Difficult GRE Words - Group 7
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laureate 
1
 | person who has been presented with an award for some distinguished achievement |
| suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome |
| extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty |
| horizontal projection forming a narrow shelf on a wall; cut or projection forming a shelf on a cliff or rock wall |
lexicographer
2
| one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional |
| author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in making of vocabulary or wordbook of language |
| powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry |
| interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of |
lilliputian
3
| strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute |
| extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty |
| state of being unknown |
| dictionary; a stock of terms used in particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary |
locomotion
4
| capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament |
| self-propelled movement; power or ability to move |
| person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in imagination |
| author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in making of vocabulary or wordbook of language |
lumbering
5
| clumsy, slow, or awkward |
| horizontal projection forming a narrow shelf on a wall; cut or projection forming a shelf on a cliff or rock wall |
| strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute |
| foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
luminary
6
| celebrity; person who is an inspiration to others; person who has achieved eminence in specific field |
| to disable or disfigure, usually by depriving of the use of a limb or other body parts |
| state of being unknown |
| spotted with different shades or colors |
mackintosh
7
| lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment |
| waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth |
manipulate
8
| move, arrange, operate, or control by the hands or by mechanical means, especially in a skillful manner; tamper with or falsify for personal gain |
| hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
mastectomy
9
| insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment |
| material wealth regarded as having an evil influence |
| surgical procedure to remove of all or part of a breast |
| collector and student of money, in particular of coins |
mercurial
10
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament |
| stony or metallic mass of matter that has fallen to the earth's surface from outer space |
| the whole universe or entire world; complex structure, such as society, considered as single entity that contains numerous smaller-scale structures |