Difficult GRE Words - Group 4
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down to the wire 
1
 | to the very end, as in a race or contest |
| pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
| easily influenced; flexible; pliable |
| false; tending to mislead; deceptive |
ductile
2
| easily influenced; flexible; pliable |
| praise highly; glorify; celebrate |
| raise in rank or dignity; praise |
| win in a contest or a game by a narrow margin of victory |
dunce
3
| backward in book learning; child or other person dull or weak in intellect; dullard or dolt |
| fate, especially a tragic or ruinous one; inevitable destruction or ruin; decision or judgment |
| inclined to exult; characterized by, or expressing, exultation; rejoicing triumphantly |
| explain or describe in detail |
dwindle
4
| still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct |
| shrink; reduce in size; become less |
| cancel; remove; erase or strike out |
| explain or describe in detail |
edge out
5
| win in a contest or a game by a narrow margin of victory |
| funds or property donated to an institution or individual as a source of income |
| free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate |
| weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve |
ejaculation
6
| explanation; interpretation, especially of biblical or religious text |
| act of throwing or shooting out; darting or casting forth; uttering of exclamations, or of brief exclamatory phrases |
| root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly |
| cause; bring into existence; give rise to |
elongated
7
| backward in book learning; child or other person dull or weak in intellect; dullard or dolt |
| rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing |
| extensive in length; having a length noticeably longer than the width |
| win in a contest or a game by a narrow margin of victory |
emancipate
8
| easily influenced; flexible; pliable |
| pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
| explain or describe in detail |
| free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate |
emollient
9
| having or showing profound knowledge; learned or deeply read |
| weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve |
| explanation; interpretation, especially of biblical or religious text |
| having softening or soothing effect, especially to skin |
epigram
10
| win in a contest or a game by a narrow margin of victory |
| witty thought or saying, usually short; short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation |
| omission of words from text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission |
| to the very end, as in a race or contest |