Difficult GRE Words - Group 4
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dour 
1
 | hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect |
| easily influenced; flexible; pliable |
| person interested mostly in external objects and actions |
| poem or song expressing lamentation; mournful poem |
ductile
2
| explanation; interpretation, especially of biblical or religious text |
| easily influenced; flexible; pliable |
| free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate |
| being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation |
elasticity
3
| list each one; mention one by one |
| scold with biting harshness; strip skin off; abrade |
| treatment; reception; entertainment |
| tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed |
ellipsis
4
| omission of words from text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission |
| an intricate trap that ensnares its victim |
| explanation; interpretation, especially of biblical or religious text |
| scold with biting harshness; strip skin off; abrade |
emancipate
5
| prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country |
| free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate |
| unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out |
| decorate with needlework; add details to |
embroidery
6
| free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate |
| relating to, or characteristic of a horse |
| take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt |
| elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework |
emollient
7
| tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed |
| having softening or soothing effect, especially to skin |
| unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out |
| someone who has withdrawn from his native land |
engender
8
| elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework |
| outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates |
| cause; bring into existence; give rise to |
| please intensely; fill with great delight or joy |
enigmatic
9
| obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for |
| admit to rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote |
| open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval |
| prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country |
epidermis
10
| surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop |
| outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates |
| cause; bring into existence; give rise to |
| a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject |