GRE Key Terms list 1

deviating from the norm

• aberrant

• abscond

• alacrity

• anomaly

to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

• aberrant

• abscond

• alacrity

• anomaly

eager and enthusiastic willingness

• aberrant

• abscond

• alacrity

• anomaly

deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality

• aberran

• abscond

• alacrity

• anomaly

an expression of approval or praise

• approbation

• arduous

• assuage

• audacious

strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

• approbation

• arduous

• assuage

• audacious

to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

• approbation

• arduous

• assuage

• audacious

daring and fearless; recklessly bold

• approbation

• arduous

• assuage

• audacious

without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic

• austere

• axiomatic

• canonical

• capricious

taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth

• austere

• axiomatic

• canonical

• capricious