Difficult GRE Words - Group 5
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ferocity 
1
 | savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty |
| any of various flies, that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; irritating person |
| region; remote and undeveloped area |
| wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering |
fidgety
2
| gather grain left behind by reapers; collect bit by bit |
| restless; uneasy; nervous and unable to relax |
| apt; suitably expressed; well chosen |
| unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine |
flare up
3
| wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering |
| burn brightly again; become more intense suddenly |
| look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare |
| unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine |
foreboding
4
| cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut |
| expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen |
| gather grain left behind by reapers; collect bit by bit |
| unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine |
forestall
5
| unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking |
| characteristic of acting or stage performance |
| any writings or drawings on a surface in a public place, placed there without authorization of the owner of the object on which it is written |
| prevent by taking action in advance |
gantry
6
| a mount for a traveling crane consisting of a large frame to move along a set of tracks; supporting framework for a barrel |
| unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking |
| wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering |
| characteristic of acting or stage performance |
gnarled
7
| region; remote and undeveloped area |
| apt; suitably expressed; well chosen |
| feverish; intense emotion or activity |
| twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work |
groundscraper
8
| deceptive or tending of deceive; not real |
| muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination |
| sprawling low-height building or complex |
| twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work |
guffaw
9
| abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column; crooked back or humped back; humpback whale, fish, person |
| foretell; tell in advance; indicate likelihood of; portend |
| loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh |
| not serious or sensible; acting like a clown; something of little value or significance |
gut
10
| a mount for a traveling crane consisting of a large frame to move along a set of tracks; supporting framework for a barrel |
| trench in the earth made by a plow; any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; wrinkle on the face |
| cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut |
| narrow passage; particularly, a narrow channel of water |