Difficult GRE Words - Group 8
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opprobrious 
1
 | tending to betray; disloyal; faithless |
| hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard |
| foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction |
| bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous |
opulence
2
| extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance |
| tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
| teaching; art of education; science of teaching |
| examination; inspection; repair |
oratory
3
| quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; embarrassment |
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| examination; inspection; repair |
| place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions |
ostensible
4
| pierce, punch, or bore hole or holes in; penetrate |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance |
ostentation
5
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade |
| transparent; limpid; easy to understand |
| relating to money; requiring payment of money |
ostracize
6
| exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
| relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| abundance; completeness; ample amount or quantity |
| burn surface of; roast over fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity |
paradox
7
| endure; be persistent, refuse to stop |
| a statement contrary to received opinion; a statement that contradicts itself |
| beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements |
| aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
pecuniary
8
| relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| pierce, punch, or bore hole or holes in; penetrate |
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth |
perfidious
9
| rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life |
| tending to betray; disloyal; faithless |
| close enough so that missing the target is unlikely or impossible; so close to a target that a weapon may be aimed directly at it |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
perforate
10
| pierce, punch, or bore hole or holes in; penetrate |
| aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
| violent attack; sudden and severe onset of trouble |