Difficult GRE Words - Group 11

stop or check flow of liquid; stop flow of blood from wound

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

status or position of a superstar

hinder or prevent of ; frustrate

stop or check flow of liquid; stop flow of blood from wound

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid

depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act

stiff and artificially formal; inflated

having parallel lines or grooves on surface

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

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

end or extinguish by forceful means; get rid of

restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid

conquer; bring under control

degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste

cut the top off; make shorter as if by cutting off

somersault;leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and lights upon his feet; turning end over end

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

end or extinguish by forceful means; get rid of

be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power

not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure

end or extinguish by forceful means; get rid of

sink; immerse; put under water

disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile

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

a broad sweep or expanse

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

interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial

needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness

accuse; condemn; mark as wicked

various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse

beginner in learning something; novice

disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile

marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous

needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness

device for propelling an object, especially a spacecraft or a ship; one who intrudes or pushes himself forward

sink; immerse; put under water

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

be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers