Difficult GRE Words - Group 1

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v. subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

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a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

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

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n. award of merit; expression of approval; praise

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v. assent; agree without protesting

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n. the act of acquiring or gaining possession

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n. one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

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ad. as known or named at another time or place; also known as

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v. to assert to be true

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n. source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain