Difficult GRE Words - Group 3
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convulsion 
1
 | spread around; widespread; spread over a large area of a body, tissue, or organ |
| call together; cause to assemble in meeting; convene |
| turn into a god; idolize or idealize; worship or revere as a god |
| unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult |
coterie
2
| harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous |
| a yielding to the wishes and opinions of others |
| group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose |
| being in low spirits; depressed |
courtship
3
| disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of |
| specialized behavior that leads to or initiates mating |
| recover gradually from an illness |
| slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of |
cravat
4
| one who manages or oversees, usually as an administrator in a museum or library |
| a piece of silk, fine muslin, or other cloth, worn by men about the neck |
| corrupt; seduce from virtue |
| portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out |
credulity
5
| sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring |
| specialized behavior that leads to or initiates mating |
| acting or ruling as a despot; absolute in power |
| readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence |
cultivation
6
| act or practice of tilling land and preparing it for crops; the agricultural management of land; husbandry in general |
| relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation |
| dead; no longer in use or existence |
| unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult |
decelerate
7
| slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of |
| call together; cause to assemble in meeting; convene |
| festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company |
| corrupt; seduce from virtue |
decry
8
| act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign or the sovereign's consort; ceremony of installing a new monarch |
| group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose |
| express strong disapproval of; disparage |
| call together; cause to assemble in meeting; convene |
defunct
9
| call together; cause to assemble in meeting; convene |
| dead; no longer in use or existence |
| disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of |
| a piece of silk, fine muslin, or other cloth, worn by men about the neck |
despotic
10
| acting or ruling as a despot; absolute in power |
| one who manages or oversees, usually as an administrator in a museum or library |
| discuss fully; talk at great length about something of one's interest |
| festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company |