Difficult GRE Words - Group 9
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proliferate 
1
 | overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense |
| something defends from assault or secures safety; defense |
| difficult to work, resistant to treatment, resistant to authority |
| grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce |
prominence
2
| formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor |
| childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
| offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back |
| something prominent, especially an area of land raised above its surroundings |
propel
3
| habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for crime |
| drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push |
| something prominent, especially an area of land raised above its surroundings |
| voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with |
puissant
4
| powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible |
| drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push |
| act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume |
qualm
5
| act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands |
| sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness |
| retort; comeback; answer to a reply |
rancor
6
| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
| reclining; lying down completely or in part |
| command against; banish; outlaw |
| disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of |
rapt
7
| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
| pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust |
| something defends from assault or secures safety; defense |
| absorbed; deeply moved or delighted |
raucous
8
| act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch |
| related to the terminal part of the large intestine |
| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
| harsh and rough-sounding; disturbing public peace; loud and rough |
recidivism
9
| voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with |
| pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing |
| hardship; state of extreme poverty |
| habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for crime |
refractory
10
| related to the terminal part of the large intestine |
| sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness |
| harsh and rough-sounding; disturbing public peace; loud and rough |
| difficult to work, resistant to treatment, resistant to authority |