Difficult GRE Words - Group 1
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abdicate 
1
 | bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
| pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions |
| severe and rigid economy; severe or rigorous simplicity; absence of adornment or luxury |
abeyance
2
| suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
| combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury |
| ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease |
| scratch; friction |
abscond
3
| South Africa's policy of racial separation, in place from 1948 to 1990. |
| embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament |
| increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation |
| leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution |
abstemious
4
| express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| scratch; friction |
| untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious |
accede
5
| radically new or original; cutting edge |
| bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone |
| embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament |
| agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
acerbity
6
| increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation |
| aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
| express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept |
| bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone |
addle
7
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
| muddle; drive crazy; become confused |
| untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious |
| an invisible breath; distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something |
adorn
8
| opening; diameter of such an opening; hole |
| severe and rigid economy; severe or rigorous simplicity; absence of adornment or luxury |
| enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments |
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advert
9
| prove genuine; establish authenticity of |
| advertisement an ad; public promotion of some product or service |
| suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
| entire horn, or any branch of the horn |
analgesic
10
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| fit for growing crops, as by plowing |
| serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others |