Difficult GRE Words - Group 1
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abolition 
1
 | ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with |
| greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
| one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position |
| an enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events or other spectacular events |
acronym
2
| an enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events or other spectacular events |
| fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside |
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| sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens |
adjure
3
| once more; again; in a new and different way |
| leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution |
| appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath |
| a combination of many different things; an alloy of mercury and other metals |
adulterate
4
| make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
| to make similar, to incorporate or absorb into |
| prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
| fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside |
aggrandize
5
| be earlier in time; go back further |
| increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation |
| strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented |
| leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution |
allege
6
| superiority or decisive advantage; domination |
| fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
| greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
| to assert to be true |
annotate
7
| definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion |
| prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned |
| sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens |
| comment; make explanatory notes |
aphorism
8
| disgusting, loathsome |
| definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion |
| one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position |
| refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion |
approbation
9
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| being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation |
| ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
aquiline
10
| disgusting, loathsome |
| place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey |
| ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with |
| curved or hooked like an eagle's beak |