Difficult GRE Words - Group 8

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

a chemical used to kill pests

travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim

relating to money; requiring payment of money

slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull

assume existence of; put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest

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

swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum like; waver

eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having interest in a variety of subjects

remote rural part of a country especially of Australia or New Zealand

swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum like; waver

a statement contrary to received opinion; a statement that contradicts itself

aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious

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

exceed or surpass; leave behind

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

slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull

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

bullet or piece of small shot

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

ancient paper made from stem of plant

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

bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous

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

situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which extrication is difficult

imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing

to be present throughout, to pass through

quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; embarrassment

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

belong to noble origin; having high birth

offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal

a moth of the genus Lithophane; feather; wing; joint of bird's wing most remote from the body

tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling

to be present throughout, to pass through

bullet or piece of small shot

bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous

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

relating to money; requiring payment of money

tending to betray; disloyal; faithless

continually; without ceasing; year after year