Difficult GRE Words - Group 2
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azure 
1
 | related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function |
| anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment |
| sky blue; light purplish-blue |
| depressing, sombre, cold |
beatific
2
| depressing, sombre, cold |
| full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow |
| intellectual rather than emotional |
| completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy |
beleaguer
3
| related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function |
| besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops |
| cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass |
| warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
bleak
4
| being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude |
| being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct |
| a large group of relatives, friends, or associates; a traditional social unit, consisting of a number of families claiming a common ancestor |
| depressing, sombre, cold |
booth
5
| trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others |
| small enclosed compartment with a window, used to separate the occupant from others; small stall for the display and sale of goods |
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| hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows |
bulwark
6
| cautious; sparing or restrained about giving |
| a large group of relatives, friends, or associates; a traditional social unit, consisting of a number of families claiming a common ancestor |
| any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
burnish
7
| make shiny by rubbing; polish |
| power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility |
| warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
| ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
cannibalize
8
| remove parts of machine for use in other similar machines; consume another of one's own type or kind |
| any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons |
| prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking; devise, using skill and intelligence |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
careen
9
| intellectual rather than emotional |
| false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander |
| adorn or ornament in a showy fashion |
| lean to one side, as a ship under press of sail; sway from side to side |
cartel
10
| a combination of independent business organizations formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members |
| make watertight by filling in cracks |
| a large group of relatives, friends, or associates; a traditional social unit, consisting of a number of families claiming a common ancestor |
| tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis |