Difficult GRE Words - Group 10
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reverie 
1
 | daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake |
| by unexpected good fortune |
| a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return |
| worried or concerned; full of desire; expressing care or concern |
rover
2
| give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow |
| crewed or uncrewed vehicle, used especially in exploring planet or stars; pirate vessel |
| sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety |
| having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in style of speech; easy to feel |
ruminate
3
| daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake |
| burial vault; receptacle for sacred relics, especially in an altar |
| chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder |
| having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in style of speech; easy to feel |
salient
4
| by unexpected good fortune |
| repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead |
| not specifically relating to religion or to a religious body |
| projecting or jutting beyond a line or surface; protruding |
salutary
5
| tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health |
| sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety |
| seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony |
| one who is very reluctant to spend money; miser; selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend |
sardonic
6
| seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony |
| disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking |
| quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness |
| a mixture of rain and snow or hail; rain which freezes before reaching the ground |
savant
7
| relating to outline or diagram; represented simply, as using symbols |
| scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning |
| conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture; reasoning based on inconclusive evidence |
| false; counterfeit; forged; illogical |
secession
8
| played in abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound |
| not specifically relating to religion or to a religious body |
| intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction, especially by exaggeration of details |
| act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union |
sensational
9
| intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction, especially by exaggeration of details |
| one who spends money recklessly or wastefully |
| comparison of one thing with another, in English generally using like or as |
| destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin |
shipwreck
10
| healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome |
| not specifically relating to religion or to a religious body |
| act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union |
| destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin |