Difficult GRE Words - Group 3
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convulsion 
1
 | unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult |
| specialized behavior that leads to or initiates mating |
| ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
| deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils |
courtship
2
| to take apart, disassemble |
| exercising power or serving a function without being legally or officially established; in fact or in practice; in actual use or existence |
| act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign or the sovereign's consort; ceremony of installing a new monarch |
| specialized behavior that leads to or initiates mating |
credulous
3
| apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily |
| stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid |
| make smaller or less or to cause to appear so; detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of |
| right-handedness; readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts |
curator
4
| retire from military service |
| unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult |
| of or relating to the heart |
| one who manages or oversees, usually as an administrator in a museum or library |
dauntless
5
| bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless |
| move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down; arrive or attack in a sudden or an overwhelming manner |
| poor verse; of crude or irregular construction |
| of or relating to the heart |
de facto
6
| period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity |
| discuss fully; talk at great length about something of one's interest |
| exercising power or serving a function without being legally or officially established; in fact or in practice; in actual use or existence |
| blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade |
demobilize
7
| failure or falling off in amount or quality |
| retire from military service |
| unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult |
| sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring |
descant
8
| move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down; arrive or attack in a sudden or an overwhelming manner |
| discuss fully; talk at great length about something of one's interest |
| bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents |
| failure or falling off in amount or quality |
despoil
9
| bold; incapable of being discouraged; fearless |
| deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils |
| spread around; widespread; spread over a large area of a body, tissue, or organ |
| make smaller or less or to cause to appear so; detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of |
desultory
10
| one who manages or oversees, usually as an administrator in a museum or library |
| aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with subject |
| withdrawing support or help; act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty |
| call together; cause to assemble in meeting; convene |