Difficult GRE Words - Group 1

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abscond  Speak Example sentences
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leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
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gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
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look, or particular appearance of the face; the visual percept of a region
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growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
acrimonious  Speak Example sentences
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bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions
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be earlier in time; go back further
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leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
adroit  Speak Example sentences
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be earlier in time; go back further
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deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate
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embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
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skillful and adept under pressing conditions
allege  Speak Example sentences
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claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
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to assert to be true
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growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
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book of literary selections by various authors
amalgam  Speak Example sentences
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leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
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a combination of many different things; an alloy of mercury and other metals
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to assert to be true
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assent; agree without protesting
amplify  Speak Example sentences
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as known or named at another time or place; also known as
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broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
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soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
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claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
anew  Speak Example sentences
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untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
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look, or particular appearance of the face; the visual percept of a region
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struck by shock, terror, or amazement
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once more; again; in a new and different way
antedate  Speak Example sentences
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radically new or original; cutting edge
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to assert to be true
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advertisement an ad; public promotion of some product or service
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be earlier in time; go back further
anthology  Speak Example sentences
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constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
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book of literary selections by various authors
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claim without justification; claim for oneself without right
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bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
aphasia  Speak Example sentences
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prove genuine; establish authenticity of
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leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
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loss of speech due to injury or illness
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ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with