Difficult GRE Words - Group 11

providing general overview; summary

stiff and artificially formal; inflated

replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another

dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid

layer of earth's surface; layer of society

easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile

replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another

dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

make senseless or dizzy; be mystery or bewildering to

grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior; feudatory; feudal tenant

kind or sort; a particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc

a quality of variability and lack of uniformity

ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg

replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another

give light as small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end

dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse

stiff and artificially formal; inflated

separate; break or wrench apart

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

give light as small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end

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

publishing by or as by sounding a trumpet; resounding call, as that of the elephant

persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury

violent windstorm, frequently accompanied by rain, snow, or hail

mark or token of infamy, disgrace, or reproach; small mark or scar

tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied

easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile

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

physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place

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

large group of people gathered or crowded closely together

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

layer of earth's surface; layer of society

physical features of a region; detailed, precise description of a place

political speech for campaigning

tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied

thin, flat slab of hard material such as baked clay or plastic, laid in rows to cover walls, floors, and roofs