GRE词汇集锦：动词

 　　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