Difficult GRE Words - Group 1

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v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem


Spelling Word: abase
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v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim


Spelling Word: abdicate
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v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever


Spelling Word: abjure
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n. ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with


Spelling Word: abolition
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a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate


Spelling Word: abstemious
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n. growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion


Spelling Word: accretion
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n. state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate


Spelling Word: ambivalence
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a. serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness


Spelling Word: analgesic
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a. serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary


Spelling Word: ancillary
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v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve


Spelling Word: appease