Difficult GRE Words - Group 10

scholar; man of learning or science; one eminent for learning

young plant or tree grown from seed; produced from seed

by unexpected good fortune

coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive

a mass of snow heaped up by the wind

make liquids murky by stirring up sediment

coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive

slender stalk or blade in vegetation; tube or fuse for communicating fire to the charge in blasting; top, or uppermost point, of anything; summit

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

regarded as sacred and inviolable

make liquids murky by stirring up sediment

examine or observe with great care; inspect critically

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

case for sword blade; sheath

physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance

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

tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health

temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; platform for execution

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

false; counterfeit; forged; illogical

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

scurry; run with short, rapid steps

haphazard; careless; done hastily

temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; platform for execution

young plant or tree grown from seed; produced from seed

of or pertaining to burial, to grave, or to monuments erected to the memory of the dead

marked by or given to doubt; questioning

error in use of language, especially intentional use of misspelling or incorrect grammar ; violation of the conventional rules of society

heir or descendant

be disturbed; boil; be in state of turmoil or ferment

false; counterfeit; forged; illogical

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

argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic

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

make liquids murky by stirring up sediment

of or pertaining to burial, to grave, or to monuments erected to the memory of the dead

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

physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance

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

by unexpected good fortune