Difficult GRE Words - Group 3
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contemplation 
1
 | make smaller or less or to cause to appear so; detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of |
| move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down; arrive or attack in a sudden or an overwhelming manner |
| act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; expectation |
| deserving hatred and contempt |
contentious
2
| quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy |
| make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of |
| remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids |
| reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade |
correlate
3
| coarse twilled cloth, usually cotton, used for jeans, overalls, and work uniforms |
| ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
| relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation |
| loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter |
daft
4
| mad; crazy; simple; stupid; foolish; gay; playful |
| a sudden take-over of leadership or power |
| fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles |
| make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of |
daub
5
| smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings |
| quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy |
| argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute |
| a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone |
decelerate
6
| funding by many individuals pooling their money together for a common goal, usually via the Internet. |
| relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation |
| one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement |
| slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of |
deciduous
7
| express strong disapproval of; disparage |
| funding by many individuals pooling their money together for a common goal, usually via the Internet. |
| wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion |
| falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth |
declivity
8
| a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone |
| remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids |
| catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny |
| downward slope, as of a hill |
dehydrate
9
| remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids |
| lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle |
| distribute; spread; scatter like seeds |
| being in low spirits; depressed |
deride
10
| relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation |
| disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of |
| ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
| being in low spirits; depressed |