Difficult GRE Words - Group 11
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stanch 
1
 | silently resentful; disposed to keep aloof from society, or to repel the friendly advances of others |
| kind or sort; a particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc |
| interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial |
| stop or check flow of liquid; stop flow of blood from wound |
stratosphere
2
| region of the uppermost atmosphere, extends from 15 kilometers to 50 kilometers approximately |
| mark or token of infamy, disgrace, or reproach; small mark or scar |
| physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place |
| marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous |
suave
3
| win by wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely |
| pompous array of words; overabundance of words |
| smoothly agreeable and courteous; charming, confident and elegant |
| oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness |
symbiosis
4
| oversee with power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise |
| state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy |
| interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial |
| not availing; ineffectual or useless |
tinge
5
| separate; break or wrench apart |
| easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
| degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste |
| hill; relatively flat highland |
torpid
6
| severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
| pompous array of words; overabundance of words |
| mark or token of infamy, disgrace, or reproach; small mark or scar |
| having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed |
tractable
7
| easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
| not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure |
| capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt |
| hill; relatively flat highland |
trenchant
8
| silently resentful; disposed to keep aloof from society, or to repel the friendly advances of others |
| forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen |
| rhe crime of betraying one’s own country |
| partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen |
truncate
9
| easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile |
| stop or check flow of liquid; stop flow of blood from wound |
| oversee with power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise |
| cut the top off; make shorter as if by cutting off |
tundra
10
| a quality of variability and lack of uniformity |
| treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil |
| smoothly agreeable and courteous; charming, confident and elegant |
| region of the uppermost atmosphere, extends from 15 kilometers to 50 kilometers approximately |