Difficult GRE Words - Group 10
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revile 
1
 | a mixture of rain and snow or hail; rain which freezes before reaching the ground |
| played in abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound |
| perceptive; shrewd; having insight |
| attack with abusive language; vilify |
ruffian
2
| winding; bending in and out; not morally honest |
| become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe |
| bully; lawless and cruel; cruel and brutal person or gangster |
| well-paid position with little responsibility |
sabotage
3
| single-mast sailing boat |
| small sum of money; capital that is barely adequate |
| become slower; loosen; become less vigorous, intense, or severe |
| to destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful |
scabbard
4
| case for sword blade; sheath |
| bully; lawless and cruel; cruel and brutal person or gangster |
| comparison of one thing with another, in English generally using like or as |
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scrap
5
| comparison of one thing with another, in English generally using like or as |
| discarded waste material, especially metal suitable for reprocessing; leftover bits of food; a small piece or bit; a fragment |
| attack with abusive language; vilify |
| to destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful |
scrutinize
6
| heir or descendant |
| examine or observe with great care; inspect critically |
| repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead |
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seamy
7
| sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt |
| winding; bending in and out; not morally honest |
| heir or descendant |
| one who is very reluctant to spend money; miser; selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend |
shanty
8
| small sum of money; capital that is barely adequate |
| false; counterfeit; forged; illogical |
| comparison of one thing with another, in English generally using like or as |
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shrapnel
9
| one who is very reluctant to spend money; miser; selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend |
| fragments from an exploded artillery shell, mine, or bomb |
| heir or descendant |
| state of being satiated or glutted; fullness of gratification, either of the appetite or of any sensual desire |
simile
10
| act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union |
| comparison of one thing with another, in English generally using like or as |
| perceptive; shrewd; having insight |
| chew over and over mentally, or like cows physically; mull over; ponder |