Difficult GRE Words - Group 7

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n. unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed


Spelling Word: lechery
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a. lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort


Spelling Word: listless
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a. insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment


Spelling Word: mawkish
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a. harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds


Spelling Word: melodious
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n. beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living


Spelling Word: mendicant
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n. person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth


Spelling Word: midwife
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v. make less severe or harsh; moderate


Spelling Word: mitigate
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a. dying; in dying state; approaching death; about to die


Spelling Word: moribund
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n. bare end of nose between nostrils


Spelling Word: muffle
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v. cause to become sick; fill with disgust


Spelling Word: nauseate