Difficult GRE Words - Group 8
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opprobrious 
1
 | bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous |
| any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor |
| act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement |
| green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting |
ordination
2
| act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement |
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
| formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable |
overture
3
| act or offer that indicates readiness to perform an action or open new relationship |
| common people; vulgar; multitude |
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| 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 |
paean
4
| situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which extrication is difficult |
| dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory |
| any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor |
| song of praise or joy; loud and joyous song; song of triumph |
pedant
5
| formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable |
| rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life |
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
pendulum
6
| monarch; ruler who is unconstrained by law |
| study of language; investigation of language and its literature |
| a body suspended from fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum |
| tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
penitent
7
| ancient paper made from stem of plant |
| slight offense; small sin or fault |
| relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds |
perceptible
8
| capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable |
| put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling |
| ancient paper made from stem of plant |
peremptory
9
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline |
| making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade |
perfidy
10
| feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds |
| sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease |
| act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery |
| making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade |