Difficult GRE Words - Group 7

make less severe or harsh; moderate

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

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

waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth

something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship; very large animal, especially a whale

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

the whole universe or entire world; complex structure, such as society, considered as single entity that contains numerous smaller-scale structures

bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of

clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry

lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically

belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; practice of supposedly communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future

capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament

bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing

a legal proceeding in a court, a lawsuit

something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship; very large animal, especially a whale

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

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

foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor

to walk or move clumsily

bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing

failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence

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

capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament

patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine

foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor

bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of

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

aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing

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

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to exaggerated degree

habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; wandering

free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint

foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor

cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass

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

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

hardly or never to happen

lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically

aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing

bare end of nose between nostrils