Difficult GRE Words - Group 8

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ostentation  Speak Example sentences
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swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum like; waver
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making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
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to think deeply and thoroughly
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burn surface of; roast over fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
overshadow  Speak Example sentences
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embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care
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throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence
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green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
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offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
overture  Speak Example sentences
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stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
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embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care
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act or offer that indicates readiness to perform an action or open new relationship
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come before; antecede
palliate  Speak Example sentences
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a moth of the genus Lithophane; feather; wing; joint of bird's wing most remote from the body
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lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
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common people; vulgar; multitude
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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
papyrus  Speak Example sentences
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ancient paper made from stem of plant
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offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal
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making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
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list of ancestors; family tree
parch  Speak Example sentences
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hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard
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burn surface of; roast over fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity
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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
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aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
pedigree  Speak Example sentences
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covering of feathers on bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress
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condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference
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list of ancestors; family tree
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forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
pellucid  Speak Example sentences
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transparent; limpid; easy to understand
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capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
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suitable for drinking; drinkable
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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
percolate  Speak Example sentences
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spread gradually; cause liquid to pass through small holes; filter
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ancient paper made from stem of plant
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hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard
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tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
perfidious  Speak Example sentences
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transparent; limpid; easy to understand
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essential premise; underlying assumption
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tending to betray; disloyal; faithless
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stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate