Difficult GRE Words - Group 5
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fidgety 
1
 | restless; uneasy; nervous and unable to relax |
| behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual |
| patience; restraint of passions; act of forbearing or waiting |
| noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance |
forebode
2
| insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy |
| foretell; tell in advance; indicate likelihood of; portend |
| sealed by fusion so as to be airtight |
| disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation |
forestall
3
| restless; uneasy; nervous and unable to relax |
| unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine |
| prevent by taking action in advance |
| pride; arrogance; highness or loftiness |
forlorn
4
| restless; uneasy; nervous and unable to relax |
| idyllically calm and peaceful; marked by peace and prosperity |
| arousing fear, dread, or alarm |
| sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind |
formidable
5
| leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant |
| arousing fear, dread, or alarm |
| brilliant showiness |
| privilege or right officially granted a person or a group by a government; business or group of businesses established or operated under such authorization |
franchise
6
| privilege or right officially granted a person or a group by a government; business or group of businesses established or operated under such authorization |
| owner or keeper of a herd or of herds; one employed in tending a herd of cattle |
| gray or white with or as if with age; covered with grayish hair |
| disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation |
fretful
7
| disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation |
| composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire |
| arousing fear, dread, or alarm |
| leave of absence; vacation granted a soldier or civil servant |
frieze
8
| having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility |
| architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice; heavy woolen fabric with a long nap |
| prevent by taking action in advance |
| owner or keeper of a herd or of herds; one employed in tending a herd of cattle |
galvanize
9
| deceptive or tending of deceive; not real |
| long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface |
| burn brightly again; become more intense suddenly |
| stimulate by shock; stir up; stimulate to action |
gauche
10
| loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh |
| awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth |
| twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work |
| sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind |