Difficult GRE Words - Group 1
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abate 
1
 | subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity |
| an enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events or other spectacular events |
| elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted or upon which sacrifices may be offered |
| ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease |
accretion
2
| growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion |
| declare to be true; affirm |
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited |
adulterate
3
| name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy |
| make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
| comment; make explanatory notes |
| be earlier in time; go back further |
altar
4
| elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted or upon which sacrifices may be offered |
| make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
| elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something |
| bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone |
amenity
5
| pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions |
| to assert to be true |
| tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees |
| shortening something by omitting parts of it |
annotate
6
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| an indirect reference |
| officially charge someone in a court of law |
| comment; make explanatory notes |
annualize
7
| name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy |
| art or act of flying; specifically, the science or art of directing and controlling flying-machines |
| adjust or calculate so as to reflect a rate that is based on a full year |
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
antedate
8
| be earlier in time; go back further |
| collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
| make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
| renounce upon oath; abandon forever |
antler
9
| entire horn, or any branch of the horn |
| struck by shock, terror, or amazement |
| one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position |
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
apogee
10
| shortening something by omitting parts of it |
| make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of |
| declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly |
| the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited |