Difficult GRE Words - Group 3

deserving hatred and contempt

plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply

give out in small portions; distribute sparingly

reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade

not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling

catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny

very fat; large in body; overweight

self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity

lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices

expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

give out in small portions; distribute sparingly

characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical

cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

to take apart, disassemble

greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth

make a succession of slight sharp snapping noises; show liveliness, energy, or intensity

a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn

familiar, as by study or experience; able to converse knowledgeably

rest upon as a troublesome or useless weight or load; be burdensome or oppressive to; hinder or embarrass in attaining an object

withdrawing support or help; act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty

characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical

object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration; something that strongly attracts attention; center of attraction

swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure

difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in different direction

of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps

remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids

act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign or the sovereign's consort; ceremony of installing a new monarch

coarse twilled cloth, usually cotton, used for jeans, overalls, and work uniforms

perverse; stubborn

cultivate; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice

lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices

portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out

make uneasy or anxious; trouble

swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure

intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror

give out in small portions; distribute sparingly

bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless

deserving hatred and contempt

condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice