Difficult GRE Words - Group 1
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abjure 
1
 | renounce upon oath; abandon forever |
| eye defect that prevents proper focus |
| loss of speech due to injury or illness |
| the act of acquiring or gaining possession |
abolition
2
| ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with |
| loss of speech due to injury or illness |
| self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent |
| alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer |
abrasion
3
| give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade |
| South Africa's policy of racial separation, in place from 1948 to 1990. |
| one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position |
| scratch; friction |
acerbity
4
| ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease |
| broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase |
| bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone |
| definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion |
acidulous
5
| bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve |
| muddle; drive crazy; become confused |
| slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic |
| temptation; enticement; any real or apparent good held forth, or operating, as a motive to action |
acronym
6
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| one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs |
| of or pertaining to an atrium, especially the upper chambers of the heart |
| declare to be true; affirm |
addle
7
| to make similar, to incorporate or absorb into |
| definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion |
| muddle; drive crazy; become confused |
| moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely |
ambivalence
8
| fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside |
| constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent |
| ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease |
| state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
amble
9
| an old saying, that has obtained credit by long use |
| temptation; enticement; any real or apparent good held forth, or operating, as a motive to action |
| moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely |
| state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
amplify
10
| loss of speech due to injury or illness |
| scratch; friction |
| self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent |
| broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase |