Difficult GRE Words - Group 7

to cause to rise

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

government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families

surgical procedure to remove of all or part of a breast

in moderate or limited size, quantity, or range; not extremely

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

gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel an easy pace with long strides

marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others

any of various warm-blooded vertebrate animals, including humans, characterized by a covering of hair on the skin

interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of

move, arrange, operate, or control by the hands or by mechanical means, especially in a skillful manner; tamper with or falsify for personal gain

imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking

surgical procedure to remove of all or part of a breast

hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion

a legal proceeding in a court, a lawsuit

compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion

hypnotize; attract strongly, as if with magnet; bring into a state of mesmeric sleep

newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old

suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome

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

make less severe or harsh; moderate

one who hates or mistrusts mankind

bird too young to leave its nest; young child

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

make less severe or harsh; moderate

interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of

environment; person’s social setting or environment

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

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

surgical procedure to remove of all or part of a breast

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

showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward

new or newly invented word or phrase

any of various plants of the genus Lilium, having variously colored, often trumpet-shaped flowers

extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty

reminiscent of childhood or younger years; homesick; unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things or persons

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

environment; person’s social setting or environment

terminology; system of names used in an art or science