Difficult GRE Words - Group 11
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stricture 
1
 | restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism |
| practical and functional, not just for show |
| muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, as smoke or fog |
| smoothly agreeable and courteous; charming, confident and elegant |
succor
2
| aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve |
| replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another |
| hinder or prevent of ; frustrate |
| cut the top off; make shorter as if by cutting off |
supplant
3
| hinder or prevent of ; frustrate |
| depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act |
| status or position of a superstar |
| replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another |
taciturn
4
| disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile |
| silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse |
| smoothly agreeable and courteous; charming, confident and elegant |
| thin, flat slab of hard material such as baked clay or plastic, laid in rows to cover walls, floors, and roofs |
taper
5
| cut the top off; make shorter as if by cutting off |
| give light as small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end |
| silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse |
| sink; immerse; put under water |
tempestuous
6
| providing general overview; summary |
| very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent |
| hill; relatively flat highland |
| disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile |
terse
7
| walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall |
| muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, as smoke or fog |
| move in a sudden sweep; fly or glide downwards suddenly |
| effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth |
thwart
8
| capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt |
| silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse |
| overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of |
| hinder or prevent of ; frustrate |
tile
9
| modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant |
| thin, flat slab of hard material such as baked clay or plastic, laid in rows to cover walls, floors, and roofs |
| disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile |
| aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve |
tormenter
10
| a quality of variability and lack of uniformity |
| restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism |
| one who or that which causes pain or anguish; a cause of suffering or great distress |
| cut off the oxygen supply of |