GRE常考名词（一）
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abase :: lower: humiliate abash :: embarrass abdicate :: renounce: give up abhor :: detest abjure :: renounce upon oath abominate :: loathe: hate abrade :: wear away by friction: erode abrogate :: abolish abscond :: depart secretly and hide absolve :: pardon an offense abut :: border upon; adjoin accede :: agree accelerate :: move faster acclimate :: adjust to climate accost :: approach and speak first to a person accoutre :: equip accrue :: come about by addition acknowledge :: recognize: admit actuate :: motivate adapt :: alter: modify adduce :: present as evidence adhere :: stick fast to adjure :: request solemnly admonish :: warn: reprove adulterate :: make impure by mixing with baser substances advert :: refer to advocate :: urge: plead for aggrandize :: increase or intensify agitate :: stir up: disturb alienate :: make hostile: separate allay :: calm: pacify allege :: state without proof alleviate :: relieve allocate :: assign allude :: refer indirectly amalgamate :: combine; unite in one body amass :: collect amble :: move at an easy pace ameliorate :: improve amplify :: enlarge amputate :: cut off part of body; prune anneal :: reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling annihilate :: destroy annotate :: comment; make explanatory notes annul :: make void appease :: pacify; soothe append :: attach appraise :: estimate value of |
