Barron's GRE with sentences & Arabic Definitions - Complete Wordlist - Part 1

affluence

abundance; wealth Foreigners are amazed by the affluence and luxury of the American way of life. وفرة, فيض, غنى, تدفق, بحبوحة, ترف

accretion

growth; increase The accretion of wealth marked the family's rise in power. نمو, إزدياد, تعاظم, إضافة خارجية, التنمي اْلتحامي

abdicate

renounce; give up. When Edward VII abdicated the British throne, he surprised the entire world. تنازل, تخلى عن العرش

aberrant

abnormal or deviant. Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment. ضال, شاذ, منحرف شاذ

abrogate

abolish He intended to abrogate the decree issued by his predecessor. أبطل, ألغى قانون, فسخ

adventitious

accidental; casual He found this adventitious meeting with his friend extremely fortunate. عرضي, طارئ, عارض, ناشئ في موضع من النبات لم يعتاد ظهوره فيه

addendum

addition; appendix to book Jane's editor approved her new comparative literature text but thought it would be even better with an addendum on recent developments in literary criticism. إضافة, ملحق لكتاب, طرف سن الترس, ملحق

accessory

additional object; useful but not essential thing She bought an attractive handbag as an accessory for her dress. مساعد أدوات زينة, شىء ثانوي, شىء كمالي, ملحق

acclimate

adjust to climate or environment One of the difficulties of our present air age is the need of travellers to acclimate themselves to their new and often strange environments. تأقلم, تبلد

accede

agree If I accede to this demand for blackmail, I am afraid that I will be the victim of future demands. وافق, قبل, إنضم, تبوأ منصبا, إنضم إلى حزب

accord

agreement She was in complete accord with the verdict. إتفاق, إنسجام, ائتِف, رفاء, طوعا من غير إكراه, مطابقة, وفاق وافق, ِءم بين, منح

alias

an assumed name John Smith's alias was Bob Jones. إسم مستعار, المعروف

accost

approach and speak first to a person When the two young men accosted me, I was frightened because I thought they were going to attack me. بادر بالكِم, خاطب, دنا منه

advent

arrival Most Americans were unaware of the advent of the Nuclear Age until the news of Hiroshima reached them. حلول, مجئ, مجئ المسيح, أيام اّحد اّربعة السابقة للميِد, مجئ المسيح إلى العالم مرة ثانية, ورود

affected

artificial; pretended His affected mannerisms irritated may of us who had known him before his promotion. متكلف, متصنع, متأثر, مصاب ب المتكلف

acquiesce

assent; agree passively Although she appeared to acquiesce to her employer's suggestions, I could tell she had reservations about the changes he wanted made. رضخ, أذعن

abet

assist, usually in doing something wrong. She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle he had planned. حرض, ساعد في الجريمة

affix

attach or add on; fasten First the registrar had to affix his signature to the license; then he had to affix his official seal. أضاف, لصق, وضع ختمه على, وضع

accolade

award of merit In Hollywood, an "Oscar" is the highest accolade. وسام شرف, منح رتبة فارس, معانقة, إحتضان

abut

border upon; adjoin Where our estates abut, we must build a fence. تاخم, إرتكز على, ناكب, جعله متاخما, جعله مرتكزا على

abysmal

bottomless His arrogance is exceeded only by his abysmal ignorance. سحيق, ِ قعر له

actuarial

calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics According to recent actuarial tables, life expectancy is greater today than it was a century ago.

allay

calm; pacify The crew tried to allay the fears of the passengers by announcing that the fire had been controlled. هدأ, سكن أقام, سكن اّلم, لطف

alacrity

cheerful promptness He demonstrated his eagerness to serve by his alacrity in executing the orders of his master. خفة, سرعة, رشاقة, نشاط, مبتهج

abusive

coarsely insulting; physically harmful An abusive parent damages a child both mentally and physically. متعسف, بذئ, مؤذ جسديا, فاسد

agglomeration

collection; heap It took weeks to assort the agglomeration of miscellaneous items she had collected on her trip. تكتل, تكتيل, تكبيب, تكبب, كبتولة, كتلة

accrue

come about by addition You must pay the interest that has accrued on your debt as well as the principal sum. أصبح حقا

absolute

complete; totally unlimited; certain Although the King of Siam was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead his unfaithful wife without absolute evidence of her infidelity. مطلق, إستبدادي, كامل, غير نسبي, ثابت /ِ ريب فيه /, أساسي, غير مقيد بدستور, صرف, مطبق, مجرد, حاسم, مستبد صميم

affable

courteous Although he held a position of responsibility, he was an affable individual and could be reached by anyone with a complaint. أنيس, دمث, عذب المعاشرة, لطيف

adorn

decorate Wall paintings and carved statues adorned the temple. زين يزخرف, زخرف, حلى

acquittal

deliverance from a charge His acquittal by the jury surprised those who had thought him guilty. تبرئة, إعفاء

abscond

depart secretly and hide The teller absconded with the bonds and was not found. فر, هرب, إستخفى, فر سرا

accessible

easy to approach; obtainable We asked our guide whether the ruins were accessible on foot. ممكن الوصول إليه, سهل الحصول عليه, سهل المنال, قابل, منفتح

abash

embarrass. He was not at all abashed by her open admiration. أضعف ثقة شخص بنفسه, خجل

accoutre

equip The fisherman was accoutred with the best that the sporting goods store could supply

adulation

flattery; admiration The rock star thrived on the adulation of his groupies and yes-men. تزلف, مداهنة

adamant

hard, inflexible He was adamant in his determination to punish the wrongdoer. عنيد, صلب, ماسي الصِبة, متعنت, متصلب اّدمنت حجر صلب, اللمعان

agog

highly excited; intensely curious We were all agog at the news that the celebrated movie star was giving up his career in order to enter a monastery. متشوق

aghast

horrified He was aghast at the nerve of the speaker who had insulted his host. مذعور

aggrandize

increase or intensify; raise in power, wealth, rank or honor The history of the past quarter century illustrates how a President may aggrandize his power to act aggressively in international affairs without considering the wishes of Congress. كبر, وسع, بجل

affront

insult; offend Accustomed to being treated with respect, Miss Challoner was affronted by Vidal's offensive behavior. إهانة, مذلة أهان, تحدى

agenda

items of business at a meeting We had so much difficulty agreeing upon an agenda that there was very little time for the meeting. جدول أعمال, برنامج

affiliation

joining; associating with His affiliation with the political party was of short duration for he soon disagreed with his colleagues.

affinity

kinship She felt an affinity with all who suffered; their pains were her pains. مصاهرة, اِنجذاب, اّلفة, شبه, قرابة

abominate

loathe; hate. Moses scolded the idol worshippers in the tribe because he abominated the custom. شائن مقت, كره

abase

lower; degrade; humiliate. Anna expected to have to curtsy to the King of Siam; when told to cast herself down on the ground before him, however she refused to abase herself. ذل, حقر

alienate

make hostile; separate Her attempts to alienate the two friends failed because they had complete faith in each other. أبعد, نفر, صرف أو يحول عن, نقل

adulterate

make impure by mixing with baser substances It is a crime to adulterate foods without informing the buyer. زائف غش, زيف

alchemy

medieval chemistry The changing of baser metals into gold was the goal of the students of alchemy. كيمياء, الحيمياء

acumen

mental keenness His business acumen helped him to succeed where others had failed. فطنة, مستدق الطرف, شم

alloy

mixture as of metals alloy of gold are used more frequently than the pure metal. خليط معدني, اّشابة, مريج, خلط المعادن زيف, أشب, خلط

actuate

motivate I fail to understand what actuated you to reply to this letter so nastily. شغل المحرك, دفع, حرك, شغل ماكينة, حث

accelerate

move faster In our science class, we learn how falling bodies accelerate. سرع, عجل, عاجل, تسارع

addle

muddle; drive crazy This idiotic plan is confusing enough to addle anyone. تشوش

agility

nimbleness The agility of the acrobat amazed and thrilled the audience. رشاقة, خفة حركة

alcove

nook; recess Though their apartment lacked a full-scale dining room, an alcove adjacent to the living room made an adequate breakfast nook for the young couple. مختلي, مظلل فى حديقة

agnostic

one who is skeptical of the existence of knowability of a god or any ultimate reality The agnostic demanded proof before she would accept the statement of the minister. الِأدرى

agape

openmouthed She stared, agape, at the many strange animals in the zoo. فاغر الفم مدهش

adversary

opponent; enemy Batman struggled to save Gotham City from the machinations of his wicked adversary, the Joker. خصم, مقاوم, غريم, عدو

absolve

pardon (an offense) The father confessor absolved him of his sins. غفر, عفا

alimony

payments make to an ex-spouse after divorce Because Tony had supported Tina through medical school, on their divorce he asked the court to award him a month in alimony. نفقة الزوجة المطلقة

acme

peak; pinnacle; highest point Welles's success in Citizen Kane marked the acme of his career as an actor; never again did he achieve such popular acclaim. ذروة, قمة, أوج

agrarian

pertaining to land or its cultivation As a result of its recent industrialization, the country is gradually losing its agrarian traditions. زراعي, حقلي, المنادى بإعادة توزيع اّراضي توزيعا عادِ

affirmation

positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath Despite Tom's affirmation of innocence, Aunt Polly still suspected he had eaten the pie. إثبات, شهادة يؤديها فى المحكمة, توكيد, تأكيد

adversity

poverty, misfortune We must learn to meet adversity gracefully. شدة, محنة, مكروه, ضراء, حظ عاثر, مصيبة

advert

refer to Since you advert to this matter so frequently, you must regard it as important. أشار

abstain

refrain; withhold from participation After considering the effect of alcohol on his athletic performance, he decided to abstain from drinking while he trained for the race. إمتناع عن إمتنع, زهد

alleviate

relieve This should alleviate the pain; if it does not, we shall have to use stronger drugs. خفف, لطف, سكن

abjure

renounce upon oath. He abjured his allegiance to the king. تنكر

abnegation

renunciation; self-sacrifice. Though Rudolph and Duchess Flavia loved one another, their love was doomed, for she had to wed the king; their act of abnegation was necessary to preserve the kingdom. نكران تنازل, تنسك

alliteration

repetition of beginning sound in poetry "The furrow followed free" is an example of alliteration. جناس, تكرير حرف

abrasive

rubbing away; tending to grind down Just as abrasive cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish, abrasive remarks can wear away a listener's patience. حاك, كاشط, وقح كاشط, مادة كاشطة

acclivity

sharp upslope of a hill The car could not go up the acclivity in high gear. حدب

acrid

sharp; bitterly pungent The acrid odor of burnt gunpowder filled the room after the pistol had been fired. حاد, حريف, مر, ِذع, قارص, جارح

acuity

sharpness In time his youthful acuity of vision failed him, and he needed glasses. حدة, فطنة

aegis

shield; defense Under the aegis of the Bill of Rights, we enjoy our most treasured freedoms. درع

abbreviate

shorten. Because we were running out of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech. إختصر

adroit

skillful His adroit handling of the delicate situation pleased his employers. نشيط, بارع, حاذق, لبق, داهية, ماهر

acidulous

slightly sour; sharp; caustic James was unpopular because of his sarcastic and acidulous remarks. حامض قليِ, حامض

adjuration

solemn urging Her adjuration to tell the truth did not change the witnesses' testimony. إستحِف, مناشده

adjunct

something attached to but holding an inferior position I will entertain this concept as an adjunct to the main proposal. الملحق, المساعد مساعد بروفسور

adjutant

staff officer assisting the commander; assistant Though Wellington delegated many tasks to his chief adjutant, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Somerset was in no doubt as to who made all major decisions. ضابط مساعد أول, المعاون, أبو سعن طائر من اللقالق

allege

state without proof It is alleged that she had worked for the enemy. دعا, زعم, إحتج, تذرع

acrimonious

stinging, caustic His tendency to utter acrimonious remarks alienated his audience. حاد, ِذع, قارص

agitate

stir up; disturb Her fiery remarks agitated the already angry mob. هز, حرك, أثار الرأي العام, خض, أقلق, ناقش, هيج, حاور, ناظر, حاول إثارة الشعور العام

allegory

story in which characters are used as symbols; fable Pilgrim's Progress is an allegory of the temptations and victories of the human soul. مجاز, إستعارة, رمز, حكاية رمزية

abate

subside or moderate. Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate. خفف هدأ, إنحسر

aggregate

sum; total The aggregate wealth of this country is staggering to the imagination. إجمالي, على وجه اْجمال, كلي حاصل جمع, مجموع, مجموعة جمع, بلغ فى مجموعه كذا

alimentary

supplying nourishment The alimentary canal in our bodies is so named because digestion of foods occurs there. غذائي, مغذ, متعلق بالغذاء

adherent

supporter; follower In the wake of the scandal, the senator's one-time adherent quietly deserted him. وفي, مخلص, سريع اْلتصاق, لزج المشايع, نصير, النصير, تابع

abeyance

suspended action. The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival. تعليق

abstract

theoretical; not concrete; non-representational To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal. تجريدي, ملخص, مجرد, عويص, نظري, غير تطبيقي خِصة, فكرة تجريدية, أثر فني تجريدي أزال, لخص

adverse

unfavorable; hostile adverse circumstances compelled him to close his business. معاكس, مناوئ, عكسي, متعسر, وخيم, مائج, متجه نحو الجذع

abortive

unsuccessful; fruitless. We had to abandon our abortive attempts. ناقص النمو مخفق

advocate

urge; plead for The abolitionists advocated freedom for the slaves. متحمس المحامي, المؤيد, محامي الدفاع حمى, ترافع, دافع, أيد

admonish

warn; reprove He admonished his listeners to change their wicked ways. حث, ذكر, ِم, عاتب, نصح, حذر

ablution

washing. His daily ablutions were accompanied by loud noises that he humorously labeled "Opera in the Bath." وضوء

adage

wise saying; proverb There is much truth in the old adage about fools and their money. مثل, قول مأثور

abject

wretched; lacking pride. On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty, huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind. بائس حقير, حقير, متذلل, خسيس

affidavit

written statement made under oath The court refused to accept his statement unless he presented it in the form of an affidavit.