Difficult GRE Words - Group 1

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abet  Speak Example sentences
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aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something
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appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
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soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
advert  Speak Example sentences
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soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
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advertisement an ad; public promotion of some product or service
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strong feelings of aversion or dislike
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to assert to be true
aggrandize  Speak Example sentences
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radically new or original; cutting edge
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increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
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one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs
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soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
aggregation  Speak Example sentences
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loss of speech due to injury or illness
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several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens
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preventing infection; having cleansing effect
allege  Speak Example sentences
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to assert to be true
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appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath
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animosity, sharp or bitter hatred
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increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
allusion  Speak Example sentences
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an indirect reference
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soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia
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radically new or original; cutting edge
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leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
anathema  Speak Example sentences
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solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
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animosity, sharp or bitter hatred
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feeling of animosity
aperture  Speak Example sentences
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opening; diameter of such an opening; hole
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entire horn, or any branch of the horn
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several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
aphorism  Speak Example sentences
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leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
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entire horn, or any branch of the horn
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definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion
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serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
apocryphal  Speak Example sentences
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an indirect reference
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a person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation
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broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
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untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious