Difficult GRE Words - Group 12

animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column

cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water

draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow

crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems

any of many types of stinging flying insect

play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion

highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle

decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end

blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract

quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; state of lower classes of society

enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal

act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation

exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners

clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend

one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer

Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect

spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus

cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water

one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer

marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding

highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle

blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract

crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems

appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively

crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems

fanatically committed person; person who shows excessive zeal

Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect

resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly

play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion

vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity

offensively loud; noisy; making outcry

any of many types of stinging flying insect

large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse

make a boat heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding with water; saturate something with water

fanatically committed person; person who shows excessive zeal

blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract

attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful

one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity

harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing

marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding