Difficult GRE Words - Group 11

beginner in learning something; novice

walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily

swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language

mark or token of infamy, disgrace, or reproach; small mark or scar

device for propelling an object, especially a spacecraft or a ship; one who intrudes or pushes himself forward

worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor

present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck

opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization

high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth

a heavy textile with a woven design

replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another

depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act

having or marked by a strong tendency

status or position of a superstar

a quality of variability and lack of uniformity

depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act

fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant

partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen

ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg

a heavy textile with a woven design

walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily

tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied

silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse

any of a breed of horses, bred chiefly for racing; well-bred person

fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant

mark or token of infamy, disgrace, or reproach; small mark or scar

layer of earth's surface; layer of society

be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers

any of a breed of horses, bred chiefly for racing; well-bred person

opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization

dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

layer of earth's surface; layer of society

one who or that which causes pain or anguish; a cause of suffering or great distress

replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another

a heavy textile with a woven design

muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, as smoke or fog

silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse

having or marked by a strong tendency

modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant

change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform