Difficult GRE Words - Group 4
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down to the wire 
1
 | praise highly; glorify; celebrate |
| easily influenced; flexible; pliable |
| to the very end, as in a race or contest |
| acting of a role or representation of a character in a play; passing of a law by a legislative body |
ebullient
2
| take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself |
| showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm |
| parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs |
| root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly |
economize
3
| cut away; cut out; remove by or as if by cutting |
| save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty |
| backward in book learning; child or other person dull or weak in intellect; dullard or dolt |
| absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely |
edict
4
| easily influenced; flexible; pliable |
| a formal command or order issued by an authority and having the force of law |
| save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty |
| small, glowing piece of coal or wood, as in a dying fire |
efface
5
| cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion |
| absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely |
| free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate |
| rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing |
embed
6
| acting of a role or representation of a character in a play; passing of a law by a legislative body |
| tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed |
| capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection |
| enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass |
emend
7
| to the very end, as in a race or contest |
| mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design |
| root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly |
| correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better |
encomium
8
| elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework |
| high praise; formal expression of praise; tribute |
| pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm |
| rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing |
environs
9
| praise highly; glorify; celebrate |
| very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful |
| intrude; invade; take another's rights gradually; advance beyond proper or former limits |
| parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs |
epidermis
10
| instruct or correct, especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement |
| outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates |
| pouring forth; uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm |
| speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate |