Difficult GRE Words - Group 1
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 | fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside |
| free of artificiality; natural; open and honest |
| humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem |
| tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees |
abbreviation
2
| shortening something by omitting parts of it |
| opening; diameter of such an opening; hole |
| express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept |
| an old saying, that has obtained credit by long use |
abhorrent
3
| a combination of many different things; an alloy of mercury and other metals |
| advertisement an ad; public promotion of some product or service |
| repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others |
| disgusting, loathsome |
amalgamate
4
| state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury |
| South Africa's policy of racial separation, in place from 1948 to 1990. |
ambivalence
5
| state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
| combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury |
| shortening something by omitting parts of it |
| express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept |
amorphous
6
| ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease |
| a combination of many different things; an alloy of mercury and other metals |
| combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury |
| formless; lacking shape or definition |
anthology
7
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| once more; again; in a new and different way |
| disgusting, loathsome |
| formless; lacking shape or definition |
apartheid
8
| combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury |
| formless; lacking shape or definition |
| South Africa's policy of racial separation, in place from 1948 to 1990. |
| soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia |
apostate
9
| opening; diameter of such an opening; hole |
| self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent |
| assault; attack with or as if with violent blows |
| one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs |
archipelago
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| combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury |
| a combination of many different things; an alloy of mercury and other metals |
| a large group of islands; a sea, containing a large number of scattered islands |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |