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| Difficult GRE Words - Group 8 | View Group Words |
burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity | |
unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth | |
a moth of the genus Lithophane; feather; wing; joint of bird's wing most remote from the body | |
green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting |
song of praise or joy; loud and joyous song; song of triumph | |
hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard | |
burn surface of; roast over fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity | |
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order |
unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth | |
tending to betray; disloyal; faithless | |
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster | |
formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory | |
short story illustrating a lesson | |
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order | |
forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach |
burn surface of; roast over fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity | |
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order | |
eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having interest in a variety of subjects | |
hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard |
full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful | |
excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal | |
having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute | |
striking one object against another sharply |
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 | |
green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting | |
tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling | |
full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful |
continually; without ceasing; year after year | |
expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad | |
sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease | |
short story illustrating a lesson |
varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous | |
violent attack; sudden and severe onset of trouble | |
effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations | |
convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations | |
song of praise or joy; loud and joyous song; song of triumph | |
speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter | |
green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting |