Difficult GRE Words - Group 11
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stewardship 
1
 | office or rank of one who manages another's property and affairs |
| physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place |
| muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, as smoke or fog |
| peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing |
stolid
2
| squeezed or confined |
| dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility |
| a broad sweep or expanse |
| branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for |
stratum
3
| not held in check; unrestrained; not examined for accuracy, efficiency |
| layer of earth's surface; layer of society |
| modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant |
| a broad sweep or expanse |
suave
4
| stop or check flow of liquid; stop flow of blood from wound |
| smoothly agreeable and courteous; charming, confident and elegant |
| one who or that which causes pain or anguish; a cause of suffering or great distress |
| wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words |
swath
5
| opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization |
| interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial |
| idealistic but usually impractical social reformer |
| a broad sweep or expanse |
tactile
6
| perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible; used for feeling |
| capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt |
| modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant |
| degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste |
threadbare
7
| dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian |
| depository for goods |
| opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization |
| worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor |
tinge
8
| beginner in learning something; novice |
| empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant |
| kind or sort; a particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc |
| degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste |
toady
9
| not held in check; unrestrained; not examined for accuracy, efficiency |
| worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor |
| person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man |
| empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant |
tormenter
10
| depository for goods |
| one who or that which causes pain or anguish; a cause of suffering or great distress |
| degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste |
| smoothly agreeable and courteous; charming, confident and elegant |