Difficult GRE Words - Group 1

subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

scratch; friction

gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

disgusting, loathsome

elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted or upon which sacrifices may be offered

enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

struck by shock, terror, or amazement

serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

look, or particular appearance of the face; the visual percept of a region

gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

formless; lacking shape or definition

humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

adjust or calculate so as to reflect a rate that is based on a full year

look, or particular appearance of the face; the visual percept of a region

serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

prove genuine; establish authenticity of

alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer

fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious

strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve

elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted or upon which sacrifices may be offered

ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

loss of speech due to injury or illness