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