Difficult GRE Words - Group 1

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a. disgusting, loathsome

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n. scratch; friction

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a. slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

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n. the act of acquiring or gaining possession

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n. soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia

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v. collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

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v. adjust or calculate so as to reflect a rate that is based on a full year

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n. entire horn, or any branch of the horn

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v. inform; give notice to; make aware

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a. tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees