Difficult GRE Words - Group 11

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

painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort

make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to

providing general overview; summary

forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen

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

office or rank of one who manages another's property and affairs

eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess

cut off the oxygen supply of

region of the uppermost atmosphere, extends from 15 kilometers to 50 kilometers approximately

of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants; living or growing on land; not aquatic

easily influenced or affected; especially sensitive

untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance

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

practical and functional, not just for show

restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism

instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory

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

not availing; ineffectual or useless

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

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

advance forces; leading units at front of army or fleet; persons at forefront of any group or movement

green; full of juice in vegetation

place over something else; place on top of

dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom

restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality

win by wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely

boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger

of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants; living or growing on land; not aquatic

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

loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding

a flag having three colors

polite, refined, courteous and elegant in manner

effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth

practical and functional, not just for show

loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding

a flag having three colors

status or position of a superstar

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

stiff and artificially formal; inflated