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- High Frequency GRE - Abate to Autonomous
High Frequency GRE - Abate to Autonomous
Gre Review 1 with N/a at Mahatma Gandhi Mission's College of Engineering and Technology
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By: Surya Sharma
Created: 2011-06-21
Size: 34 flashcards
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Created: 2011-06-21
Size: 34 flashcards
Views: 43
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Abate
Make Less Intense
Become less in amount or intensity
"The storm abated"
Aberrant
Markedly different from an accepted norm
"aberrant behaviour"
Abeyance
Pause in Activity
Abstemious
Sparing in consumption
"the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"
Temperance in consumption
"abstemious with the use of adverbs"
Admonish
Reprimand, Express Disapproval
"He admonished the child for his bad behaviour"
Abscond
Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
"the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
Adulterate
Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
Aesthetic
Relating to dealing with beauty
Concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste"an aesthetic person"; "aesthetic feeling"; "the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success"; "the aesthetic faculties"
Aggregate
Formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
"aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"
Alacrity
Liveliness and eagerness
"he accepted with alacrity"
Alleviate
Provide physical relief, as from pain
"This pill will alleviate your headaches"Make easier
"you could alleviate the process by sharing your knowledge"
Amalgamate
Joined together into a whole
"the amalgamate colleges constituted a university"
Ambiguous
Having more than one possible meaning
Ambivalence
Mixed feelings or emotions
Ameliorate
To make better
"The editor ameliorated the manuscript with his changes"
Anachronism
Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
Analogous
Similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
"salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar"; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"
Anarchy
(government) a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
Anomalous
Deviating from the general or common order or type
"advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe"
Antipathy
A feeling of intense dislike
Appease
Cause to be more favourably inclined; gain the good will of
"She managed to appease the angry customer"
Overcome or allay
"appease my hunger"
Apprise
Inform (somebody) of something
"I apprised him that the rent was due"
Gain in value
"The yen apprised again!"
Approbation
Official Approval
Appropriate
Suitable for a particular person, place or condition etc
Arduous
Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
"worked their arduous way up the mining valley"
Artless
Characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
"an artless admission of responsibility"
Simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
"an artless manner"; "artless elegance"
Ascetic
Practising great self-denial
"Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"
Someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
Assiduous
Marked by care and persistent effort
"her assiduous attempts to learn French"; "assiduous research"
Assuage
Cause to be more favourably inclined; gain the good will of
"She managed to assuage the angry customer"
Satisfy (thirst)
Provide physical relief, as from pain
Attenuate
Reduced in strength
Audacious
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation
Unrestrained by convention or propriety
Austere
Very plain, appearing grim and minimally functional
Practising great self-denial
Autonomous
(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
Aver
Report or maintain
"He averred that he was the victim of a crime"
To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
"Before God I aver I am innocent"
About this deck
By: Surya Sharma
Created: 2011-06-21
Size: 34 flashcards
Views: 43
Created: 2011-06-21
Size: 34 flashcards
Views: 43
About StudyBlue
STUDYBLUE makes things that make you better at school.
Things like online flashcards with photos and audio.
Things like personalized quizzes and friendly reminders about when (and what) to study next.
Think of it as a digital backpack™: access to all of your study materials online and on your phone.
STUDYBLUE exists to make studying efficient and effective for every student, for free. Join us.
“I have used this website for three exams, and I see a huge difference in my test results.”
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