Difficult GRE Words - Group 1
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 | gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment |
| slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic |
| humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem |
| tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees |
abjure
2
| renounce upon oath; abandon forever |
| muddle; drive crazy; become confused |
| opening; diameter of such an opening; hole |
| gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment |
abortive
3
| unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless |
| fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| declare to be true; affirm |
abstruse
4
| be earlier in time; go back further |
| hear and settle a case by judicial procedure |
| obscure; profound; difficult to understand. |
| upward slope, as of hill |
addle
5
| source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain |
| deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule |
| muddle; drive crazy; become confused |
| declare to be true; affirm |
adjure
6
| serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath |
| source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain |
aghast
7
| radically new or original; cutting edge |
| humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem |
| scratch; friction |
| struck by shock, terror, or amazement |
analogous
8
| growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion |
| comparable; similar or alike |
| aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
| place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey |
anathema
9
| solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
| opening; diameter of such an opening; hole |
| gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment |
| state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
aperitif
10
| alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer |
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner |
| bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve |