Difficult GRE Words - Group 11

very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent

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

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

oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness

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

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

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

aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve

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

various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse

perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible; used for feeling

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

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

systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject

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

easily influenced or affected; especially sensitive

place over something else; place on top of

separate; break or wrench apart

restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality

replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another

worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor

easily influenced or affected; especially sensitive

very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent

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

empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant

very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent

perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible; used for feeling

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

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

replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another

a heavy textile with a woven design

peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power

a heavy textile with a woven design

gift, payment, declaration, or other acknowledgment of gratitude, respect, or admiration

aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve

muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, as smoke or fog

separate; break or wrench apart

pass over or beyond; surpass

restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality