Difficult GRE Words - Group 9

supposed to be true; reasonable as a supposition

sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs

following members; attendants accompanying high-ranking person

voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with

capable of being repaired; admitting of repair

member of working class; blue collar person

transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation

quality of or possession of agreement with reason

introduction, usually to a poem or play

pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing

send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand

entertain; provide with great enjoyment

impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control

cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to broader area or larger number

introduction, usually to a poem or play

following members; attendants accompanying high-ranking person

a literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative takes place before that of a preexisting work or a sequel

broadcast; announce; make public

excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering

great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty

often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound

beat, as with the fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly

supposed, reputed, generally regarded as such

send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand

entertain; provide with great enjoyment

clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume

supposed to be true; reasonable as a supposition

voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with

hold oneself back; forbear; keep one's self from action or interference

offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back

remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

supposed to be true; reasonable as a supposition

steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove

property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature

renewal of friendship after disagreement or enmity; getting two things to correspond

impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control

renovate; make bright by polishing

summarize; repeat in concise form

offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back

voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with