GRE High Frequency WordsAbate v subside or moderate.Aberrant adj abnormal or deviantAbeyance n suspended actionAbscond v depart secretly and hideAbstemious adj sparing in eating and drinking temperateAdmonish v warn; reprove.Adulterate v make impure by adding inferior or tainted substancesAesthetic artistic dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautifulAggregate v gather; accumulateAlacrity n cheerful promptness; eagernessAlleviate v relieveAmalgamate v combine; unite in one bodyAmbiguous adj unclear or doubtful in meaningAmbivalence n the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudesAmeliorate v improveAnachronism n something or someone misplaced in timeAnalogous adj comparableAnarchy n absence of governing body; state of disorderAnomalous adj abnormal; irregularAntipathy n aversion; dislikeApathy n - lack of caring; indifferenceAppease v pacify or soothe; relieveApprise v - informApprobation n approvalAppropriate acquire; take possession of for ones own useArduous adj hard; strenuousArtless adj without guile; open and honestAscetic adj practicing self-denial; austereAssiduous adj- diligentAssuage v ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)Attenuate v make thinner; weaken or lessen (in density, force, degree)Audacious adj daring boldAustere forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamentedAutonomous self-governingAver assert confidently or declare; as used in law, state, formally as a factBanal hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originalityBelie contradict; give a false impressionBeneficent kindly; doing goodBolster support; reinforceBombastic pompous; using inflated languageBoorish rude; insensitiveBurgeon grow forthBurnish make shiny by rubbing; polishButtress support; prop upCacophonous discordant; inharmoniousCapricious unpredictable; fickleCastigation-punishment; severe criticismCatalyst agent that influences the pace of a chemical reaction while it remains unaffected and unchanged; person or thing that causes actionCaustic burning; sarcastically bitingChicanery trickery; deceptionCoagulate thicken; congeal; clotCoda concluding section of a musical or literary composition; something that rounds out, summarizes, or concludesCogent convincingCommensurate corresponding in extent, degree, amount; proportionateCompendium brief; comprehensive summaryComplaisant trying to please; overly polite; obligingCompliant yielding; conforming to requirementsConciliatory reconciling; soothingCondone overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuseConfound confuse; puzzledConnoisseur person competent to act as a judge of artContention claim; thesisContentious quarrelsomeContrite penitent; repentantConundrum riddle; difficult problemConverge approach; tend to meet; come togetherConvoluted coiled around; involved; intricateCraven cowardlyDaunt intimidate; frightenDecorum propriety; orderliness and good taste in mannersDefault failure to actDeference courteous regard for anothers wishDelineate portray; depict; sketchDenigrate blackenDeride ridicule; make fun ofDerivative; unoriginal; obtained from another sourceDesiccate dry upDesultory aimless; haphazard; digressing at randomDeterrent something that discourage; hindranceDiatribe bitter scolding; invectiveDichotomy split; branching into two parts (usually contradictory)Diffidence shynessDiffuse wordy; rambling; spread outDigression wandering away from the subjectDirge lament with musicDisabuse correct a false impression; undeceiveDiscerning mentally quick and observant; having insightDiscordant not harmonious; conflictingDiscredit defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieveDiscrepancy lack of consistency; differenceDiscrete separate; unconnected; consisting of distinct partsDisingenuous lacking genuine candor; insincereDisinterested; unprejudicedDisjointed lacking coherence; separated at the jointsDismiss eliminate from consideration; rejectDisparage belittleDisparate basically different; unrelatedDissemble disguise; pretendDisseminate distribute; spread; scatterDissolution disintegration; looseness in moralsDissonance discord; opposite of harmonyDistend expend; swell outDistill purify; refine; concentrateDiverge vary; go in different directions from the same pointDivest strip; depriveDocument provide written evidenceDogmatic opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinalDormant sleeping; lethargic; latentDupe someone easily fooledEbullient showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasmEclectic selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sourcesEfficacy power to produce desired effectEffrontery impudence; shameless boldness; sheer nerve; presumptuousnessElegy poem or song expressing lamentationElicit draw out by discussionEmbellish adorn; ornament; enh