GRE Vocabulary

#41

anomaly

Noun

Example sentences

1. The low number was an anomaly in an otherwise strong report.
2. Scientists are trying to explain the strange anomaly.
3. Her rude behavior was an anomaly because she is usually polite.

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#42

antedated

Verb

Example sentences

1. The old bridge antedated the modern city around it.
2. His first book antedated the famous novel by ten years.
3. The letter antedated the official announcement.

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#43

antic

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The clown's antic made the children laugh.
2. His silly antic caused a small accident.
3. Everyone watched the puppy's playful antic.

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#44

antipathy

Noun

Example sentences

1. She has a strong antipathy toward cruelty.
2. His antipathy to change made the project difficult.
3. The two men hid their mutual antipathy during the meeting.

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#45

antiquated

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The office still uses an antiquated computer system.
2. Many people think the rule is antiquated.
3. They replaced the antiquated machine with a modern one.

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#46

antithetical

Adjective

Example sentences

1. Violence is antithetical to the group's peaceful beliefs.
2. His selfish actions were antithetical to teamwork.
3. The two plans are antithetical and cannot work together.

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#47

apathetic

Adjective

Example sentences

1. Many voters felt apathetic about the election.
2. He became apathetic after several failed attempts.
3. The students looked apathetic during the long lecture.

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#48

apathy

Noun

Example sentences

1. Public apathy allowed the problem to grow.
2. Her apathy toward school worried her parents.
3. The campaign tried to overcome voter apathy.

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#49

apex

Noun

Example sentences

1. The climbers finally reached the apex of the mountain.
2. Her career was at its apex when she won the award.
3. The triangle has one point at its apex.

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#50

aphorism

Noun

Example sentences

1. My grandfather often repeated the aphorism, "Time is money."
2. A good aphorism expresses a big idea in a few words.
3. She began the speech with a familiar aphorism.

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#51

aphoristic

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His aphoristic style made the book easy to quote.
2. The teacher gave an aphoristic answer that stayed in my mind.
3. Her writing is brief, clever, and aphoristic.

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#52

aplomb

Noun

Example sentences

1. She answered the difficult questions with aplomb.
2. He handled the crisis with calm aplomb.
3. The young singer performed with surprising aplomb.

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#53

apocryphal

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The story about the king is probably apocryphal.
2. An apocryphal tale claimed that he never slept.
3. The quote is widely repeated but may be apocryphal.

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#54

apogee

Noun

Example sentences

1. The empire reached its apogee in the eighteenth century.
2. Her victory marked the apogee of her athletic career.
3. The company was at its apogee before the market changed.

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#55

apostate

Noun

Example sentences

1. The group called him an apostate after he rejected its beliefs.
2. The apostate openly criticized the faith he had left.
3. In that society, an apostate could face serious punishment.

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#56

apothegm

Noun

Example sentences

1. The old teacher ended each lesson with a short apothegm.
2. His favorite apothegm was, "Actions speak louder than words."
3. A clear apothegm can make a lesson easy to remember.

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#57

apotheosis

Noun

Example sentences

1. The final concert was the apotheosis of her musical career.
2. The palace was seen as the apotheosis of royal luxury.
3. Fans treated the athlete's victory as his apotheosis.

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#58

appease

Verb

Example sentences

1. The mother gave the child a snack to appease him.
2. The company offered a refund to appease angry customers.
3. They changed the policy to appease the protesters.

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#59

appreciable

Adjective

Example sentences

1. There was an appreciable improvement in her English.
2. The medicine caused no appreciable change in his condition.
3. We noticed an appreciable drop in the temperature.

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#60

apprehension

Noun

Example sentences

1. She felt apprehension before the job interview.
2. His apprehension disappeared when the doctor explained the test.
3. The dark road filled us with apprehension.

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