Difficult GRE Words - Group 11

pompous array of words; overabundance of words

peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

separate; break or wrench apart

stop or check flow of liquid; stop flow of blood from wound

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

divide into classes; form, arrange, or deposit in layers

place over something else; place on top of

stiff and artificially formal; inflated

treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil

cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame

divide into classes; form, arrange, or deposit in layers

sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate

having parallel lines or grooves on surface

capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or against attempts to take or process

dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom

branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for

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

forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently

state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering

divide into classes; form, arrange, or deposit in layers

sink; immerse; put under water

awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture

having parallel lines or grooves on surface

aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve

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

place over something else; place on top of

a heavy textile with a woven design

not held in check; unrestrained; not examined for accuracy, efficiency

situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed

marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous

divide into classes; form, arrange, or deposit in layers

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

move in a sudden sweep; fly or glide downwards suddenly

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

empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant

region of the uppermost atmosphere, extends from 15 kilometers to 50 kilometers approximately

a broad sweep or expanse

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

dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom

move in a sudden sweep; fly or glide downwards suddenly