GRE常考单词(名词)（一）

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alloy :: a mixture as of metalswww.test99.com
allusion :: indirect referencewww.test99.com
altercation :: wordy quarrelwww.test99.com
altruism :: unselfish aid to others; generositywww.test99.com
amazon :: female warriorwww.test99.com
ambrosia :: food of the godswww.test99.com
amenities :: agreeable manners; courtesieswww.test99.com
amnesia :: loss of memorywww.test99.com
amnesty :: pardonwww.test99.com
amortization :: act of reducing a debt through partial paymentswww.test99.com
amphitheater :: oval building with tiers of seatswww.test99.com
amulet :: charm; talismanwww.test99.com
anachronism :: an error involving time in a storywww.test99.com
analogy :: similarity; parallelismwww.test99.com
anarchy :: absence of governing body; state of disorderwww.test99.com
anathema :: solemn cursewww.test99.com
andirons :: metal supports in a fireplace for cooking utensils or logswww.test99.com
anemia :: condition in which blood lacks red corpuscleswww.test99.com
anesthetic :: substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousnesswww.test99.com
animadversion :: critical remarkwww.test99.com
animosity :: active enmitywww.test99.com
animus :: hostile feeling or intentwww.test99.com
annals :: records; historywww.test99.com
annuity :: yearly allowancewww.test99.com
anomaly :: irregularitywww.test99.com
antagonism :: active resistancewww.test99.com
anthropologist :: a student of the history and science of mankindwww.test99.com
anticlimax :: letdown in thought or emotionwww.test99.com
antipathy :: aversion; dislikewww.test99.com
antiseptic :: substance that prevents infectionwww.test99.com
antithesis :: contrast; direct opposite of or towww.test99.com
aperture :: opening; holewww.test99.com
apex :: tip; summit; climaxwww.test99.com
aphasia :: loss of speech due to injurywww.test99.com
aphorism :: pithy maximwww.test99.com
apiary :: a place where bees are keptwww.test99.com
aplomb :: poisewww.test99.com
apogee :: highest pointwww.test99.com
apologue :: moral fablewww.test99.com
apostate :: one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefswww.test99.com
apothecary :: druggistwww.test99.com
apothegm :: pithy, compact sayingwww.test99.com
apotheosis :: deification; glorificationwww.test99.com
apparition :: ghost; phantomwww.test99.com
appellation :: name; titlewww.test99.com
appurtenances :: subordinate possessionswww.test99.com
aptitude :: fitness; talentwww.test99.com
arbiter :: a person with power to decide a dispute; judge