Difficult GRE Words - Group 11
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suave 
1
 | smoothly agreeable and courteous; charming, confident and elegant |
| wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words |
| stiff and artificially formal; inflated |
| deceptive scheme; military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise enemy |
succor
2
| act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision |
| oversee with power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise |
| cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame |
| aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve |
sulky
3
| silently resentful; disposed to keep aloof from society, or to repel the friendly advances of others |
| cut the top off; make shorter as if by cutting off |
| layer of soil on the surface |
| oversee with power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise |
superstardom
4
| various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse |
| painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort |
| status or position of a superstar |
| interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial |
tautological
5
| opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization |
| forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen |
| obtaining pictures of the interior of the body |
| needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness |
tedium
6
| modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant |
| dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom |
| layer of soil on the surface |
| wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words |
tenable
7
| modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant |
| painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort |
| dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom |
| capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or against attempts to take or process |
tick off
8
| divide into classes; form, arrange, or deposit in layers |
| pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial |
| sign with a tick; annoy or aggravate |
| cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame |
tomography
9
| obtaining pictures of the interior of the body |
| marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous |
| rhe crime of betraying one’s own country |
| severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
tortuous
10
| marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous |
| place over something else; place on top of |
| pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial |
| needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness |