Difficult GRE Words - Group 11

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid

fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant

of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants; living or growing on land; not aquatic

office or rank of one who manages another's property and affairs

not availing; ineffectual or useless

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

depository for goods

beginner in learning something; novice

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

needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness

hill; relatively flat highland

easily influenced or affected; especially sensitive

boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger

violent windstorm, frequently accompanied by rain, snow, or hail

a broad sweep or expanse

of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants; living or growing on land; not aquatic

violent windstorm, frequently accompanied by rain, snow, or hail

smoothly agreeable and courteous; charming, confident and elegant

modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant

forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen

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

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

instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory

a flag having three colors

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

be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power

not availing; ineffectual or useless

of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants; living or growing on land; not aquatic

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

fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant

device for propelling an object, especially a spacecraft or a ship; one who intrudes or pushes himself forward

hill; relatively flat highland

wound or injure a tissue, as in a surgical operation

restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism

a broad sweep or expanse

depository for goods

practical and functional, not just for show

a flag having three colors

stiff and artificially formal; inflated

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