Difficult GRE Words - Group 4
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doomsday 
1
 | make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly |
| excellent; intricate and beautiful in design or execution |
| judgment day; day of the last judgment; day of death |
| being or originating outside the solar system |
embed
2
| clean; remove offensive parts of book |
| enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass |
| scold with biting harshness; strip skin off; abrade |
| a scientist who studies insects |
embryonic
3
| adorn richly with prominent markings; make illustrious; celebrate |
| catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance |
| in early stage of development; of an organism prior to birth; related to embryo |
| enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass |
emollient
4
| completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate |
| tranquil; not varying; uniform; not easily disturbed |
| catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance |
| having softening or soothing effect, especially to skin |
encomium
5
| take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself |
| judgment day; day of the last judgment; day of death |
| extremely harsh; very severe, oppressive or strict |
| high praise; formal expression of praise; tribute |
enervate
6
| one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for, represents, or advocates |
| explain;make clear the meaning of; unfold meaning or sense of |
| tranquil; not varying; uniform; not easily disturbed |
| weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve |
enrapture
7
| person interested mostly in external objects and actions |
| please intensely; fill with great delight or joy |
| show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer |
| high praise; formal expression of praise; tribute |
epilogue
8
| take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself |
| completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate |
| make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly |
| short speech at conclusion of dramatic work |
epithet
9
| word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing |
| surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop |
| inclined to exult; characterized by, or expressing, exultation; rejoicing triumphantly |
| being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation |
execrable
10
| someone who has withdrawn from his native land |
| funds or property donated to an institution or individual as a source of income |
| show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer |
| very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful |