Difficult GRE Words - Group 10

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n. stiffness; physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

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v. to destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful

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a. healthful; favorable to health; promoting health; wholesome

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n. a large number or quantity

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n. temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; platform for execution

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n. separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body

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a. exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious

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n. instrument for mowing grass, grain by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, made fast to a long handle

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n. act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union

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a. slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor