Difficult GRE Words - Group 1
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abeyance 
1
 | skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
| an enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events or other spectacular events |
| look, or particular appearance of the face; the visual percept of a region |
| suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
abhorrent
2
| disgusting, loathsome |
| skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
| formless; lacking shape or definition |
| make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
ablution
3
| an invisible breath; distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something |
| solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
| washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite |
| definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion |
abnegation
4
| repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| free of artificiality; natural; open and honest |
| definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion |
acronym
5
| soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia |
| skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
| disgusting, loathsome |
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adjudicate
6
| hear and settle a case by judicial procedure |
| fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside |
| soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia |
| disgusting, loathsome |
adornment
7
| fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor |
| upward slope, as of hill |
| soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia |
| embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament |
agnostic
8
| one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality |
| superiority or decisive advantage; domination |
| several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| curved or hooked like an eagle's beak |
amass
9
| subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity |
| collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
| disgusting, loathsome |
| one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality |
amorphous
10
| disgusting, loathsome |
| formless; lacking shape or definition |
| free of artificiality; natural; open and honest |
| look, or particular appearance of the face; the visual percept of a region |