Lesson 1 - Barron's GRE High-Frequency 333 Words | Learn English

Emoji	Word	Past	Past Participle	Third Person Singular	Gerund	Meaning	Example Sentence	Example Expression	Example Expression Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Collocations

#1 🌧️ ••••••	abate /əˈbeɪt/ verb ••••••	abated ••••••	abated ••••••	abates ••••••	abating ••••••	to become less intense or widespread ••••••	The storm began to abate after midnight. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	diminish, decrease, lessen, subside ••••••	increase, intensify, escalate ••••••	abate storm, abate pain, abate anger, abate noise ••••••
#2 ⚠️ ••••••	aberrant /ˈæb.ə.rənt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	deviating from what is normal or expected; abnormal ••••••	His aberrant behavior shocked everyone at the meeting. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	abnormal, deviant, unusual, irregular, atypical ••••••	normal, typical, regular ••••••	aberrant behavior, aberrant pattern, aberrant gene, aberrant form ••••••
#3 ⏸️ ••••••	abeyance /əˈbeɪəns/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a state of temporary suspension or inactivity ••••••	The project was held in abeyance until funds became available. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	suspension, postponement, delay, dormancy ••••••	continuation, activity ••••••	held in abeyance, remain in abeyance, put in abeyance ••••••
#4 🏃‍♂️ ••••••	abscond /əbˈskɒnd/ verb ••••••	absconded ••••••	absconded ••••••	absconds ••••••	absconding ••••••	to leave secretly and quickly, often to avoid arrest or punishment ••••••	The thief tried to abscond with the stolen jewelry. ••••••	abscond with ••••••	to take something secretly and escape ••••••	escape, flee, run away, vanish, bolt ••••••	stay, remain, appear ••••••	abscond with money, abscond from justice, abscond overnight ••••••
#5 🍵 ••••••	abstemious /æbˈstiːmiəs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking; moderate or sparing in consumption ••••••	She lived an abstemious lifestyle, avoiding excesses of all kinds. ••••••	abstemious habits ••••••	the practice of moderate and restrained consumption ••••••	temperate, moderate, restrained, austere, ascetic ••••••	indulgent, gluttonous, excessive ••••••	abstemious lifestyle, abstemious habits, abstemious diet, abstemious person ••••••
#6 ⚠️ ••••••	admonish /ədˈmɒnɪʃ/ verb ••••••	admonished ••••••	admonished ••••••	admonishes ••••••	admonishing ••••••	to warn or reprimand someone firmly; to advise or urge earnestly ••••••	The teacher admonished the students for being late. ••••••	admonish someone gently ••••••	to caution someone in a mild or kind manner ••••••	rebuke, reprimand, scold, caution, warn ••••••	praise, commend, approve ••••••	admonish someone, admonish sternly, admonish gently, admonish for behavior ••••••
#7 🥛 ••••••	adulterate /əˈdʌltəreɪt/ verb ••••••	adulterated ••••••	adulterated ••••••	adulterates ••••••	adulterating ••••••	to make something poorer in quality by adding another substance, usually of lower quality ••••••	The company was fined for adulterating its products with cheap chemicals. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	contaminate, debase, dilute, taint, spoil ••••••	purify, refine, cleanse ••••••	adulterate food, adulterate drink, adulterate medicine ••••••
#8 🎨 ••••••	aesthetic /ɛsˈθɛtɪk/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty ••••••	The room was decorated in an aesthetic style that pleased everyone. ••••••	aesthetic appeal ••••••	the quality of being visually attractive ••••••	artistic, beautiful, elegant, tasteful ••••••	ugly, unattractive, plain ••••••	aesthetic value, aesthetic appeal, aesthetic beauty, aesthetic design ••••••
#9 ➕ ••••••	aggregate /ˈæɡ.rɪ.ɡət/ (noun/adjective), /ˈæɡ.rɪ.ɡeɪt/ (verb) noun, verb, adjective ••••••	aggregated ••••••	aggregated ••••••	aggregates ••••••	aggregating ••••••	A whole formed by combining several elements; to combine into a total. ••••••	The data was aggregated to provide a clearer picture of the market. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	total, sum, collection, accumulate ••••••	individual, separate, divide ••••••	aggregate demand, aggregate score, aggregate amount, aggregate data ••••••
#10 ⚡ ••••••	alacrity /əˈlæk.rə.ti/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Cheerful willingness, eagerness, or readiness to do something. ••••••	She accepted the invitation with alacrity. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	eagerness, readiness, enthusiasm, willingness, promptness ••••••	reluctance, hesitation, unwillingness ••••••	with alacrity, respond with alacrity, act with alacrity ••••••
#11 💊 ••••••	alleviate /əˈliːvieɪt/ verb ••••••	alleviated ••••••	alleviated ••••••	alleviates ••••••	alleviating ••••••	to make suffering, pain, or a problem less severe ••••••	The medicine helped alleviate her headache. ••••••	alleviate suffering ••••••	to reduce someone's suffering ••••••	ease, relieve, lessen, mitigate, reduce ••••••	worsen, aggravate, intensify ••••••	alleviate pain, alleviate suffering, alleviate poverty, alleviate symptoms ••••••
#12 🔗 ••••••	amalgamate /əˈmælɡəmeɪt/ verb ••••••	amalgamated ••••••	amalgamated ••••••	amalgamates ••••••	amalgamating ••••••	to combine or unite to form one organization or structure; to merge ••••••	The two companies decided to amalgamate their operations. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	merge, combine, unite, blend ••••••	separate, divide, split, isolate ••••••	amalgamate companies, amalgamate operations, successfully amalgamate, amalgamate resources, amalgamate efforts ••••••
#13 ❓ ••••••	ambiguous /æmˈbɪɡjuəs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Open to more than one interpretation; unclear or uncertain. ••••••	His answer was so ambiguous that no one understood his real opinion. ••••••	ambiguous statement ••••••	a statement that can be interpreted in more than one way ••••••	unclear, vague, uncertain, equivocal, obscure ••••••	clear, definite, explicit ••••••	ambiguous statement, ambiguous meaning, ambiguous situation, ambiguous terms ••••••
#14 ⚖️ ••••••	ambivalence /æmˈbɪvələns/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	The state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something. ••••••	He felt ambivalence about moving to a new city. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	uncertainty, indecision, doubt, hesitation ••••••	certainty, decisiveness, clarity ••••••	feel ambivalence, emotional ambivalence, deep ambivalence ••••••
#15 🔧 ••••••	ameliorate /əˈmiːliəreɪt/ verb ••••••	ameliorated ••••••	ameliorated ••••••	ameliorates ••••••	ameliorating ••••••	to make something better or improve a bad situation ••••••	Policies were introduced to ameliorate living conditions in the city. ••••••	ameliorate the situation ••••••	to improve a problematic or difficult condition ••••••	improve, enhance, upgrade, better, reform ••••••	worsen, deteriorate, aggravate ••••••	ameliorate conditions, ameliorate the situation, ameliorate suffering, ameliorate poverty ••••••
#16 ⌛ ••••••	anachronism /əˈnækrəˌnɪzəm/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	something that is out of its proper time period, especially something old-fashioned in a modern context ••••••	Using a typewriter today feels like an anachronism. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	outdated, relic, antiquated, obsolete ••••••	modernity, contemporaneity, relevance ••••••	historical anachronism, cultural anachronism, seen as anachronism ••••••
#17 🔗 ••••••	analogous /əˈnæləɡəs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared. ••••••	The human brain is analogous to a computer in processing information. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	similar, comparable, alike, equivalent ••••••	different, dissimilar, unrelated ••••••	analogous situation, analogous example, analogous structure ••••••
#18 ⚠️ ••••••	anarchy /ˈænərki/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a state of disorder due to the absence or failure of government or authority ••••••	The collapse of the regime led to anarchy in the streets. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	chaos, disorder, lawlessness, turmoil ••••••	order, stability, control ••••••	political anarchy, total anarchy, social anarchy ••••••
#19 ⚠️ ••••••	anomalous /əˈnɒmələs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected ••••••	Scientists observed an anomalous result during the experiment. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	abnormal, irregular, unusual, atypical, deviant ••••••	normal, regular, standard ••••••	anomalous behavior, anomalous result, anomalous pattern, anomalous situation ••••••
#20 😤 ••••••	antipathy /ænˈtɪpəθi/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a deep-seated feeling of dislike or aversion toward something or someone ••••••	There was a mutual antipathy between the two rival companies. ••••••	natural antipathy ••••••	an inherent or instinctive dislike ••••••	aversion, hostility, dislike, animosity, repugnance ••••••	sympathy, affinity, fondness ••••••	mutual antipathy, deep antipathy, natural antipathy, feel antipathy, antipathy toward ••••••
#21 😑 ••••••	apathy /ˈæpəθi/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern ••••••	The students showed apathy towards the new rules. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	indifference, unconcern, detachment, passivity ••••••	interest, enthusiasm, passion ••••••	show apathy, political apathy, general apathy, apathy towards ••••••
#22 🤲 ••••••	appease /əˈpiːz/ verb ••••••	appeased ••••••	appeased ••••••	appeases ••••••	appeasing ••••••	to calm or pacify someone by meeting their demands ••••••	The manager tried to appease the angry customer. ••••••	appease someone's anger ••••••	to reduce someone's anger by satisfying them ••••••	pacify, calm, satisfy, placate, soothe ••••••	provoke, anger, agitate ••••••	appease anger, appease demand, appease fears ••••••
#23 📢 ••••••	apprise /əˈpraɪz/ verb ••••••	apprised ••••••	apprised ••••••	apprises ••••••	apprising ••••••	to inform or notify someone ••••••	The manager will apprise the staff of the new policies. ••••••	keep apprised ••••••	to keep informed about something ••••••	inform, notify, brief, update, advise ••••••	misinform, conceal ••••••	apprise someone, keep apprised, apprise of changes ••••••
#24 👍 ••••••	approbation /ˌæprəˈbeɪʃən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	approval or praise ••••••	The plan won the approbation of the board members. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	approval, praise, endorsement, admiration, recognition ••••••	disapproval, criticism, rejection ••••••	gain approbation, win approbation, public approbation, official approbation ••••••
#25 ✔️ ••••••	appropriate /əˈproʊpriət/ (adj), /əˈproʊprieɪt/ (verb) adjective, verb ••••••	appropriated ••••••	appropriated ••••••	appropriates ••••••	appropriating ••••••	suitable or proper in the circumstances (adj); to take something for one’s own use, often without permission (verb) ••••••	Wearing formal clothes was appropriate for the ceremony. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	suitable, proper, fitting, apt, seize ••••••	inappropriate, unsuitable ••••••	appropriate behavior, appropriate response, appropriate funds, culturally appropriate ••••••

Lesson 1 - Barron's GRE High-Frequency 333 Words

Barron's GRE High-Frequency 333 Words

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