Difficult GRE Words - Group 1
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abate 
1
 | subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity |
| unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless |
| superiority or decisive advantage; domination |
| several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
abjure
2
| renounce upon oath; abandon forever |
| severe and rigid economy; severe or rigorous simplicity; absence of adornment or luxury |
| formless; lacking shape or definition |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
abortive
3
| harshness of manner, roughness |
| to assert to be true |
| unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless |
| pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions |
abstemious
4
| an indirect reference |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment |
| self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent |
adulterate
5
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly |
| make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
| growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion |
amenity
6
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
| pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic |
amputee
7
| engaged in a dispute |
| comment; make explanatory notes |
| a person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation |
| several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
animus
8
| severe and rigid economy; severe or rigorous simplicity; absence of adornment or luxury |
| several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| a person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation |
| feeling of animosity |
annotate
9
| express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept |
| an indirect reference |
| pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions |
| comment; make explanatory notes |
antithesis
10
| growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion |
| contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| to assert to be true |
| tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees |