GRE Word List 2
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adulterate-----make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
aesthetic------artistic, dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful(beauty?)
aggregate------gather, accumulate
alacrity--------cheerful promptness, eagerness
alleviate-------relieve
amalgamate---combine, unite in one body
ambiguous-----unclear or doubtful in meaning
ambivalence---the state of having contradictory conflicting emotional attitudes
ameliorate----- improve
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TEST Word List 2 Antonyms
16.ADULATION
(A)youth (B)purity (C)brightness (D)defense (E)criticism
17.ADVOCATE
(A)define (B)oppose (C)remove (D)inspect (E)discern
18.AFFABLE
(A)rude (B)rubby (C)needy (D)useless (E)conscious
19.AFFECTED
(A)weary (B)unfriendly (C)divine (D)unfeigned (E)slow
20.AFFLUENCE
(A)poverty (B)fear (C)persuasion (D)consideration (E)neglect
21.AGILITY
(A)awkwardness (B)solidity (C)temper (D)harmony (E)warmth
22.ALACRITY
(A)slowness (B)plenty (C)filth (D)courtesy (E)despair
23.ALLEVIATE
(A)endure (B)worsen (C)enlighten (D)maneuver (E)humiliate
24.ALLURE
(A)hinder (B)repel (C)ignore (D)leave (E)wallow
25.ALOOF
(A)triangular (B)gregarious (C)comparable (D)honorable (E)savory
26.AMALGAMATE
(A)equip (B)separate (C)generate (D)materialize (E)repress
27.AMBIGUOUS
(A)salvageable (B)corresponding (C)responsible (D)clear (E)auxiliary
28.AMBLE
(A)befriend (B)hasten (C)steal (D)browse (E)prattle
29.AMBULATORY
(A)convalescent (B)valedictory (C)bedridden (D)emergency (E)congenital
30.AMELIORATE
(A)make slow (B)make sure (C)make young (D)make worse (E)make able
adulterate-----make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
aesthetic------artistic, dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful(beauty?)
aggregate------gather, accumulate
alacrity--------cheerful promptness, eagerness
alleviate-------relieve
amalgamate---combine, unite in one body
ambiguous-----unclear or doubtful in meaning
ambivalence---the state of having contradictory conflicting emotional attitudes
ameliorate----- improve
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TEST Word List 2 Antonyms
16.ADULATION
(A)youth (B)purity (C)brightness (D)defense (E)criticism
17.ADVOCATE
(A)define (B)oppose (C)remove (D)inspect (E)discern
18.AFFABLE
(A)rude (B)rubby (C)needy (D)useless (E)conscious
19.AFFECTED
(A)weary (B)unfriendly (C)divine (D)unfeigned (E)slow
20.AFFLUENCE
(A)poverty (B)fear (C)persuasion (D)consideration (E)neglect
21.AGILITY
(A)awkwardness (B)solidity (C)temper (D)harmony (E)warmth
22.ALACRITY
(A)slowness (B)plenty (C)filth (D)courtesy (E)despair
23.ALLEVIATE
(A)endure (B)worsen (C)enlighten (D)maneuver (E)humiliate
24.ALLURE
(A)hinder (B)repel (C)ignore (D)leave (E)wallow
25.ALOOF
(A)triangular (B)gregarious (C)comparable (D)honorable (E)savory
26.AMALGAMATE
(A)equip (B)separate (C)generate (D)materialize (E)repress
27.AMBIGUOUS
(A)salvageable (B)corresponding (C)responsible (D)clear (E)auxiliary
28.AMBLE
(A)befriend (B)hasten (C)steal (D)browse (E)prattle
29.AMBULATORY
(A)convalescent (B)valedictory (C)bedridden (D)emergency (E)congenital
30.AMELIORATE
(A)make slow (B)make sure (C)make young (D)make worse (E)make able
1 Comments:
Both aggregate and amalgamate mean to bring stuff together. In the first case, the whole is a new thing but the pieces can still be determined. In the second, the whole is a new thing and there's no going back. The essence of the whole has changed.
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