Difficult GRE Words - Group 1
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abdicate 
1
 | South Africa's policy of racial separation, in place from 1948 to 1990. |
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
| the act of giving up or renouncing a right, office, or position of power etc. |
| source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain |
acerbity
2
| serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| an invisible breath; distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something |
| bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone |
| untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious |
adroit
3
| radically new or original; cutting edge |
| definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion |
| gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment |
| skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
adulterate
4
| a large group of islands; a sea, containing a large number of scattered islands |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| once more; again; in a new and different way |
| make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
aggrandize
5
| self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent |
| deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule |
| skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
| increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation |
anew
6
| comment; make explanatory notes |
| scratch; friction |
| officially charge someone in a court of law |
| once more; again; in a new and different way |
annotate
7
| comment; make explanatory notes |
| ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease |
| untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious |
| tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees |
anomalous
8
| sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens |
| deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule |
| wear away by friction; scrape; erode |
| declare to be true; affirm |
antagonist
9
| collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
| strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited |
| make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of |
| one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent |
apartheid
10
| South Africa's policy of racial separation, in place from 1948 to 1990. |
| declare to be true; affirm |
| aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
| once more; again; in a new and different way |