Difficult GRE Words - Group 5
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fatuous 
1
 | foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way |
| visit often; appear to in the form of ghost or other supernatural being; come to the mind of continually |
| rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly |
| form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface |
feint
2
| trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver |
| offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting |
| brief explanation of words, often placed at back of book |
| correspond; sing or play in harmony; go together |
flesh out
3
| unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking |
| complete; create details from a basic outline, structure or skeleton; make fat or plump |
| trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver |
| arousing fear, dread, or alarm |
fluctuate
4
| rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly |
| having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent |
| foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way |
| equalize; become similar, as by mixing |
fluster
5
| visit often; appear to in the form of ghost or other supernatural being; come to the mind of continually |
| hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective |
| confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated |
| patience; restraint of passions; act of forbearing or waiting |
foreboding
6
| expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen |
| characteristic of acting or stage performance |
| not sanctioned by custom or law; unlawful |
| abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column; crooked back or humped back; humpback whale, fish, person |
fulsome
7
| cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut |
| sealed by fusion so as to be airtight |
| twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work |
| offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting |
gargantuan
8
| of immense size, volume, or capacity; gigantic |
| drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking |
| foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way |
| confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated |
gnarled
9
| twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work |
| abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column; crooked back or humped back; humpback whale, fish, person |
| rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly |
| unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking |
granulate
10
| form into grains or small masses; make rough on surface |
| make holy; set apart for holy or religious use; consecrate; treat or keep as sacred |
| confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated |
| equalize; become similar, as by mixing |