Difficult GRE Words - Group 11
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stanch 
1
 | deceptive scheme; military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise enemy |
| office or rank of one who manages another's property and affairs |
| stop or check flow of liquid; stop flow of blood from wound |
| obtaining pictures of the interior of the body |
straitened
2
| squeezed or confined |
| effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth |
| deceptive scheme; military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise enemy |
| office or rank of one who manages another's property and affairs |
stymie
3
| aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve |
| present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck |
| branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for |
| systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject |
subjugate
4
| conquer; bring under control |
| effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth |
| layer of earth's surface; layer of society |
| violent windstorm, frequently accompanied by rain, snow, or hail |
tempest
5
| layer of soil on the surface |
| person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man |
| violent windstorm, frequently accompanied by rain, snow, or hail |
| sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate |
temporize
6
| act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision |
| not availing; ineffectual or useless |
| obtaining pictures of the interior of the body |
| government ruled by or subject to religious authority |
terse
7
| worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor |
| stiff and artificially formal; inflated |
| effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth |
| sign with a tick; annoy or aggravate |
titular
8
| severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply |
| stop or check flow of liquid; stop flow of blood from wound |
| nominal holding of title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal |
| aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior |
toady
9
| act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision |
| person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man |
| effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth |
| capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt |
truculent
10
| disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile |
| squeezed or confined |
| layer of earth's surface; layer of society |
| obtaining pictures of the interior of the body |