Manhattan Prep 1000 GRE Words: Definitions

1 Or humble; to lower in rank, status, , give up the throne (or some otherpower or responsibility) , suspension, , regard with up, renounce; repudiate, recant, or shun(especially formally or under oath) , suitable for grinding or polishing (suchas sandpaper); causing irritation or The more common "abreast of"means keeping up with, staying aware of, orremaining equal in progress or lessen; shorten by omitting partsthroughout while retaining the main off; sudden termination; the separationof leaves, petals, or other parts from a plant suddenly and back, refrain (especially from somethingbad or unhealthy); decline to deep and vast space or cavity; anythingprofound or , give consent; assume power (usually as"accede to") increase; an added part or ; harsh or acid or sour; sharp or , peak, highest practice of pursuing political or other goalsthrough vigorous action, often including protestsand , quick, accurate insight or (to), such as with glue, or to a plan or scold.

2 Caution, advise, or remind to impure by adding inappropriate or a rough outline of; foreshadow; reveal onlypartially; , or argue in favor of (verb); a personwho pleads for a cause or on behalf of anotherperson (noun) or fortress built on a high place; thenest of a bird of prey, such as an eagle orhawk, built on a mountain or the appreciation of beauty or goodtaste, pertaining to the science of what isbeautiful (adj); a sense of beauty and taste of aparticular time and place (noun) and friendly, pleasant, behavior (such as in speech or dress)adopted to give a certain greater; together, amount to (verb);constituting a whole made up of constituentparts (adj) or speedy , even to become unfriendly, hostile, , make easier to physically or emotionally; reserved; , merge, or clear, hard to understand, open to havingseveral meanings or ; unable to decide, or wanting to dotwo contradictory things at ; make better or more pay off a debt, or gradually write offan that is not in its correct historicaltime; a mistake in chronology, such as byassigning a person or event to the wrong relief.

3 Inability to feel , corresponding in someparticular way (making a good analogy) of law or government; chaos, void or null, cancel, abolish (usually oflaws or other established rules) that relieves pain (noun); soothing,relieving pain (adj) Manhattan prep 1000 GRE words : DefinitionsStudy online at or sprinkle oil on; make sacred, such as bya ceremony that includes applying oil from what is common; hostile or older than, precede in time; assign to anearlier opposed, opposite; involvingantithesis (the rhetorical act of placing twophrases opposite one another for contrast, asin love me or hate me) caring; absence of feeling; lack of interestor questionable authenticity; who deserts a party, cause, religion, of a reform movement (originally, anearly follower of Jesus) appropriate, suitable, or , give notice or approval, especially formal aside or authorize (such as money) for aparticular purpose; take for one's own , umpire, person empowered to decidematters at or understood by only a few.

4 Obscure, of an earlier period, ancient, passionate, devoted, or difficult, strenuous; severe, hard to or take presumptuously or without theright to do language in a clear, fluent way (adj);speak distinctly or give clarity to an idea (verb) object made by humans, especially thosefrom an earlier time, such as those excavatedby of deceit or craftiness, natural, genuine;lacking skill or knowledge, crude, out with or austere in lifestyle (adj); a personwho leads an austere and simple life withoutmaterial pleasures, esp. someone who doesthis for religious or credit to a certain cause or from , severity; harshness or sharpness oftone; roughness of remarks, defamation, violently, , diligent, milder, relieve; soothe, pacify, or or thin harmony; in sympathetic bold or brave, often in a rude or recklessway; extremely the future, such as throughsupernatural , majestic; inspiring in manner or appearance; very self-disciplined, ascetic; without luxury or ease;sober or , greed; a miserly desire to or affirm with , dedicated, passionate;excessively truth requiring no proof.

5 Universally or generally accepted to proceed or to do or puff out; increase freshness and originality; clich that ruins or low, mean, dishonorable; of little orno value; crude and unrefined; in a deep way, like a dog or or ; favorable; kindly, gentle, orbeneficial; not inclination or , overwhelm, crowd in on or of birds or other animals that stay closetogether; any large fork into two branches or divide into or that kills plants rapidly, or any causeof decay or destruction (noun); ruin or causeto wither (verb) , merry; excessively carefree (so as toignore more important concerns) , or (Of speech or writing) far too showy ordramatic than is appropriate; , open and simple , ill-mannered, or insensitive person; apeasant or country , wave, or flourish, as a or to shepherds; suggesting apeaceful and pleasant view of rural that shields, protects, absorbsshock, or characterized by many bureausand petty administrators or by excessive,seemingly meaningless or flourish rapidly; put forth buds orshoots (of a plant) , make smooth and or encourage (verb); a support orprop, esp.

6 Projecting from and supporting thewall of a building (noun) , former (adj); that which is in the past(usually plural noun) , discordant, or meaningless mixture lie intended to hurt someone'sreputation; the act of telling such , a false or baseless , sincere, , recognized; pertaining to thecanon, or body of accepted rules, standards orartistic on impulse, , most severely; punish in order to of , of corroding metal or burning theskin; very critical or disapproval or official reprimand(noun); to issue such disapproval orreprimand (verb) patriotism or blind enthusiasmfor military glory; undue or biaseddevotion to any group, cause, , deception by knowingly in or relating to time limit a role, range of activity, orarea; in math, to be constructed around soas to touch as many points as , prudent; careful to consider thecircumstances and awkwardly or with difficulty, uproar or protest, as from a crowd; aloud, continuous final or settle conclusively; to fastenor hold or distastefully a liquid to become solid or together, unite; fuse part of a musical composition.

7 Anending, esp. one that sums up what hascome for storing valuables; financialresources, a convincing, ; cooperate for illegal orfraudulent same in size, extent, etc., equivalent; but complete summary; a list , smug; overly content (andtherefore lazy, neglectful, or some otherbad quality) to please; cheerfully ; fitting together well; fillingmutual , submissive; following in, admit, yield; acknowledgereluctantly; grant or give up (such as givingup land after losing a war) , appeasing, attempting to makethe , , tolerate, regard as , compare views; bestow or , frustrate; mix up or make , especially in the fine arts; person ofeducated, refined or imply in addition to the precise,literal the suffering or grief of (verb).

8 Acontrol panel, or small table or cabinet(noun) , combine, solidify, make , compress; restrict the freedom or ; prone to causing arguments,especially gratuitous or petty in context, such as by giving thebackground or that are opposing; either of twoopposite ; feeling sorry for one's offensesor ; stubbornly , the answer to which involves a playon words ; any towards one another or towards apoint; about or experienced an opposite way; on the other together, as to a ; very , , add evidence to the entire world, at homeglobally; free from local or nationalprejudices or as a pet, or exclusive group, expression or face (noun); approve ortolerate (verb) what one would item, opposite; acomplement; the use of contrast orinterplay in a work of the purpose; preventing theintended , veiled, , skillful in deception orunderhanded cowardly, lacking , ; prone to believing or trustingtoo easily or without enough increase in force, intensity, orthe loudness of a musical passage; aclimactic moment or the highest point or final , great or excessive , difficult person; the worst of others'motivations.

9 Bitterly , dishearten, lessen thecourage ; lower in quality, value, rank,etc.; lower in moral , ridicule, or disprove false orexaggerated in an impassioned, pompous, ororatorical manner; give a with propriety and goodtaste; ; , mar the appearance to act, neglect (noun); fail tofulfill an obligation, especially afinancial one (verb) submission; yielding to theauthority or opinion of to curve; turn aside, esp. from astraight course; , , mark, or define the boundaries the outline of; sketch; describe in leader who lies and gains