Difficult GRE Words - Group 4
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doomsday 
1
 | done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent |
| judgment day; day of the last judgment; day of death |
| unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out |
| production by gradual process; act of working out with great care in detail |
economize
2
| oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from center |
| save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty |
| pPleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound |
| obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for |
edification
3
| calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress. |
| make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly |
| act of edifying, or state of being edified; building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement; instruction |
| clean; remove offensive parts of book |
edify
4
| judgment day; day of the last judgment; day of death |
| instruct or correct, especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement |
| save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty |
| catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance |
ego
5
| an exaggerated sense of self-importance; appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem |
| occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger |
| capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection |
| weaken; lessen or attempt to lessen seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses |
elaboration
6
| omission of words from text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission |
| one who fishes with a dredge, which is an instrument used to gather things by dragging |
| light as air; heavenly; unusually refined |
| production by gradual process; act of working out with great care in detail |
embroidery
7
| outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely |
| tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed |
| treatment; reception; entertainment |
| elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework |
engross
8
| occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger |
| omission of words from text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission |
| tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed |
| one who fishes with a dredge, which is an instrument used to gather things by dragging |
enthrall
9
| capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection |
| instruct or correct, especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement |
| lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth |
| omission of words from text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission |
epidemic
10
| not essential; coming from outside |
| tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed |
| someone who has withdrawn from his native land |
| outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely |