Difficult GRE Words - Group 10
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| Difficult GRE Words - Group 10 | View Group Words |
ribald 
1
 | winding; bending in and out; not morally honest |
| coarse or indecent; humorously vulgar or offensive |
| one who is very reluctant to spend money; miser; selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend |
| daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake |
roil
2
| seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally |
| reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn |
| make liquids murky by stirring up sediment |
| go or move in a quiet, stealthy way; behave in a cowardly or servile manner |
saga
3
| memorizing process using routine or repetition; sound of surf breaking on the shore |
| repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead |
| ancient Scandinavian legend or tradition of considerable length; tale |
| release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault |
sagacious
4
| fragment of brittle substance, as of glass or metal; piece of broken pottery, especially one found in archaeological dig |
| gloomy; marked by tendency to be bitter or sardonic |
| winding; bending in and out; not morally honest |
| perceptive; shrewd; having insight |
sate
5
| manner as Stalin; -esque: in the style or manner of |
| error in use of language, especially intentional use of misspelling or incorrect grammar ; violation of the conventional rules of society |
| satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess |
| one who is very reluctant to spend money; miser; selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend |
scaffold
6
| temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; platform for execution |
| exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious |
| a chaotic or confusing situation |
| walk at a leisurely pace; stroll |
scamper
7
| run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away |
| haphazard; careless; done hastily |
| mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule |
| projecting or jutting beyond a line or surface; protruding |
scuttle
8
| daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake |
| ancient Scandinavian legend or tradition of considerable length; tale |
| scurry; run with short, rapid steps |
| comparison of one thing with another, in English generally using like or as |
secrete
9
| hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids |
| small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation |
| seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally |
| half asleep; inclined to drowsiness; tending to induce sleep |
simile
10
| comparison of one thing with another, in English generally using like or as |
| repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead |
| perceptive; shrewd; having insight |
| produce offspring in large numbers; deposit eggs; produce spawn |