Difficult GRE Words - Group 5

apt; suitably expressed; well chosen

offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting

deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude

treat with fumes; apply smoke to; expose to smoke or vapor, especially to disinfect or eradicate pests

intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable

rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly

drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking

any of large-scale aggregates of stars, gas, and dust that constitute the universe; assembly of brilliant or distinguished persons or things

offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting

owner or keeper of a herd or of herds; one employed in tending a herd of cattle

grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants

acting in strength, firmness, or resilience

sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam

burn brightly again; become more intense suddenly

spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots

a plant of the genus Linum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers

apt; suitably expressed; well chosen

one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion

spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots

brief explanation of words, often placed at back of book

reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented

sprawling low-height building or complex

intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable

spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots

feverish; intense emotion or activity

rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly

consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different

dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully

visit often; appear to in the form of ghost or other supernatural being; come to the mind of continually

dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully

treat with fumes; apply smoke to; expose to smoke or vapor, especially to disinfect or eradicate pests

expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen

mock; laugh at with contempt and derision

reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented

arousing fear, dread, or alarm

acting in strength, firmness, or resilience

place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons

dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully

sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam

trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver