Difficult GRE Words - Group 7

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layman  Speak Example sentences
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make less severe or harsh; moderate
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make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
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someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
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waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth
leviathan  Speak Example sentences
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something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship; very large animal, especially a whale
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harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds
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the whole universe or entire world; complex structure, such as society, considered as single entity that contains numerous smaller-scale structures
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bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
limpid  Speak Example sentences
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clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry
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lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically
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belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; practice of supposedly communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future
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capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
manipulate  Speak Example sentences
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bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing
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a legal proceeding in a court, a lawsuit
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something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship; very large animal, especially a whale
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move, arrange, operate, or control by the hands or by mechanical means, especially in a skillful manner; tamper with or falsify for personal gain
martinet  Speak Example sentences
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strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
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foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor
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to walk or move clumsily
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bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing
mercurial  Speak Example sentences
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failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence
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hypnotize; attract strongly, as if with magnet; bring into a state of mesmeric sleep
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capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
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patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
mien  Speak Example sentences
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foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor
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bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of
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hypnotize; attract strongly, as if with magnet; bring into a state of mesmeric sleep
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aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
migrant  Speak Example sentences
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hypnotize; attract strongly, as if with magnet; bring into a state of mesmeric sleep
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to exaggerated degree
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habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; wandering
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free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint
mortify  Speak Example sentences
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foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor
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cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
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move, arrange, operate, or control by the hands or by mechanical means, especially in a skillful manner; tamper with or falsify for personal gain
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strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
muffle  Speak Example sentences
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hardly or never to happen
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lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically
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aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
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bare end of nose between nostrils