GRE SYNONYMOUS WORDS

Words & Their use:

1.      Adulation: flattery; admiration. The rock star thrived on the adulation of his groupies and yes men.

2.      Adulterate: make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances. It is a crime to adulterate foods without informing the buyer.

3.      Advent: arrival. Most American’s were unaware of the advent of the Nuclear Age until the news of Hiroshima reached them.

4.      Adventitious: accidental; causal. He found this adventitious meeting with his friend extremely fortunate.

5.      Adversary: opponent; enemy. Batman struggled to save Gotham City from the machinations of his wicked adversary.

6.      Adverse: unfavorable; hostile. The recession had a highly adverse effect.

7.      Adversity: poverty; misfortune. We must learn to meet adversity gracefully.

8.      Advert: refer (to). Since you advert to this matter so frequently, you must regard it as important.

9.      Advocacy: support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something. His advocacy of the human rights of black South Africans is really remarkable.

10.  Advocate: urge; plead for. The abolitionists advocated freedom for the slaves.