Difficult GRE Words - Group 3
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consumerism 
1
 | give out in small portions; distribute sparingly |
| attachment to materialistic values or possessions; theory that a progressively greater consumption of goods is economically beneficial |
| frighten; abate the courage of; discourage |
| discuss fully; talk at great length about something of one's interest |
crag
2
| mad; crazy; simple; stupid; foolish; gay; playful |
| smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings |
| steep, rugged rock; rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge |
| divested of a body; ceased to be corporal; incorporeal. |
crochet
3
| pretend; hide feelings from other people |
| stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid |
| unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult |
| a kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle, with worsted, silk, or cotton |
cumulative
4
| oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict |
| attachment to materialistic values or possessions; theory that a progressively greater consumption of goods is economically beneficial |
| increasing or enlarging by successive addition; acquired by or resulting from accumulation |
| unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult |
curator
5
| setting or marking of boundaries or limits |
| one who manages or oversees, usually as an administrator in a museum or library |
| vary; go in different directions from the same point |
| ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
daub
6
| give out in small portions; distribute sparingly |
| smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings |
| calm; impartial; unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice |
| group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose |
deference
7
| one who manages or oversees, usually as an administrator in a museum or library |
| coarse twilled cloth, usually cotton, used for jeans, overalls, and work uniforms |
| a yielding to the wishes and opinions of others |
| curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere |
denouement
8
| steep, rugged rock; rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge |
| outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot |
| setting or marking of boundaries or limits |
| oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict |
deride
9
| ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
| a yielding to the wishes and opinions of others |
| bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless |
| formal discussion on a topic, either written or spoken |
derogate
10
| bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless |
| characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical |
| annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of |
| coarse twilled cloth, usually cotton, used for jeans, overalls, and work uniforms |