Difficult GRE Words - Group 3

agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act

stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid

greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth

attachment to materialistic values or possessions; theory that a progressively greater consumption of goods is economically beneficial

plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss

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

attachment to materialistic values or possessions; theory that a progressively greater consumption of goods is economically beneficial

coarse twilled cloth, usually cotton, used for jeans, overalls, and work uniforms

spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat

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

lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle

very fat; large in body; overweight

attachment to materialistic values or possessions; theory that a progressively greater consumption of goods is economically beneficial

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

acting or ruling as a despot; absolute in power

coarse twilled cloth, usually cotton, used for jeans, overalls, and work uniforms

make uneasy or anxious; trouble

separated at joints; out of joint; lacking order or coherence

setting or marking of boundaries or limits

greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth

perverse; stubborn

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

feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain; covetous

act or art of writing in code or secret characters; also, secret characters, codes or ciphers, or messages written in a secret code

outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot

exercising power or serving a function without being legally or officially established; in fact or in practice; in actual use or existence

make uneasy or anxious; trouble

a specialist in the study of nutrition

annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of

catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny

swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure

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

relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation

make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of

catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny

feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain; covetous

annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of

remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids

lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices

acting or ruling as a despot; absolute in power