Difficult GRE Words - Group 1
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1
 | several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| claim without justification; claim for oneself without right |
| humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem |
abbreviation
2
| combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury |
| shortening something by omitting parts of it |
| poise; self-confident assurance |
| radically new or original; cutting edge |
abrade
3
| wear away by friction; scrape; erode |
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| radically new or original; cutting edge |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
acerbity
4
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion |
allusion
5
| an indirect reference |
| obscure; profound; difficult to understand. |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent |
amalgamate
6
| embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament |
| combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury |
| one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent |
| skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
amble
7
| an old saying, that has obtained credit by long use |
| sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens |
| moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely |
| radically new or original; cutting edge |
anodyne
8
| skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
| funding; money set aside for a specific purpose |
| source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain |
| temptation; enticement; any real or apparent good held forth, or operating, as a motive to action |
anthology
9
| book of literary selections by various authors |
| fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside |
| growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion |
| manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance |
aplomb
10
| poise; self-confident assurance |
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| a person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation |