Difficult GRE Words - Group 11
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stilted 
1
 | polite, refined, courteous and elegant in manner |
| cut the top off; make shorter as if by cutting off |
| capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt |
| stiff and artificially formal; inflated |
sublime
2
| very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent |
| make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to |
| loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding |
| high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth |
taper
3
| give light as small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end |
| cut the top off; make shorter as if by cutting off |
| state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy |
| instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory |
tapestry
4
| depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act |
| a heavy textile with a woven design |
| pass over or beyond; surpass |
| practical and functional, not just for show |
teem
5
| be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers |
| be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power |
| capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt |
| severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
temerity
6
| layer of earth's surface; layer of society |
| boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
| severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
| hill; relatively flat highland |
tempestuous
7
| fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
| high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth |
| very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent |
| separate; break or wrench apart |
thoroughbred
8
| loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding |
| polite, refined, courteous and elegant in manner |
| any of a breed of horses, bred chiefly for racing; well-bred person |
| empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant |
transient
9
| state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy |
| status or position of a superstar |
| remaining only for a brief time |
| hill; relatively flat highland |
transmute
10
| fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
| change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform |
| deceptive scheme; military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise enemy |
| act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision |