolyte – attendant, helper Acrimonious – sharp, acrid Actuate – to put into action Adamant – immovable Adduce – to give as proof Adjudicate – to decide (a case) Adjunct – auxiliary, appendage Adjure – to state on oath Admonish – to caution, warn Adroit – skillful, clever Adulation – flattery Adulterate – to corrupt, contaminate Advent – coming Adventitious – accidental Advocate – counsel, defender Aegis – protection Aesthetic – pertaining to beauty Affability – politeness, courtesy Affinity – relation, alliance Affluence – wealth Aggrandize – to increase in power Agnostic – one who doubts the existence of God Agrarian – relating to farming Alacrity – willingness, agility Albeit – although Alchemy – chemistry of the middle ages Alimentary – supplying food Allay – to soothe, calm Allegory – parable, fable Allocate – to distribute Allude – to insinuate, refer Altercation – quarrel Alternation - recurrence, succession Altruism – unselfish devotion Amalgamate – to combine, unite Ambidextrous – using both hands equally well Ameliorate - to amend, improve Amenable – responsible, liable Amenity – pleasantness Amiable – pleasing, loving Amorphous – shapeless Anachronism – somethi