GRE ANTONYMS WORDLIST - A

abeyance - continuance abjure – espouse, pledge abrogate – institute, enact abstemious - self-indulgent abstruse - obvious acarpous - fecund accolade - disapprobation acerbity - sweetness acquiescence - rebellion acquit - convict acrimonious - harmonious adhere – detach admonition - countenance adroit – unskillful, awkward adulterate - purify adulteration - purification adversity - prosperity affiliation - dissociation alacrity - hesitance, slowness alienate - harmonize alleviate - exacerbate aloof - gregarious altruism - miserliness altruistic - selfish amalgamate - separate amalgamate - separate amass - separate ambiguous - clear amelioration – deterioration, worsening amenable - intractable amicable - unfriendly amorphous – structured, definite amplify – decrease, simplify anathema – benediction, blessing anathematize - bless ancillary - principal anemic - red-blooded anodyne - irritating presence

anomalous - usual anomaly - regularity anonymous - signed antediluvian - modern antipathy - fondness antithesis - similarity aplomb - confusion apostate - loyalist appease - agitate apposite - inappropriate apprehend - set free apropos - untimely aptitude - lack of talent archaic - new arrant - partial arrhythmic - exhibiting regularity artifice – sincerity, candor artisan - unskilled laborer artlessness - cunning ascend - go down asceticism - indulgence aseptic - contaminated askew - straight aspersions - flattery asset - liability assuaged - unsatisfied asteroid - large planet astute - foolish attenuate - thicken atypical - normal authentic - bogus autonomous - dependent avarice - generosity aver - deny aversion - affinity avid - loath awry - straight