Difficult GRE Words - Group 3

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consign  Speak Example sentences
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act or practice of tilling land and preparing it for crops; the agricultural management of land; husbandry in general
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swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
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remove or reduce an area's military power
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give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
consummate  Speak Example sentences
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quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
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complete or perfect in every respect; supremely accomplished or skilled
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aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with subject
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rest upon as a troublesome or useless weight or load; be burdensome or oppressive to; hinder or embarrass in attaining an object
contentious  Speak Example sentences
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quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
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act or practice of tilling land and preparing it for crops; the agricultural management of land; husbandry in general
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downward slope, as of a hill
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funding by many individuals pooling their money together for a common goal, usually via the Internet.
contiguous  Speak Example sentences
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sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
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unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
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bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless
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annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of
controvert  Speak Example sentences
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oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict
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ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
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a specialist in the study of nutrition
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divested of a body; ceased to be corporal; incorporeal.
convulsion  Speak Example sentences
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unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult
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condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
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characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical
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dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy; uneasy in mind
declivity  Speak Example sentences
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steep, rugged rock; rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge
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quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy
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downward slope, as of a hill
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take off; remove; tip or remove one's hat in salutation; put aside; discard
deficit  Speak Example sentences
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failure or falling off in amount or quality
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readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence
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festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
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rest upon as a troublesome or useless weight or load; be burdensome or oppressive to; hinder or embarrass in attaining an object
demarcation  Speak Example sentences
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setting or marking of boundaries or limits
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swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
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state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement
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take off; remove; tip or remove one's hat in salutation; put aside; discard
demilitarize  Speak Example sentences
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condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
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divested of a body; ceased to be corporal; incorporeal.
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remove or reduce an area's military power
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with a way of nestling together; by hugging, embracing so as to keep warm