GRE Vocabulary

#21

affluent

Adjective

Example sentences

1. They live in an affluent part of the city.
2. The charity receives support from affluent families.
3. An affluent society can still have poor citizens.

#

#22

afford

Verb

Example sentences

1. The small window can afford a clear view of the sea.
2. This job will afford her many chances to travel.
3. The new system may afford better protection to users.

#

#23

alacrity

Noun

Example sentences

1. She accepted the new task with alacrity.
2. He answered the emergency call with surprising alacrity.
3. The team moved with alacrity when the alarm sounded.

#

#24

altruism

Noun

Example sentences

1. Her altruism led her to help strangers without reward.
2. The project depends on the altruism of volunteers.
3. True altruism means caring about other people's needs.

#

#25

amalgam

Noun

Example sentences

1. The city is an amalgam of old and new cultures.
2. Her style is an amalgam of music from many countries.
3. The book is an unusual amalgam of fact and fiction.

#

#26

ambiguous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His answer was ambiguous, so I asked again.
2. The law contains ambiguous language that causes confusion.
3. Her smile was ambiguous and hard to understand.

#

#27

ambivalent

Adjective

Example sentences

1. I feel ambivalent about moving to another city.
2. She was ambivalent because the job was exciting but risky.
3. He seemed ambivalent about accepting the offer.

#

#28

ameliorate

Verb

Example sentences

1. The new medicine may ameliorate her pain.
2. They planted trees to ameliorate the hot city climate.
3. Better training could ameliorate many workplace problems.

#

#29

amenable

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The manager was amenable to our suggestion.
2. This problem is amenable to a simple solution.
3. She is usually amenable when people speak respectfully.

#

#30

amiable

Adjective

Example sentences

1. He is an amiable man who makes friends easily.
2. We had an amiable conversation over lunch.
3. Her amiable manner helped everyone feel relaxed.

#

#31

amorphous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The cloud had an amorphous shape.
2. Their plan was still amorphous and lacked clear details.
3. The artist created an amorphous figure from clay.

#

#32

amply

Adverb

Example sentences

1. The evidence amply supports her claim.
2. The large meal amply satisfied everyone.
3. He was amply rewarded for his hard work.

#

#33

amuck

Adverb

Example sentences

1. The children ran amuck through the empty house.
2. A broken machine went amuck and damaged the floor.
3. Rumors ran amuck after the sudden announcement.

#

#34

anachronism

Noun

Example sentences

1. The old typewriter is an anachronism in a modern office.
2. A smartphone in a film about 1900 would be an anachronism.
3. Some people see the rule as an anachronism from another age.

#

#35

analogous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The human heart is analogous to a pump.
2. Her situation is analogous to mine in many ways.
3. The two systems are not identical, but they are analogous.

#

#36

anathema

Noun

Example sentences

1. Dishonesty is anathema to her personal values.
2. The idea of wasting food was anathema to my grandmother.
3. For the strict coach, laziness was anathema.

#

#37

anemic

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The patient felt weak because he was anemic.
2. The team gave an anemic performance and lost easily.
3. Sales growth remained anemic throughout the year.

#

#38

animosity

Noun

Example sentences

1. There is deep animosity between the two groups.
2. She felt no animosity toward her former employer.
3. Years of competition created unnecessary animosity.

#

#39

anodyne

Noun/adjective

Example sentences

1. The doctor gave him an anodyne to reduce the pain.
2. Her anodyne speech avoided every difficult issue.
3. The article offered an anodyne message that offended no one.

#

#40

anomalous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The warm winter weather was anomalous for this region.
2. One anomalous result did not fit the general pattern.
3. The police investigated the anomalous payment.

#