Difficult GRE Words - Group 7

look on or treat a person as celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them

a fighting or aggressive person or party

confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex

unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed

person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth

impose tax or fine to collect monies

capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament

authoritative command or instruction; contract by which one employs another to manage any business for him

extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty

a legal proceeding in a court, a lawsuit

compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion

allege, or think, to be like; represent as like; make or cause to be like

cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle

failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence

extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty

make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of

material wealth regarded as having an evil influence

bird too young to leave its nest; young child

any of various plants of the genus Lilium, having variously colored, often trumpet-shaped flowers

surgical procedure to remove of all or part of a breast

craft of a construction worker; structure built of stone or brick

new or newly invented word or phrase

an acute and contagious viral disease (usually of childhood), common symptoms include red skin rash, fever, and cough

failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence

commit to memory; learn by heart; memorize

surgical procedure to remove of all or part of a breast

failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence

myth; mythology; story or set of stories having significant truth or meaning for particular culture, religion, or other group

cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle

petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact

noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry

dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual

reminiscent of childhood or younger years; homesick; unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons

one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional

in moderate or limited size, quantity, or range; not extremely

petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact

slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle

tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another

make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of