Difficult GRE Words - Group 7
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laudable 
1
 | cause to become sick; fill with disgust |
| tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another |
| suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome |
| deserving or worthy of praise and commendation |
lend a hand
2
| any of various plants of the genus Lilium, having variously colored, often trumpet-shaped flowers |
| a fighting or aggressive person or party |
| to be of assistance |
| spotted with different shades or colors |
maladroit
3
| show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers |
| make less rigid or softer; calm in temper or feeling |
| showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward |
| commit to memory; learn by heart; memorize |
malediction
4
| to be of assistance |
| insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment |
| impose tax or fine to collect monies |
| curse; evil speaking; utterance of curse or execration |
memorise
5
| strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute |
| mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to exaggerated degree |
| commit to memory; learn by heart; memorize |
| perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox |
meretricious
6
| one who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; one skilled in the art of making molds for castings |
| any mammal of which the female typically has a pouch in which it rears its young, such as kangaroo or koala |
| petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact |
| of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
midwife
7
| person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth |
| commit to memory; learn by heart; memorize |
| of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another |
modulate
8
| tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another |
| beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living |
| perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox |
| myth; mythology; story or set of stories having significant truth or meaning for particular culture, religion, or other group |
murk
9
| partially or totally dark; gloomy |
| powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry |
| beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living |
| unruly; rebellious; turbulent and uncontrollable |
mythos
10
| tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another |
| myth; mythology; story or set of stories having significant truth or meaning for particular culture, religion, or other group |
| impose tax or fine to collect monies |
| inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy |