Difficult GRE Words - Group 1

n. ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

n. an enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events or other spectacular events

n. an enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events or other spectacular events

n. fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside

n. abbreviation

n. sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

ad. once more; again; in a new and different way

v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

v. appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

n. a combination of many different things; an alloy of mercury and other metals

v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

v. to make similar, to incorporate or absorb into

n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

n. fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside

v. be earlier in time; go back further

v. increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

a. strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

n. superiority or decisive advantage; domination

v. fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

n. greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

v. to assert to be true

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

n. prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

n. sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

v. comment; make explanatory notes

a. disgusting, loathsome

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

n. one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

v. refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

n. abbreviation

n. being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

n. ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

n. expression of warm approval; praise

a. disgusting, loathsome

n. place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

n. ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

a. curved or hooked like an eagle's beak