Difficult GRE Words - Group 8
Match Quiz
| Tools to study difficult words | Show Helper |
Click the above button to load......
| Difficult GRE Words - Group 8 | View Group Words |
outmoded 
1
 | no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion |
| impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster |
| very noisy place; state of extreme confusion and disorder |
| teaching; art of education; science of teaching |
outstrip
2
| spread or flow throughout; pervade |
| exceed or surpass; leave behind |
| no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion |
| feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds |
parable
3
| short story illustrating a lesson |
| belong; have connection with, or dependence on |
| act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement |
| abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness |
paroxysm
4
| sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease |
| branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds |
| extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance |
| no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion |
peccadillo
5
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
| prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous |
| suitable for drinking; drinkable |
| green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting |
pedagogy
6
| teaching; art of education; science of teaching |
| speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| proceeding as planned, as expected, or in a manner consistent with an established pattern |
pedigree
7
| list of ancestors; family tree |
| theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting |
| short story illustrating a lesson |
perpendicular
8
| teaching; art of education; science of teaching |
| concise summing up of main points |
| aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
| vertical; upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; extremely steep |
petrify
9
| theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| short story illustrating a lesson |
| burn surface of; roast over fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity |
pliable
10
| act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement |
| feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds |
| flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
| swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum like; waver |