Difficult GRE Words - Group 4
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| Difficult GRE Words - Group 4 | View Group Words |
easy listening 
1
 | v. take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself |
| v. list each one; mention one by one |
| n. style of music involving simple and laid-back melodies |
| n. departure of a large number of people |
elegy
2
| a. extensive in length; having a length noticeably longer than the width |
| v. occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger |
| n. either of the two times during a year when the when the length of day and night are equal; anything equal; an equal measure |
| n. poem or song expressing lamentation; mournful poem |
emaciated
3
| a. thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease |
| a. relating to, or characteristic of a horse |
| a. inclined to exult; characterized by, or expressing, exultation; rejoicing triumphantly |
| n. either of the two times during a year when the when the length of day and night are equal; anything equal; an equal measure |
embryonic
4
| a. in early stage of development; of an organism prior to birth; related to embryo |
| a. thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease |
| v. lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth |
| n. common characteristics of a group of people; ethnic group; quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties |
engender
5
| v. cause; bring into existence; give rise to |
| n. tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed |
| v. settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in secure place |
| v. scold with biting harshness; strip skin off; abrade |
enigmatic
6
| n. treatment; reception; entertainment |
| a. obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for |
| n. person marked by extreme enthusiasm for or support of any cause, particularly with regard to religion |
| a. being in violation of marriage vows; adulterous; taking place outside marriage |
enumerate
7
| a. inclined to exult; characterized by, or expressing, exultation; rejoicing triumphantly |
| v. make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify |
| a. obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for |
| v. list each one; mention one by one |
estimable
8
| n. ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile |
| a. tranquil; not varying; uniform; not easily disturbed |
| a. easily influenced; flexible; pliable |
| a. capable of being estimated or valued |
ethos
9
| v. to honor with a title or description |
| v. clean; remove offensive parts of book |
| a. pPleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound |
| n. disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement |
euphonious
10
| a. capable of being estimated or valued |
| n. an elaborate, spectacular entertainment or display; something out of rule, as in music, the drama |
| a. being in violation of marriage vows; adulterous; taking place outside marriage |
| a. pPleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound |