Difficult GRE Words - Group 11

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stratosphere  Speak Example sentences
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status or position of a superstar
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marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
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region of the uppermost atmosphere, extends from 15 kilometers to 50 kilometers approximately
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hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
suborn  Speak Example sentences
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persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
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nominal holding of title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal
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place over something else; place on top of
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not held in check; unrestrained; not examined for accuracy, efficiency
superimpose  Speak Example sentences
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state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension; involuntary trembling or quivering
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place over something else; place on top of
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government ruled by or subject to religious authority
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status or position of a superstar
tableland  Speak Example sentences
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kind or sort; a particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc
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place over something else; place on top of
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hill; relatively flat highland
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rhe crime of betraying one’s own country
talon  Speak Example sentences
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claw of a bird of prey; part of lock that key presses to shoot bolt
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hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
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walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
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nominal holding of title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal
tangential  Speak Example sentences
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peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
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stop or check flow of liquid; stop flow of blood from wound
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loud and harsh; insistent; high-pitched; rough-sounding
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cut off the oxygen supply of
thwart  Speak Example sentences
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status or position of a superstar
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hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
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marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous
titular  Speak Example sentences
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cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame
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sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate
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nominal holding of title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal
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advance forces; leading units at front of army or fleet; persons at forefront of any group or movement
tractable  Speak Example sentences
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fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant
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easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
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kind or sort; a particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc
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one who or that which causes pain or anguish; a cause of suffering or great distress
traduce  Speak Example sentences
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cut off the oxygen supply of
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having or marked by a strong tendency
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cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame
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nominal holding of title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal