Difficult GRE Words - Group 11
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sublime 
1
 | be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers |
| high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth |
| not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure |
| grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior; feudatory; feudal tenant |
summersault
2
| sign with a tick; annoy or aggravate |
| somersault;leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and lights upon his feet; turning end over end |
| grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior; feudatory; feudal tenant |
| oversee with power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise |
supersede
3
| practical and functional, not just for show |
| nominal holding of title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal |
| cut the top off; make shorter as if by cutting off |
| be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power |
susceptible
4
| fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
| practical and functional, not just for show |
| dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom |
| easily influenced or affected; especially sensitive |
tautological
5
| needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness |
| pompous array of words; overabundance of words |
| pass over or beyond; surpass |
| wound or injure a tissue, as in a surgical operation |
tempestuous
6
| very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent |
| practical and functional, not just for show |
| pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial |
| capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt |
tenable
7
| demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid |
| pompous array of words; overabundance of words |
| capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or against attempts to take or process |
| high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth |
timorous
8
| fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
| dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom |
| demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid |
| state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering |
titular
9
| oversee with power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise |
| nominal holding of title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal |
| not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure |
| walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily |
tortuous
10
| green; full of juice in vegetation |
| polite, refined, courteous and elegant in manner |
| high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth |
| marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous |