Difficult GRE Words - Group 8
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opalescent 
1
 | excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal |
| widespread; affecting majority of people |
| fertilize by transferring pollen |
| varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous |
ordain
2
| decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine |
| public square in an Italian town; roofed and arcaded passageway |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement |
overhaul
3
| striking one object against another sharply |
| vertical; upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; extremely steep |
| transparent; limpid; easy to understand |
| examination; inspection; repair |
overture
4
| varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous |
| embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care |
| suitable for drinking; drinkable |
| act or offer that indicates readiness to perform an action or open new relationship |
pandemonium
5
| very noisy place; state of extreme confusion and disorder |
| monarch; ruler who is unconstrained by law |
| calm; not easily disturbed; not easily excited to action or passion |
| crowded; populated |
peculate
6
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care |
| suitable for drinking; drinkable |
| belong; have connection with, or dependence on |
pedant
7
| suitable for drinking; drinkable |
| speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter |
| belong; have connection with, or dependence on |
| one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
pendent
8
| monarch; ruler who is unconstrained by law |
| vertical; upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; extremely steep |
| act or offer that indicates readiness to perform an action or open new relationship |
| supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging |
pervade
9
| crowded; populated |
| to be present throughout, to pass through |
| expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad |
| situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which extrication is difficult |
plaintive
10
| excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal |
| belong; have connection with, or dependence on |
| expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad |
| act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement |