Difficult GRE Words - Group 3
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contemplation 
1
 | act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; expectation |
| move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down; arrive or attack in a sudden or an overwhelming manner |
| fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles |
| perverse; stubborn |
cultivation
2
| perverse; stubborn |
| act or practice of tilling land and preparing it for crops; the agricultural management of land; husbandry in general |
| remove or reduce an area's military power |
| object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration; something that strongly attracts attention; center of attraction |
cumbersome
3
| poor verse; of crude or irregular construction |
| heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk |
| discuss fully; talk at great length about something of one's interest |
| perverse; stubborn |
cumulative
4
| act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting |
| increasing or enlarging by successive addition; acquired by or resulting from accumulation |
| discord; disagreeable sounds; harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds |
| respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic |
cynosure
5
| object that serves as a focal point of attention and admiration; something that strongly attracts attention; center of attraction |
| fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles |
| to fall or crash violent from great heights, to form a crater |
| heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk |
daub
6
| smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings |
| perverse; stubborn |
| poor verse; of crude or irregular construction |
| formal discussion on a topic, either written or spoken |
decry
7
| express strong disapproval of; disparage |
| specialized behavior that leads to or initiates mating |
| to fall or crash violent from great heights, to form a crater |
| a yielding to the wishes and opinions of others |
denouement
8
| outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot |
| blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade |
| increasing or enlarging by successive addition; acquired by or resulting from accumulation |
| manner of deporting or demeaning one's self; manner of acting; conduct; carriage |
deportment
9
| formal discussion on a topic, either written or spoken |
| blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade |
| manner of deporting or demeaning one's self; manner of acting; conduct; carriage |
| harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous |
deride
10
| smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings |
| downward slope, as of a hill |
| speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech |
| ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |