Difficult GRE Words - Group 11
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subjugate 
1
 | conquer; bring under control |
| fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant |
| partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen |
| vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony; attestation; witness; approval |
superstardom
2
| change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform |
| branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for |
| status or position of a superstar |
| peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing |
symbiosis
3
| not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure |
| empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant |
| interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial |
| pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial |
tangential
4
| give light as small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end |
| peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing |
| cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame |
| claw of a bird of prey; part of lock that key presses to shoot bolt |
taper
5
| give light as small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end |
| claw of a bird of prey; part of lock that key presses to shoot bolt |
| cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame |
| persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury |
toady
6
| marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous |
| present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck |
| vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony; attestation; witness; approval |
| person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man |
traduce
7
| person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man |
| cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame |
| undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth |
| sign with a tick; annoy or aggravate |
tricolor
8
| a flag having three colors |
| very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent |
| streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful |
| marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous |
truculence
9
| aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior |
| eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess |
| region of the uppermost atmosphere, extends from 15 kilometers to 50 kilometers approximately |
| present obstacle; stump; cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck |
truism
10
| remaining only for a brief time |
| undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth |
| grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior; feudatory; feudal tenant |
| vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony; attestation; witness; approval |