Barron's 800 Words for the GRE - A

Verb.

To reject, abandon formally.

Most Quakers abjure violence.

Verb.

Depart secretly.

A warrant for arrest is out for a person believed to have absconded with $3 million.

Noun.

The natural separation of a leaf or other part of plant.

Verb.

The act of cutting.

The Dr. abscised a small growth on the patient's hand.

Adj.

Miserable, Pitiful.

The Grapes of Wrath portrays abject poverty of many people during the Great Depression.

Noun

the Act of giving up certain pleasures.

The mink's vow of abstinence includes all intoxicating substances.

Verb.

To decrease, reduce.

NASA announced that it would delay the launch of the shuttle until the solar flares were abated.

Adj.

Deviating from what is normal.

When a person's behavior becomes aberrant, his or her peers may become concerned that the individual is becoming a deviant.

Adj.

Moderate in appetite.

Some research suggests that people with an abstemious lifestyle tend to live longer than those who indulge their appetites.

To give up a position, power or right

The appeals court judge has abdicated his responsibility to review cases.

Temporary suppression or suspension.

A good judge must hold his or her judgment in abeyance until the facts are presented.

Very bad.

The abysmal failure of the free market system in Russia has led some people to argue that the planned economy of the Soviet Union, while not perfect, was better suited to Russia's history and culture than Western-style capitalism.

An economic market in which the demand and supply of goods and services is either not regulated or is slightly regulated.

An economic system in which the production, allocation and consumption of goods and supplies is planned in advance. Another term is "command economy."

An economic and political system in which a country's industry and trade are controlled by private owners rather than the gov.