Difficult GRE Words - Group 1

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v. fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate


Spelling Word: abhor
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a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority


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n. bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone


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v. enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments


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v. give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade


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n. moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely


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


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v. comment; make explanatory notes


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


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n. elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something


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