Difficult GRE Words - Group 11
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statuette 
1
 | a small statue; a statue or image in the round much smaller than nature |
| overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of |
| squeezed or confined |
| beginner in learning something; novice |
stilted
2
| very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent |
| claw of a bird of prey; part of lock that key presses to shoot bolt |
| stiff and artificially formal; inflated |
| squeezed or confined |
stipend
3
| severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
| beginner in learning something; novice |
| painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort |
| fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance. |
sublime
4
| wound or injure a tissue, as in a surgical operation |
| high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth |
| government ruled by or subject to religious authority |
| dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom |
succor
5
| end or extinguish by forceful means; get rid of |
| oversee with power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise |
| replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another |
| aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve |
supplant
6
| wound or injure a tissue, as in a surgical operation |
| layer of soil on the surface |
| replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another |
| situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed |
tactile
7
| somersault;leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and lights upon his feet; turning end over end |
| perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible; used for feeling |
| replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another |
| stiff and artificially formal; inflated |
tangential
8
| various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse |
| situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed |
| oversee with power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise |
| peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing |
temporize
9
| act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision |
| stiff and artificially formal; inflated |
| restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality |
| severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
thruster
10
| situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed |
| person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man |
| hill; relatively flat highland |
| device for propelling an object, especially a spacecraft or a ship; one who intrudes or pushes himself forward |