Difficult GRE Words - Group 2
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| Difficult GRE Words - Group 2 | View Group Words |
bailiff 
1
 | n. a combination of independent business organizations formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members |
| v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply |
| v. assemble; convene; gather |
| n. legal officer to whom some degree of authority |
baleful
2
| n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins |
| a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect. |
| v. assemble; convene; gather |
| a. dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull |
boisterous
3
| v. rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof |
| a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline |
| n. self-evident truth requiring no proof |
| a. past; gone by |
bovine
4
| n. liberality in giving; something that is given liberally; goodness, kindness |
| a. past; gone by |
| a. dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull |
| n. relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency. |
bridle
5
| v. influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering |
| a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger |
| v. mislead; delude; deceive by guile |
| n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins |
bulwark
6
| a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect. |
| a. healthily plump and ample of figure; full-bosomed; vigorous; jolly |
| n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| ad. approximately, about; commonly abbreviated ca. -- used especially before dates and numerical measures. |
cactus
7
| a. past; gone by |
| n. a combination of independent business organizations formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members |
| n. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles |
| n. any of various succulent, spiny, usually leafless plants native mostly to arid regions |
capsize
8
| a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time |
| a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline |
| v. mislead; delude; deceive by guile |
| v. overturn or cause to overturn; turn over or upset |
captivate
9
| v. overturn or cause to overturn; turn over or upset |
| a. dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull |
| n. disease of the eye causing its opacity and, unless treated, leading to blindness |
| v. charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy |
cartel
10
| a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger |
| n. a combination of independent business organizations formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members |
| a. cautious; sparing or restrained about giving |
| a. full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow |