Difficult GRE Words - Group 1

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abate  Speak Example sentences
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muddle; drive crazy; become confused
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book of literary selections by various authors
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
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feeling of animosity
addle  Speak Example sentences
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eye defect that prevents proper focus
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fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
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muddle; drive crazy; become confused
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fit for growing crops, as by plowing
adjudicate  Speak Example sentences
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prove genuine; establish authenticity of
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hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
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broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
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easily approachable; warmly friendly
agnostic  Speak Example sentences
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serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
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hear and settle a case by judicial procedure
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capable of using either hand with equal ease
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one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
anodyne  Speak Example sentences
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easily approachable; warmly friendly
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greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
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South Africa's policy of racial separation, in place from 1948 to 1990.
anthology  Speak Example sentences
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animosity, sharp or bitter hatred
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fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside
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muddle; drive crazy; become confused
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book of literary selections by various authors
apocryphal  Speak Example sentences
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serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
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untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
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increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
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muddle; drive crazy; become confused
appease  Speak Example sentences
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increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
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appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
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bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
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an indirect reference
arboreal  Speak Example sentences
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
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an indirect reference
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renounce upon oath; abandon forever
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tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
arena  Speak Example sentences
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an enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events or other spectacular events
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fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside
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the act of acquiring or gaining possession
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alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer