Difficult GRE Words - Group 11
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stratagem 
1
 | dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian |
| fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
| silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse |
| deceptive scheme; military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise enemy |
sulky
2
| pass over or beyond; surpass |
| deceptive scheme; military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise enemy |
| silently resentful; disposed to keep aloof from society, or to repel the friendly advances of others |
| severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
supplant
3
| give light as small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end |
| any of a breed of horses, bred chiefly for racing; well-bred person |
| needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness |
| replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another |
talon
4
| large group of people gathered or crowded closely together |
| kind or sort; a particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc |
| claw of a bird of prey; part of lock that key presses to shoot bolt |
| squeezed or confined |
tangential
5
| squeezed or confined |
| peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing |
| demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid |
| dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian |
tautological
6
| eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess |
| wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words |
| replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another |
| needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness |
temerity
7
| eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess |
| cut off the oxygen supply of |
| severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
| boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
throng
8
| dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian |
| large group of people gathered or crowded closely together |
| degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste |
| cut off the oxygen supply of |
timorous
9
| boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
| fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
| cut off the oxygen supply of |
| give light as small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end |
transgress
10
| interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial |
| pass over or beyond; surpass |
| wound or injure a tissue, as in a surgical operation |
| empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant |