Difficult GRE Words - Group 1

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n. the act of giving up or renouncing a right, office, or position of power etc.


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v. fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate


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n. animosity, sharp or bitter hatred


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n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia


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a. serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness


Spelling Word: analgesic
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n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse


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a. serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary


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a. deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule


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n. definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion


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a. untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious


Spelling Word: apocryphal