Difficult GRE Words - Group 1

v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

n. advertisement an ad; public promotion of some product or service

a. easily approachable; warmly friendly

v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

n. several things grouped together or considered as a whole

a. struck by shock, terror, or amazement

n. one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

ad. as known or named at another time or place; also known as

n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia

v. to assert to be true

v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

n. temptation; enticement; any real or apparent good held forth, or operating, as a motive to action

n. an indirect reference

n. elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted or upon which sacrifices may be offered

n. a combination of many different things; an alloy of mercury and other metals

v. combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

v. collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

a. capable of using either hand with equal ease

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