Difficult GRE Words - Group 10

merrymaking, especially, festivity or jollity

to destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful

disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking

obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach

having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in style of speech; easy to feel

walk with a stiff, haughty, or angry gait; go through in pursuit of prey or quarry

make less active or intense; satisfy thirst

crewed or uncrewed vehicle, used especially in exploring planet or stars; pirate vessel

quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness

seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony

lustful; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of given name

reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn

destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin

case for sword blade; sheath

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

case for sword blade; sheath

having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in style of speech; easy to feel

walk with a stiff, haughty, or angry gait; go through in pursuit of prey or quarry

obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach

fragment of brittle substance, as of glass or metal; piece of broken pottery, especially one found in archaeological dig

crewed or uncrewed vehicle, used especially in exploring planet or stars; pirate vessel

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

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

isolate; separate; keep away from others

one who is very reluctant to spend money; miser; selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend

regarded as sacred and inviolable

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

isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude

seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally

avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger

obscene; indecent; expressing offensive reproach

reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn

religious discourse delivered as part of a church service

crewed or uncrewed vehicle, used especially in exploring planet or stars; pirate vessel

discarded waste material, especially metal suitable for reprocessing; leftover bits of food; a small piece or bit; a fragment

to destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful

walk with a stiff, haughty, or angry gait; go through in pursuit of prey or quarry

fragment of brittle substance, as of glass or metal; piece of broken pottery, especially one found in archaeological dig

concise and full of meaning; using as few words as possible