Difficult GRE Words - Group 7

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leaven  Speak Example sentences
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sweet liquid secreted by flowers of various plants; delicious or invigorating drink
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strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
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environment; person’s social setting or environment
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to cause to rise
legible  Speak Example sentences
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one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional
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readable; distinct; plainly discernible; apparent
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lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely
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indifference; lack of concern; composure
levy  Speak Example sentences
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impose tax or fine to collect monies
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bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing
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environment; person’s social setting or environment
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person who has been presented with an award for some distinguished achievement
lilliputian  Speak Example sentences
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text of dramatic musical work, such as opera
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make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
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extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty
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patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
lumber  Speak Example sentences
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new or newly invented word or phrase
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to walk or move clumsily
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sweet liquid secreted by flowers of various plants; delicious or invigorating drink
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dying; in dying state; approaching death; about to die
martinet  Speak Example sentences
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person who has been presented with an award for some distinguished achievement
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a legal proceeding in a court, a lawsuit
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strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
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to cause to rise
modestly  Speak Example sentences
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reminiscent of childhood or younger years; homesick; unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons
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in moderate or limited size, quantity, or range; not extremely
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horizontal projection forming a narrow shelf on a wall; cut or projection forming a shelf on a cliff or rock wall
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act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything
moribund  Speak Example sentences
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myth; mythology; story or set of stories having significant truth or meaning for particular culture, religion, or other group
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act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything
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to walk or move clumsily
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dying; in dying state; approaching death; about to die
mythos  Speak Example sentences
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myth; mythology; story or set of stories having significant truth or meaning for particular culture, religion, or other group
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something that hinders or overwhelms; low-lying, soggy ground
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patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine
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waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth
nebulous  Speak Example sentences
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varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts
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environment; person’s social setting or environment
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swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
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lacking definite form or limits; hazy; cloudy