Difficult GRE Words - Group 1
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abdicate 
1
 | suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
| strong feelings of aversion or dislike |
| to assert to be true |
abhorrent
2
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| wear away by friction; scrape; erode |
| ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with |
| disgusting, loathsome |
abolition
3
| opening; diameter of such an opening; hole |
| ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with |
| unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless |
| funding; money set aside for a specific purpose |
acrimonious
4
| an old saying, that has obtained credit by long use |
| be earlier in time; go back further |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
adumbrate
5
| free of artificiality; natural; open and honest |
| give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade |
| fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor |
| constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent |
antipathy
6
| unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless |
| strong feelings of aversion or dislike |
| to assert to be true |
| aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
apartheid
7
| strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented |
| South Africa's policy of racial separation, in place from 1948 to 1990. |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside |
appropriation
8
| an enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events or other spectacular events |
| funding; money set aside for a specific purpose |
| serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary |
| wear away by friction; scrape; erode |
arbiter
9
| deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate |
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious |
| temptation; enticement; any real or apparent good held forth, or operating, as a motive to action |
arraign
10
| officially charge someone in a court of law |
| give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade |
| place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey |
| person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause |