Difficult GRE Words - Group 1
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abeyance 
1
 | one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs |
| suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
| prove genuine; establish authenticity of |
| superiority or decisive advantage; domination |
abrasion
2
| scratch; friction |
| moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely |
| soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia |
| enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments |
acclivity
3
| temptation; enticement; any real or apparent good held forth, or operating, as a motive to action |
| upward slope, as of hill |
| suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
| prove genuine; establish authenticity of |
acquiesce
4
| prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
| assent; agree without protesting |
| upward slope, as of hill |
| pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions |
adage
5
| an old saying, that has obtained credit by long use |
| an invisible breath; distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something |
| skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
| one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality |
agnostic
6
| upward slope, as of hill |
| one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality |
| sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens |
| person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause |
amass
7
| assent; agree without protesting |
| collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
| prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
| activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment |
anomalous
8
| one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs |
| eye defect that prevents proper focus |
| a large group of islands; a sea, containing a large number of scattered islands |
| deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule |
aplomb
9
| upward slope, as of hill |
| greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
| poise; self-confident assurance |
| one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality |
apostate
10
| one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs |
| an old saying, that has obtained credit by long use |
| an indirect reference |
| elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something |