Difficult GRE Words - Group 9
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primp 
1
 | become formal or affected in dress or manners; give neat appearance to |
| widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted |
| design or tendency; meaning; import; disguise; covering |
| authority on a subject; learned person; expert |
profligate
2
| remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists |
| matter; point; particular; consideration; condition; respect |
| inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral |
| command against; banish; outlaw |
pulverize
3
| capable of being repaired; admitting of repair |
| pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust |
| sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness |
| cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands |
rafter
4
| matter; point; particular; consideration; condition; respect |
| entertain; provide with great enjoyment |
| command against; banish; outlaw |
| rafts man; originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber |
rapacious
5
| matter; point; particular; consideration; condition; respect |
| something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body |
| rafts man; originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber |
| excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering |
rebuff
6
| offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back |
| entertain; provide with great enjoyment |
| retort; comeback; answer to a reply |
| make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction |
regale
7
| entertain; provide with great enjoyment |
| act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext.. |
| presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous |
| impatient under restraint or opposition; resisting control; difficult to control |
regard
8
| act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext.. |
| matter; point; particular; consideration; condition; respect |
| a set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people |
| give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; increase the number or amount of |
relent
9
| offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back |
| retort; comeback; answer to a reply |
| a set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people |
| give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper |
reminiscence
10
| offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back |
| recollection; process of remembering |
| sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness |
| act of pretending or pretension; a false claim or pretext.. |