Difficult GRE Words - Group 7
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| Difficult GRE Words - Group 7 | View Group Words |
layman 
1
 | someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person |
| waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth |
| spotted with different shades or colors |
| swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence |
lecherous
2
| gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel an easy pace with long strides |
| vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity |
| tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another |
| in moderate or limited size, quantity, or range; not extremely |
lethargy
3
| someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person |
| slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery |
| inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy |
| confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
lope
4
| collector and student of money, in particular of coins |
| cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass |
| any of various warm-blooded vertebrate animals, including humans, characterized by a covering of hair on the skin |
| gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel an easy pace with long strides |
lumber
5
| new or newly invented word or phrase |
| compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| to walk or move clumsily |
| bare end of nose between nostrils |
lumbering
6
| vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity |
| bare end of nose between nostrils |
| clumsy, slow, or awkward |
| collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works |
malodorous
7
| waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth |
| tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another |
| foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor |
| strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute |
martinet
8
| government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families |
| amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint |
| unruly; rebellious; turbulent and uncontrollable |
| strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules |
miscellany
9
| free thinker, usually used disparagingly; one without moral restraint |
| petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact |
| government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families |
| collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works |
modulate
10
| inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy |
| swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence |
| tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another |
| habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; wandering |