Difficult GRE Words - Group 1
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abscond 
1
 | serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent |
| greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
| leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution |
alkali
2
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| soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia |
| sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens |
| as known or named at another time or place; also known as |
ancillary
3
| name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy |
| make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
| shortening something by omitting parts of it |
| serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary |
aphorism
4
| soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia |
| definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion |
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| of or pertaining to an atrium, especially the upper chambers of the heart |
apocryphal
5
| fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor |
| leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution |
| shortening something by omitting parts of it |
| untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious |
apogee
6
| severe and rigid economy; severe or rigorous simplicity; absence of adornment or luxury |
| the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited |
| leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution |
| suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
apostate
7
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs |
| fit for growing crops, as by plowing |
| repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others |
arable
8
| strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented |
| fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor |
| prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
| fit for growing crops, as by plowing |
assent
9
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| an old saying, that has obtained credit by long use |
| express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept |
| one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs |
at loggerheads
10
| engaged in a dispute |
| declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly |
| an old saying, that has obtained credit by long use |
| collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |