Difficult GRE Words - Group 11

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straitened  Speak Example sentences
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squeezed or confined
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physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
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wound or injure a tissue, as in a surgical operation
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separate; break or wrench apart
subjugate  Speak Example sentences
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not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure
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kind or sort; a particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc
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conquer; bring under control
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physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
supersede  Speak Example sentences
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restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
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separate; break or wrench apart
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remaining only for a brief time
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be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
surfeit  Speak Example sentences
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eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
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government ruled by or subject to religious authority
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capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or against attempts to take or process
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oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
surreptitious  Speak Example sentences
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act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision
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secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
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a flag having three colors
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effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
temporize  Speak Example sentences
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act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision
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green; full of juice in vegetation
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separate; break or wrench apart
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physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place
thwart  Speak Example sentences
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hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
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secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently
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degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
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situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
tile  Speak Example sentences
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oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
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thin, flat slab of hard material such as baked clay or plastic, laid in rows to cover walls, floors, and roofs
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end or extinguish by forceful means; get rid of
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effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
toady  Speak Example sentences
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person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man
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government ruled by or subject to religious authority
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easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
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be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers
topography  Speak Example sentences
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branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
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deceptive scheme; military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise enemy
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conquer; bring under control
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physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place