Difficult GRE Words - Group 9

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n. overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense


Spelling Word: profusion
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n. member of working class; blue collar person


Spelling Word: proletarian
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v. make peace with; appease and render favorable


Spelling Word: propitiate
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v. induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith


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a. displaying foresight; providing carefully for future; preparing for emergencies


Spelling Word: provident
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n. design or tendency; meaning; import; disguise; covering


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n. person with insane desire to set things on fire


Spelling Word: pyromania
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a. at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive


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v. spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves


Spelling Word: radiate
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n. bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred


Spelling Word: rancor