Difficult GRE Words - Group 10

a mixture of rain and snow or hail; rain which freezes before reaching the ground

external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell

temporary stay; brief period of residence; place of temporary stay

tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health

marked by or given to doubt; questioning

act of saluting, or paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; act of greeting, or expressing good will or courtesy

vessel engaged in the slave trade; slave ship; person engaged in the purchase and sale of slaves; slave merchant

manner as Stalin; -esque: in the style or manner of

one who spends money recklessly or wastefully

mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake

release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault

merrymaking, especially, festivity or jollity

marked by or given to doubt; questioning

cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy

sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt

affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic

run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away

a mixture of rain and snow or hail; rain which freezes before reaching the ground

projecting or jutting beyond a line or surface; protruding

memorizing process using routine or repetition; sound of surf breaking on the shore

pleasure in another person's misfortune

coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive

instrument for mowing grass, grain by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, made fast to a long handle

go or move in a quiet, stealthy way; behave in a cowardly or servile manner

sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt

act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union

capable of being revoked; as, a revocable edict or grant; a revocable covenant.

put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly

act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union

burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment

hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids

bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together

bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together

slender and elongated, especially in a way that suggests weakness; disproportionately long and slender or slim

mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake

merrymaking, especially, festivity or jollity

capable of being revoked; as, a revocable edict or grant; a revocable covenant.

a mixture of rain and snow or hail; rain which freezes before reaching the ground

vessel engaged in the slave trade; slave ship; person engaged in the purchase and sale of slaves; slave merchant

act of saluting, or paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; act of greeting, or expressing good will or courtesy