Difficult GRE Words - Group 7

someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person

wash or flow against; wash one's face and hands

clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes

an artificial or natural egg placed in a nest to induce a bird to continue to lay eggs in that place; a sum of money put by as a reserve

someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person

failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence

partially or totally dark; gloomy

brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter

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

lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely

wash or flow against; wash one's face and hands

foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor

strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules

unruly; rebellious; turbulent and uncontrollable

one of two equal parts; a half

relating to, or occurring in the night; most active at night

of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading

cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass

harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds

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

unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed

foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor

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

make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of

aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing

hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion

foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor

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

make less severe or harsh; moderate

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

dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual

myth; mythology; story or set of stories having significant truth or meaning for particular culture, religion, or other group

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

constituting or acting as a single, often in rigid or uniform

cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass

failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence

cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass

to walk or move clumsily

harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds

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