Difficult GRE Words - Group 5

n. domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others

v. sleep throughout winter; be in inactive or dormant state

a. extensive; significant; having a wide range, influence, or effect

v. cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut

n. practice of cultivating the land or raising stock; care of domestic affairs; economy; domestic management; thrift

a. sealed by fusion so as to be airtight

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

a. unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking

n. fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres

a. unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine

a. inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable

n. domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others

a. arousing fear, dread, or alarm

v. confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated

a. excessively exacting; inclined to judge too severely

a. covered or smeared with filth; disgustingly dirty; very unpleasant or disagreeable

n. weakness or failing of character

v. drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking

v. gather grain left behind by reapers; collect bit by bit

v. move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly

v. gather grain left behind by reapers; collect bit by bit

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

n. patience; restraint of passions; act of forbearing or waiting

a. inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable

v. sleep throughout winter; be in inactive or dormant state

v. drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking

a. inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable

n. trench in the earth made by a plow; any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; wrinkle on the face

v. look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare

n. beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building

v. confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated

a. full of high-spirited fun; gay; given to merry

a. departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional

n. trench in the earth made by a plow; any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; wrinkle on the face

v. look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare

n. patience; restraint of passions; act of forbearing or waiting

a. sealed by fusion so as to be airtight

v. form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface

v. look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare

n. weakness or failing of character