Difficult GRE Words - Group 12

appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively

any of many types of stinging flying insect

highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle

cajole; coax; deceive by flattery

enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal

resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly

attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful

clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend

crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems

blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract

spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus

marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding

exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners

clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend

blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract

offensively loud; noisy; making outcry

common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; freeholder; man free born

vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity

large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse

draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow

large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse

one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity

vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity

offensively loud; noisy; making outcry

cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water

blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract

enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal

highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle

clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend

unsteady; not firm, solid, or securely in place; unstable

make a boat heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding with water; saturate something with water

witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky

highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle

offensively loud; noisy; making outcry

decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end

draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow

exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners

crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems

fanatically committed person; person who shows excessive zeal

any of many types of stinging flying insect