BARRON'S GRE WORDS PT. 1

lessen in intensity; put an end to

abnormal; deviant' peculiar

temporary inactivity

sparing in eating and drinking

make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

sum total; gross amount; whole mass; materials used in making concrete

promptness; cheerful willingness

unite in one body; blend; merge; combine

make better or more bearable

chronologically out of place; out of its proper time period

deviation from the norm; something difficult to classify

habitual aversion; intense dislike

not authentic; invented rather than true; uncanonical

one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

make aware of

approval; good opinion

one who practices self-denial; hermit; abstainer; puritan

sharpness of temper; harshness of manner; roughness of surface

slanderous remark; abusive attack; disparaging comment

careful, unremitting attention

ease or lessen (pain); satisfy or appease (hunger); soothe or calm (anger)

harshly biting; sharp and penetrating; bitter in taste; causing contraction

weaken or lessen (in density/force/degree); make thinner or finer; become weak or fine

political or personal independence

assert confidently; as used in law; state formally as a fact

having a malign influence; threatening harm or misfortune

lack of originality; a commonplace expression

cause or ruin or misery

producing benefits

lighthearted character or disposition

support; prop up

pretentious and long-winded; using inflated language

someone who acts in a rude or insensitive way

put up with; allow; tolerate; accept

develop rapidly; send out new buds; flourish/propser/mushroom

make shiny by rubbing; polish; buff

unpleasant-sounding

verbal punishment; severe criticism; public censure

someone or something that precipitates an action or change; substance that initiates or speeds up a chemical reaction without itself being affected

able to burn, dissolve, or corrode by chemical action; bitingly sarcastic

trickery to deceive someone; deception; fraud; evasion

to thicken; to gather together to form a mass

concluding section or a musical or literary composition; something that rounds out, summarizes, or concludes

convincing; well-argued; powerfully persuasive

corresponding in extent, degree, amount

comprehensive though brief summary of a larger work; digest or abstract

eager to please; overly polite

willing to obey

conforming to requirements; meeting official obligations

confuse; mix up; puzzle