Difficult GRE Words - Group 9
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preternatural 
1
 | broadcast; announce; make public |
| being beyond normal course of nature; differing from natural |
| storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
| excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering |
privation
2
| hardship; state of extreme poverty |
| extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense |
| act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| absorbed; deeply moved or delighted |
profligate
3
| being beyond normal course of nature; differing from natural |
| inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral |
| pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing |
| having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something |
prominence
4
| something prominent, especially an area of land raised above its surroundings |
| command against; banish; outlaw |
| fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor |
| broadcast; announce; make public |
proscribe
5
| storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
| command against; banish; outlaw |
| habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for crime |
| remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists |
puissant
6
| act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative. |
| something used to preserve, especially a chemical added to foods to inhibit spoilage |
| powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible |
purport
7
| design or tendency; meaning; import; disguise; covering |
| put or throw flat with face down; cause to lie flat |
| hardship; state of extreme poverty |
| often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound |
quintessence
8
| impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control |
| pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing |
| excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering |
| hardship; state of extreme poverty |
raconteur
9
| habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for crime |
| storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
| renewal of friendship after disagreement or enmity; getting two things to correspond |
| echoing; strong and deep in tone; resounding; having lasting presence or effect |
refrain
10
| design or tendency; meaning; import; disguise; covering |
| hold oneself back; forbear; keep one's self from action or interference |
| overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense |
| storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |