Difficult GRE Words - Group 5
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fishery 
1
 | deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude |
| brief explanation of words, often placed at back of book |
| behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual |
| business or practice of catching fish; fishing; a place for catching fish; the right to take fish at a certain place |
foible
2
| excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion |
| abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column; crooked back or humped back; humpback whale, fish, person |
| weakness or failing of character |
| deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude |
forestall
3
| burn brightly again; become more intense suddenly |
| One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner |
| prevent by taking action in advance |
| not serious or sensible; acting like a clown; something of little value or significance |
frenetic
4
| deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude |
| promote heavily; to advertise or build up |
| excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion |
| deep disgrace; shame or dishonor |
glacier
5
| give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy |
| science that deals with the promotion and preservation of health |
| large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill |
| domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others |
grandiloquent
6
| sealed by fusion so as to be airtight |
| speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy |
| hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective |
| give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy |
granular
7
| drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking |
| consisting of or resembling grains; having grainy texture |
| reject; mock; express contempt for rules by word or action; behave with contempt |
| weakness or failing of character |
granulate
8
| restless; uneasy; nervous and unable to relax |
| form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface |
| home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929 |
| not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false |
halting
9
| not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false |
| deceptive or tending of deceive; not real |
| hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective |
| abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column; crooked back or humped back; humpback whale, fish, person |
heretical
10
| departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional |
| sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind |
| restless; uneasy; nervous and unable to relax |
| form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface |