Difficult GRE Words - Group 11

depository for goods

a small statue; a statue or image in the round much smaller than nature

squeezed or confined

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

cut off the oxygen supply of

treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil

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

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid

office or rank of one who manages another's property and affairs

secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently

separate; break or wrench apart

silently resentful; disposed to keep aloof from society, or to repel the friendly advances of others

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

separate; break or wrench apart

place over something else; place on top of

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid

dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate

place over something else; place on top of

secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently

government ruled by or subject to religious authority

not availing; ineffectual or useless

capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or against attempts to take or process

aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve

silently resentful; disposed to keep aloof from society, or to repel the friendly advances of others

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

layer of soil on the surface

easily influenced or affected; especially sensitive

muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, as smoke or fog

secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently

capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or against attempts to take or process

forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently

interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial

muddy; having sediment disturbed; heavy, dark, or dense, as smoke or fog

government ruled by or subject to religious authority

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

move in a sudden sweep; fly or glide downwards suddenly

marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous

treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil