Difficult GRE Words - Group 3

make a succession of slight sharp snapping noises; show liveliness, energy, or intensity

of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps

all the courses of study offered by an educational institution; a group of related courses, often in a special field of study

a specialist in the study of nutrition

spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat

ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt

one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement

steep, rugged rock; rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge

act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; expectation

call together; cause to assemble in meeting; convene

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

poor verse; of crude or irregular construction

portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out

steep, rugged rock; rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge

a specialist in the study of nutrition

act or practice of tilling land and preparing it for crops; the agricultural management of land; husbandry in general

daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period

with a way of nestling together; by hugging, embracing so as to keep warm

increasing or enlarging by successive addition; acquired by or resulting from accumulation

a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn

one who manages or oversees, usually as an administrator in a museum or library

act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting

distribute; spread; scatter like seeds

spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat

make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of

rest upon as a troublesome or useless weight or load; be burdensome or oppressive to; hinder or embarrass in attaining an object

a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn

oppose with arguments; attempt to prove to be false or incorrect; contradict

withdrawing support or help; act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty

cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid

group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with common purpose

not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling

portray; depict; draw or trace outline of; sketch out

all the courses of study offered by an educational institution; a group of related courses, often in a special field of study

withdrawing support or help; act of abandoning something to which one is bound by allegiance or duty; failure in duty

make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of

steep, rugged rock; rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge

one who manages or oversees, usually as an administrator in a museum or library

retire from military service

to defeat completely,to make perplex or uneasy