Difficult GRE Words - Group 8

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