Difficult GRE Words - Group 8

place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions

remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all

condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference

act or offer that indicates readiness to perform an action or open new relationship

act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement

to think deeply and thoroughly

make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate

condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference

condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference

religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness

effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations

put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown

feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds

slight offense; small sin or fault

exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote

excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal

act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery

of nature of palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness

remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all

endure; be persistent, refuse to stop

a body suspended from fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum

supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging

embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care

continually; without ceasing; year after year

relating to money; requiring payment of money

covering of feathers on bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress

stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate

put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown

piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass

musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text

system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems

act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement

a chemical used to kill pests

continually; without ceasing; year after year

feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds

flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped

relating to or characterized by platitude or platitudes; dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality

effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations

a body suspended from fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum

endure; be persistent, refuse to stop