Difficult GRE Words - Group 10
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rind 
1
 | external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell |
| having or producing full, loud, or deep sound; impressive in style of speech; easy to feel |
| gloomy; marked by tendency to be bitter or sardonic |
| relating to the near future; limited to short distances |
rivet
2
| attack with abusive language; vilify |
| cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |
| metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together |
| seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally |
sagacious
3
| played in abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound |
| perceptive; shrewd; having insight |
| make liquids murky by stirring up sediment |
| produce offspring in large numbers; deposit eggs; produce spawn |
sanguine
4
| cease activity, flow, or advancement |
| cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy |
| requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory |
| gloomy; marked by tendency to be bitter or sardonic |
sardonic
5
| cease activity, flow, or advancement |
| destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin |
| isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude |
| disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking |
saturnine
6
| external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell |
| produce offspring in large numbers; deposit eggs; produce spawn |
| gloomy; marked by tendency to be bitter or sardonic |
| winding; bending in and out; not morally honest |
secrete
7
| hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids |
| crewed or uncrewed vehicle, used especially in exploring planet or stars; pirate vessel |
| one who is very reluctant to spend money; miser; selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend |
| cease activity, flow, or advancement |
sedentary
8
| crewed or uncrewed vehicle, used especially in exploring planet or stars; pirate vessel |
| requiring sitting; accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise; living in one area, not migratory |
| external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell |
| mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake |
shrapnel
9
| attack with abusive language; vilify |
| fragments from an exploded artillery shell, mine, or bomb |
| isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude |
| sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt |
sobriquet
10
| twisting about in a wriggling, snakelike motion |
| nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of given name |
| external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell |
| healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome |