Difficult GRE Words - Group 8
Match Quiz
| Difficult GRE Words - Group 8 | View Group Words |
opalescent 
1
 | n. medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction |
| a. crowded; populated |
| a. varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous |
| n. ancient paper made from stem of plant |
opaque
2
| a. stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| a. relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| v. move or walk heavily or laboriously; travel slowly but steadily |
| a. impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster |
opulence
3
| n. imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing |
| a. stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| n. quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; embarrassment |
| n. extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance |
palpitate
4
| a. slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| v. beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements |
| v. spread or flow throughout; pervade |
| v. steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; practice petty theft |
panegyric
5
| n. one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| a. slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| a. penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through |
| n. formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
pantomime
6
| v. beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements |
| v. endure; be persistent, refuse to stop |
| n. communication by means of gesture and facial expression |
| a. crowded; populated |
partiality
7
| n. extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance |
| a. most frequent or common; having superior power and influence |
| n. medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction |
| n. inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness |
peccadillo
8
| n. slight offense; small sin or fault |
| n. extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance |
| n. burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| a. striking one object against another sharply |
pendent
9
| a. supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging |
| n. form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air |
| v. to think deeply and thoroughly |
| a. flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
peregrination
10
| a. relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| n. travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim |
| n. formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| n. glass vessel or bottle, especially a small bottle for medicines; vial |