Difficult GRE Words - Group 11

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statuette  Speak Example sentences
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any of a breed of horses, bred chiefly for racing; well-bred person
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a small statue; a statue or image in the round much smaller than nature
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state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering
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office or rank of one who manages another's property and affairs
straitened  Speak Example sentences
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house roof made with a plant material
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treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
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state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering
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squeezed or confined
striated  Speak Example sentences
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large group of people gathered or crowded closely together
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partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
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having parallel lines or grooves on surface
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wound or injure a tissue, as in a surgical operation
strident  Speak Example sentences
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state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering
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degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
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loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding
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remedy against poison; writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental; pale cane syrup
susceptible  Speak Example sentences
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state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering
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painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
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easily influenced or affected; especially sensitive
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physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
taper  Speak Example sentences
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treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
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walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
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a flag having three colors
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give light as small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end
tapestry  Speak Example sentences
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wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
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a heavy textile with a woven design
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opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization
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various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
tenable  Speak Example sentences
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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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restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism
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walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
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branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
thatch  Speak Example sentences
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partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
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a small statue; a statue or image in the round much smaller than nature
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house roof made with a plant material
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aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior
translucent  Speak Example sentences
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having or marked by a strong tendency
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partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
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restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism
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undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth