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GRE常考名词


  aberration :: wandering or staying away; in optics, failure of rays to focus
  abettor :: encourager
  abeyance :: suspended action
  ablution :: washing
  abnegation :: repudiation; self-sacrifice
  abstinence :: restraint from eating or drinking
  accessory :: additional object: useful but not essential thing
  acclivity :: sharp upslope of a hill
  accolade :: award of merit
  accomplice :: partner in crime
  accord :: agreement
  accretion :: growth: increase
  acerbity :: bitterness of speech and temper
  acme :: top: pinnacle
  acoustics :: science of sound: quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
  acquiescence :: submission; compliance
  acquittal :: deliverance from a charge
  acumen :: mental keenness
  adage :: wise saying: proverb
  addiction :: compulsive, habitual need
  adjunct :: something attached to but holding an inferior position
  adjuration :: solemn urging
  admonition :: warning
  adulation :: flattery: admiration
  adumbration :: foreshadowing: outlining
  advent :: arrival
  adversity :: poverty: misfortune
  aegis :: shield; defense
  aeon :: long period of time; an age
  affidavit :: written statement made under oath
  affiliation :: joining: associating with
  affinity :: kinship
  affirmation :: solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
  afflatus :: inspiration
  affluence :: abundance: wealth
  affray :: public brawl
  agenda :: items of business at a meeting
  agglomeration :: collection: heap
  agility :: nimbleness
  agitation :: strong feeling; excitement
  agnostic :: one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god
  agronomist :: scientist engaged in the management of land
  alacrity :: cheerful pro

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