Difficult GRE Words - Group 1
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ablution 
1
 | washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| poise; self-confident assurance |
| combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury |
abnegation
2
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others |
| dictator; ruler having unlimited power |
| a person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation |
adroit
3
| South Africa's policy of racial separation, in place from 1948 to 1990. |
| inform; give notice to; make aware |
| skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
| preventing infection; having cleansing effect |
aggrandize
4
| increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation |
| a combination of many different things; an alloy of mercury and other metals |
| several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| inform; give notice to; make aware |
aggregation
5
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| several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
amalgam
6
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| severe and rigid economy; severe or rigorous simplicity; absence of adornment or luxury |
| increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation |
| a combination of many different things; an alloy of mercury and other metals |
anthology
7
| shortening something by omitting parts of it |
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| to assert to be true |
| fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor |
aphorism
8
| several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem |
| definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion |
| struck by shock, terror, or amazement |
apocryphal
9
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others |
| renounce upon oath; abandon forever |
| untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious |
archetype
10
| prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
| state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
| increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation |
| gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment |