Difficult GRE Words - Group 1
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abeyance 
1
 | assent; agree without protesting |
| underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc |
| one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent |
| suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
abstemious
2
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer |
| superiority or decisive advantage; domination |
| adjust or calculate so as to reflect a rate that is based on a full year |
acidulous
3
| superiority or decisive advantage; domination |
| one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent |
| slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic |
| solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
acquiesce
4
| not identical on both sides of a dividing central line |
| assent; agree without protesting |
| shortening something by omitting parts of it |
| slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic |
adulterate
5
| activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment |
| moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely |
| make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
| an invisible breath; distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something |
aperitif
6
| alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer |
| shortening something by omitting parts of it |
| superiority or decisive advantage; domination |
| to assert to be true |
appease
7
| bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve |
| solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
| moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely |
| opening; diameter of such an opening; hole |
appellation
8
| entire horn, or any branch of the horn |
| name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy |
| to make similar, to incorporate or absorb into |
| suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
aquiline
9
| curved or hooked like an eagle's beak |
| name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy |
| serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary |
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
arraign
10
| officially charge someone in a court of law |
| fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor |
| entire horn, or any branch of the horn |
| harshness of manner, roughness |