Difficult GRE Words - Group 2

scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval

sudden loud noise, as of an explosion; sudden loud blow or bump; sudden burst of action

lean to one side, as a ship under press of sail; sway from side to side

indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing

small, often round piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing or threading

small pieces of colored paper generally thrown about at festive occasions

dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull

scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval

surround with hostile forces; crowd around; cause to feel distressed or worried

story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus

carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious

radiating; departing from the center

reservoir or water tank; vessel to hold water for household uses

ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious

distasteful because excessive; excessively sweet or sentimental

overturn or cause to overturn; turn over or upset

overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride

reservoir or water tank; vessel to hold water for household uses

headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins

intended to confuse in an argument

anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger

depressing, sombre, cold

rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

to assemble something in a logical sequence

large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail

dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull

disease of the eye causing its opacity and, unless treated, leading to blindness

like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body

a large group of relatives, friends, or associates; a traditional social unit, consisting of a number of families claiming a common ancestor

surround with hostile forces; crowd around; cause to feel distressed or worried

make watertight by filling in cracks

legal officer to whom some degree of authority

fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative

to assemble something in a logical sequence

grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune

carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious

yield or formally resign and surrender to another