Difficult GRE Words - Group 7

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a. readable; distinct; plainly discernible; apparent


Spelling Word: legible
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v. look on or treat a person as celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them


Spelling Word: lionize
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a. mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to exaggerated degree


Spelling Word: lugubrious
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a. abundant; rich and splendid; fertile


Spelling Word: luxuriant
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n. the whole universe or entire world; complex structure, such as society, considered as single entity that contains numerous smaller-scale structures


Spelling Word: macrocosm
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v. commit to memory; learn by heart; memorize


Spelling Word: memorise
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a. capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament


Spelling Word: mercurial
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a. of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading


Spelling Word: meretricious
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n. aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing


Spelling Word: mien
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n. a fighting or aggressive person or party


Spelling Word: militant