Difficult GRE Words - Group 11

marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous

government ruled by or subject to religious authority

pompous array of words; overabundance of words

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

providing general overview; summary

remedy against poison; writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental; pale cane syrup

aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve

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

hill; relatively flat highland

not availing; ineffectual or useless

silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse

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

act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision

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

not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure

aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve

providing general overview; summary

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

change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform

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

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

dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom

degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste

publishing by or as by sounding a trumpet; resounding call, as that of the elephant

hill; relatively flat highland

aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve

not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure

obtaining pictures of the interior of the body

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

layer of soil on the surface

aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve

hinder or prevent of ; frustrate

courage and boldness, as in battle; bravery

painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort

disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile

change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform

hill; relatively flat highland

remedy against poison; writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental; pale cane syrup

grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior; feudatory; feudal tenant

conquer; bring under control