Difficult GRE Words - Group 11

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stanch  Speak Example sentences
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pompous array of words; overabundance of words
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peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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separate; break or wrench apart
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stop or check flow of liquid; stop flow of blood from wound
stilted  Speak Example sentences
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ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
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divide into classes; form, arrange, or deposit in layers
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place over something else; place on top of
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stiff and artificially formal; inflated
stratify  Speak Example sentences
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treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil
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cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame
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divide into classes; form, arrange, or deposit in layers
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sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate
striated  Speak Example sentences
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having parallel lines or grooves on surface
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capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or against attempts to take or process
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dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom
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branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
stymie  Speak Example sentences
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present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
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forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
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state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering
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divide into classes; form, arrange, or deposit in layers
succor  Speak Example sentences
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sink; immerse; put under water
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awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
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having parallel lines or grooves on surface
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aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve
superimpose  Speak Example sentences
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any of a breed of horses, bred chiefly for racing; well-bred person
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place over something else; place on top of
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a heavy textile with a woven design
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not held in check; unrestrained; not examined for accuracy, efficiency
supplicate  Speak Example sentences
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situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
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marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
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divide into classes; form, arrange, or deposit in layers
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ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
swoop  Speak Example sentences
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move in a sudden sweep; fly or glide downwards suddenly
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any of a breed of horses, bred chiefly for racing; well-bred person
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empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
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region of the uppermost atmosphere, extends from 15 kilometers to 50 kilometers approximately
tedium  Speak Example sentences
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a broad sweep or expanse
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ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
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dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom
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move in a sudden sweep; fly or glide downwards suddenly