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GRE常考单词—名词（一）

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　　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 promptness
　　
　　alchemy :: medieval chemistry
　　
　　alias :: an assumed name
　　
　　alimony :: payment by a husband to his divorced wife
　　
　　allegory :: story in which characters are used as symbols: fable
　　
　　alliteration :: repetition of beginning sound in poetry
　　
　　alloy :: a mixture as of metals
　　
　　allusion :: indirect reference
　　
　　altercation :: wordy quarrel
　　
　　altruism :: unselfish aid to others; generosity
　　
　　amazon :: female warrior
　　
　　ambrosia :: food of the gods
　　
　　amenities :: agreeable manners; courtesies
　　
　　amnesia :: loss of memory
　　
　　amnesty :: pardon
　　
　　amortization :: act of reducing a debt through partial payments
　　
　　amphitheater :: oval building with tiers of seats
　　
　　amulet :: charm; talisman
　　
　　anachronism :: an error involving time in a story
　　
　　analogy :: similarity; parallelism
　　
　　anarchy :: absence of governing body; state of disorder
　　
　　anathema :: solemn curse
　　
　　andirons :: metal supports in a fireplace for cooking utensils or logs
　　
　　anemia :: condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles
　　
　　anesthetic :: substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness
　　
　　animadversion :: critical remark
　　
　　animosity :: active enmity
　　
　　animus :: hostile feeling or intent
　　
　　annals :: records; history
　　
　　annuity :: yearly allowance
　　
　　anomaly :: irregularity
　　
　　antagonism :: active resistance
　　
　　anthropologist :: a student of the history and science of mankind
　　
　　anticlimax :: letdown in thought or emotion
　　
　　antipathy :: aversion; dislike
　　
　　antiseptic :: substance that prevents infection
　　
　　antithesis :: contrast; direct opposite of or to
　　
　　aperture :: opening; hole
　　
　　apex :: tip; summit; climax
　　
　　aphasia :: loss of speech due to injury
　　
　　aphorism :: pithy maxim
　　
　　apiary :: a place where bees are kept
　　
　　aplomb :: poise
　　
　　apogee :: highest point
　　
　　apologue :: moral fable
　　
　　apostate :: one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
　　
　　apothecary :: druggist
　　
　　apothegm :: pithy, compact saying
　　
　　apotheosis :: deification; glorification
　　
　　apparition :: ghost; phantom
　　
　　appellation :: name; title
　　
　　appurtenances :: subordinate possessions
　　
　　aptitude :: fitness; talent
　　
　　arbiter :: a person with power to decide a dispute; judge
　　
　　arcade :: a covered passageway, usually lined with shops
　　
　　archaeology :: study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
　　
　　archetype :: prototype; primitive pattern
　　
　　archipelago :: group of closely located islands
　　
　　archives :: public records; place where public records are kept
　　
　　ardor :: heat; passion; zeal
　　
　　argot :: slang
　　
　　arrogance :: haughtiness
　　
　　arroyo :: gully
　　
　　artifacts :: products of primitive culture
　　
　　artifice :: deception; trickery
　　
　　artisan :: a manually skilled worker
　　
　　asceticism :: doctrine of self-denial
　　
　　asperity :: sharpness of temper
　　
　　aspersion :: slanderous remark
　　
　　aspirant :: seeker after position or status
　　
　　aspiration :: noble ambition
　　
　　asteroid :: small planet
　　
　　astigmatism :: eye defect which prevents proper focus
　　
　　atavism :: resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents
　　
　　atelier :: workshop; studio
　　
　　atrocity :: brutal deed
　　
　　atrophy :: wasting away
　　
　　attribute :: essential quality
　　
　　attrition :: gradual wearing down
　　
　　audacity :: boldness
　　
　　audit :: examination of accounts
　　
　　augury :: omen; prophecy
　　
　　aureole :: suns corona; halo
　　
　　auscultation :: act of listening to the heart or lungs to discover abnormalities
　　
　　austerity :: sternness; severity
　　
　　autocrat :: monarch with supreme power
　　
　　automaton :: mechanism which imitates actions of humans
　　
　　autopsy :: examination of a dead body; postmortem
　　
　　avarice :: greediness for wealth
　　
　　avatar :: incarnation
　　
　　avocation :: secondary or minor occupation
　　
　　awe :: solemn wonder
　　
　　axiom :: self-evident truth requiring no proof
　　
　　bandanna :: large, bright-colored handkerchief
　　
　　barb :: sharp projection from fishhook, etc.
　　
　　barrage :: barrier laid down by artillery fire
　　
　　barrister :: counselor-at-law
　　
　　barterer :: trader
　　
　　bassoon :: reed instrument of the woodwind family
　　
　　bauble :: trinket; trifle
　　
　　benediction :: blessing

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