GRE Vocabulary
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1. Committee members with a conflict of interest chose to ___ from the vote rather than participate.
2. The physicist's abstruse explanation of quantum entanglement left most of the audience more confused than when she started. As used here, abstruse most nearly means
3. Her sharp business ___ helped the small shop survive three recessions while competitors closed down.
4. The surgeon's adroit hands made the delicate procedure look effortless, even to the other doctors watching. As used here, which word is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to adroit?
5. In the sentence "She has a refined aesthetic sense," the word "aesthetic" most nearly means:
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