Difficult GRE Words - Group 7

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a. long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension; rather long or too long


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n. text of dramatic musical work, such as opera


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a. extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty


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n. celebrity; person who is an inspiration to others; person who has achieved eminence in specific field


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n. authoritative command or instruction; contract by which one employs another to manage any business for him


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


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n. aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing


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v. tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another


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n. one who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; one skilled in the art of making molds for castings


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n. bare end of nose between nostrils


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