GRE Word Clusters

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1

[verb]

1. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

abase

• [verb]

  1. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
  humiliate

• [verb]

  1. reduce the level of land, as by erosion
  2. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
  3. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
  degrade

• [verb]

  1. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
  demean

• [verb]

  1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
  2. lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
  3. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
  debase

• [noun]

  1. the lower of two berths

  [verb]

  1. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
  2. set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"
  3. make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"
  4. cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
  5. look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
  lower

• [noun]

  1. (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
  2. a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts

  [verb]

  1. fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
  2. lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town"
  3. lift up or elevate
  uplift

• [verb]

  1. make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"
  edify

• [adj]

  1. investing with dignity or honor; "the dignifying effect of his presence"; "the ennobling influence of cultural surroundings"
  2. tending to exalt; "an exalting eulogy"; "ennobling thoughts"
  ennobling

• [noun]

  1. a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level

  [adj]

  1. raised above the ground; "an elevated platform"
  2. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"
  3. increased in amount or degree; "raised temperature"
  elevated

• [verb]

  1. praise, glorify, or honor; "extol the virtues of one's children"; "glorify one's spouse's cooking"
  2. fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
  3. heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
  4. raise in rank, character, or status; "exalted the humble shoemaker to the rank of King's adviser"
  exalt

2

[verb]

1. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

abash

• [verb]

  1. cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
  2. cause to lose one's composure
  disconcert

• [noun]

  1. anxious embarrassment
  discomfiture

• [verb]

  1. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
  2. hold within limits and control; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh"
  3. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
  4. undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
  mortify

• [verb]

  1. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
  2. hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
  embarrass

• [adj]

  1. troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager"
  2. causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution; much disputed; "the vexed issue of priorities"; "we live in vexed and troubled times"
  vexed

• [noun]

  1. steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"
  equanimity

• [noun]

  1. steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"
  composure

• [noun]

  1. a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
  2. a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
  3. great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"

  [verb]

  1. be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"
  2. prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
  3. cause to be balanced or suspended
  4. hold or carry in equilibrium
  poise

3

[verb]

1. make less active or intense
2. become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"

abate

• [verb]

  1. lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
  2. satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
  allay

• [verb]

  1. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
  2. make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
  alleviate

• [verb]

  1. lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"
  2. make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"
  mitigate

• [verb]

  1. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
  2. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
  ameliorate

• [verb]

  1. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  2. make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
  3. wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"
  lessen

• [verb]

  1. cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
  2. make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"
  3. bring to humbler or weaker state or condition; "He reduced the population to slavery"
  4. simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
  5. lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation; "She reduced her niece to a servant"
  6. be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise"
  7. reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
  8. lessen and make more modest; "reduce one's standard of living"
  9. make smaller; "reduce an image"
  10. to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
  11. narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners"
  12. put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
  13. undergo meiosis; "The cells reduce"
  14. reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
  15. destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
  16. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
  17. be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"
  18. cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"
  19. lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"
  20. take off weight
  reduce

• [verb]

  1. become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
  2. make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"
  3. become looser or slack; "the rope slackened"
  4. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
  slacken

• [verb]

  1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
  2. satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
  3. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
  assuage

• [verb]

  1. decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  2. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"
  diminish

• [verb]

  1. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
  2. exasperate or irritate
  aggravate

• [verb]

  1. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
  2. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
  worsen

• [verb]

  1. become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"
  2. grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
  deteriorate

4

[verb]

1. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"

abdicate

• [verb]

  1. part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
  2. do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
  3. turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
  4. release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"
  relinquish

• [verb]

  1. give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
  2. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
  3. turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
  4. cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"
  renounce

• [verb]

  1. force to leave (an office)
  2. make a deposition; declare under oath
  depose
• done under compulsion

• [verb]

  1. take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
  2. take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
  3. take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
  4. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
  5. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
  6. hook by a pull on the line; "strike a fish"
  7. affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"
  8. capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
  seize

• [verb]

  1. surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
  2. cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"
  3. harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"
  besiege

• [verb]

  1. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
  2. take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"
  usurp

5

[verb]

1. assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

abet

• [noun]

  1. guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense
  complicity
• indirect assistance

• [adj]

  1. prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"
  illegal
• unlawful aid

• [verb]

  1. try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"
  2. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
  3. admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"
  discourage

• [adj]

  1. providing no assistance
  unhelpful

• [adj]

  1. remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"

  [adv]

  1. in an aloof manner; "the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough"