Difficult GRE Words - Group 11

government ruled by or subject to religious authority

a small statue; a statue or image in the round much smaller than nature

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

tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied

partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen

aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior

hill; relatively flat highland

stiff and artificially formal; inflated

providing general overview; summary

vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony; attestation; witness; approval

somersault;leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and lights upon his feet; turning end over end

capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt

claw of a bird of prey; part of lock that key presses to shoot bolt

squeezed or confined

streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful

various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse

untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance

overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of

peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

a small statue; a statue or image in the round much smaller than nature

providing general overview; summary

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid

hinder or prevent of ; frustrate

a heavy textile with a woven design

hill; relatively flat highland

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

capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt

fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance.

one who or that which causes pain or anguish; a cause of suffering or great distress

hinder or prevent of ; frustrate

be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers

overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of

oversee with power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise

hill; relatively flat highland

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

government ruled by or subject to religious authority

kind or sort; a particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc

idealistic but usually impractical social reformer

one who or that which causes pain or anguish; a cause of suffering or great distress

aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior