Difficult GRE Words - Group 7
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laureate 
1
 | move, arrange, operate, or control by the hands or by mechanical means, especially in a skillful manner; tamper with or falsify for personal gain |
| marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
| commit to memory; learn by heart; memorize |
| person who has been presented with an award for some distinguished achievement |
lechery
2
| one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional |
| unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed |
| belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; practice of supposedly communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future |
| happy and ready to do favors for others |
levy
3
| tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another |
| in moderate or limited size, quantity, or range; not extremely |
| impose tax or fine to collect monies |
| new or newly invented word or phrase |
libertine
4
| tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another |
| capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable |
| free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint |
| cause to become sick; fill with disgust |
loiter
5
| very reluctant to give out information |
| unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed |
| varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts |
| stand idly about; linger aimlessly; proceed slowly or with many stops |
maelstrom
6
| bird too young to leave its nest; young child |
| a powerful whirlpool that can suck in objects; events with similar degree of impact as a maelstrom |
| government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families |
| commit to memory; learn by heart; memorize |
malapropism
7
| tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another |
| recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated |
| myth; mythology; story or set of stories having significant truth or meaning for particular culture, religion, or other group |
| comic misuse of word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound |
malleable
8
| impose tax or fine to collect monies |
| capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable |
| reminiscent of childhood or younger years; homesick; unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons |
| person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth |
mimicry
9
| a powerful whirlpool that can suck in objects; events with similar degree of impact as a maelstrom |
| imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking |
| to disable or disfigure, usually by depriving of the use of a limb or other body parts |
| small leaf; leaf like organ or part |
mire
10
| bird too young to leave its nest; young child |
| stand idly about; linger aimlessly; proceed slowly or with many stops |
| in moderate or limited size, quantity, or range; not extremely |
| cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle |