Difficult GRE Words - Group 11

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stolid  Speak Example sentences
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persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
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dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
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layer of earth's surface; layer of society
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stop or check flow of liquid; stop flow of blood from wound
straitened  Speak Example sentences
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layer of soil on the surface
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squeezed or confined
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separate; break or wrench apart
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one who or that which causes pain or anguish; a cause of suffering or great distress
stratify  Speak Example sentences
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divide into classes; form, arrange, or deposit in layers
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effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
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stiff and artificially formal; inflated
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office or rank of one who manages another's property and affairs
suborn  Speak Example sentences
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vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony; attestation; witness; approval
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wound or injure a tissue, as in a surgical operation
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having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
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persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
suffrage  Speak Example sentences
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modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant
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vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony; attestation; witness; approval
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mark or token of infamy, disgrace, or reproach; small mark or scar
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painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort
swoop  Speak Example sentences
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publishing by or as by sounding a trumpet; resounding call, as that of the elephant
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move in a sudden sweep; fly or glide downwards suddenly
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aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior
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vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony; attestation; witness; approval
taciturn  Speak Example sentences
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present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
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make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
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aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior
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silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
talon  Speak Example sentences
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squeezed or confined
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claw of a bird of prey; part of lock that key presses to shoot bolt
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make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
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dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
threadbare  Speak Example sentences
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not availing; ineffectual or useless
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interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial
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worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor
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change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
transmute  Speak Example sentences
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aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior
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make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to
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severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply
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change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform