Difficult GRE Words - Group 11

cut off the oxygen supply of

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid

status or position of a superstar

having or marked by a strong tendency

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

sink; immerse; put under water

eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess

pompous array of words; overabundance of words

overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of

severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply

easily influenced or affected; especially sensitive

act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision

forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently

not availing; ineffectual or useless

vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony; attestation; witness; approval

hill; relatively flat highland

instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory

systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject

claw of a bird of prey; part of lock that key presses to shoot bolt

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

forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently

a heavy textile with a woven design

hill; relatively flat highland

easily influenced or affected; especially sensitive

a heavy textile with a woven design

depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act

needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness

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

act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision

cut off the oxygen supply of

office or rank of one who manages another's property and affairs

capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt

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

idealistic but usually impractical social reformer

awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture

boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger

wound or injure a tissue, as in a surgical operation

act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision

be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power

thin, flat slab of hard material such as baked clay or plastic, laid in rows to cover walls, floors, and roofs