Difficult GRE Words - Group 8
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ostentation 
1
 | swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum like; waver |
| making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade |
| to think deeply and thoroughly |
| burn surface of; roast over fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity |
overshadow
2
| embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care |
| throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence |
| green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
overture
3
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care |
| act or offer that indicates readiness to perform an action or open new relationship |
| come before; antecede |
palliate
4
| a moth of the genus Lithophane; feather; wing; joint of bird's wing most remote from the body |
| lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses |
| common people; vulgar; multitude |
| 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
5
| ancient paper made from stem of plant |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade |
| list of ancestors; family tree |
parch
6
| hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard |
| burn surface of; roast over fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity |
| 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 |
| aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
pedigree
7
| covering of feathers on bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress |
| condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| list of ancestors; family tree |
| forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach |
pellucid
8
| transparent; limpid; easy to understand |
| capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable |
| suitable for drinking; drinkable |
| 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
9
| spread gradually; cause liquid to pass through small holes; filter |
| ancient paper made from stem of plant |
| hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard |
| tending to betray; disloyal; faithless |
perfidious
10
| transparent; limpid; easy to understand |
| essential premise; underlying assumption |
| tending to betray; disloyal; faithless |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |