Difficult GRE Words - Group 7

swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence

to cause to rise

small leaf; leaf like organ or part

dictionary; a stock of terms used in particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary

partially or totally dark; gloomy

lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely

clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry

something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship; very large animal, especially a whale

powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry

in moderate or limited size, quantity, or range; not extremely

petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact

any of various plants of the genus Lilium, having variously colored, often trumpet-shaped flowers

perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox

new or newly invented word or phrase

look on or treat a person as celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them

commit to memory; learn by heart; memorize

clumsy, slow, or awkward

powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry

clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes

inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth

commit to memory; learn by heart; memorize

capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament

the whole universe or entire world; complex structure, such as society, considered as single entity that contains numerous smaller-scale structures

one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional

bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing

long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension; rather long or too long

a powerful whirlpool that can suck in objects; events with similar degree of impact as a maelstrom

one of two equal parts; a half

extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty

person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth

powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry

powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry

one of two equal parts; a half

dictionary; a stock of terms used in particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary

to disable or disfigure, usually by depriving of the use of a limb or other body parts

clumsy, slow, or awkward

in moderate or limited size, quantity, or range; not extremely

text of dramatic musical work, such as opera

any of various warm-blooded vertebrate animals, including humans, characterized by a covering of hair on the skin