Difficult GRE Words - Group 11
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stanch 
1
 | stop or check flow of liquid; stop flow of blood from wound |
| large group of people gathered or crowded closely together |
| ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg |
| having or marked by a strong tendency |
stipend
2
| swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language |
| fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance. |
| idealistic but usually impractical social reformer |
| aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve |
stolid
3
| dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility |
| squeezed or confined |
| hill; relatively flat highland |
| replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another |
strain
4
| restraint, limit, or restriction; adverse remark or criticism |
| boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
| secret; done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently |
| kind or sort; a particular breed or race of animal, microbe etc |
stump speech
5
| idealistic but usually impractical social reformer |
| swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language |
| claw of a bird of prey; part of lock that key presses to shoot bolt |
| political speech for campaigning |
supplant
6
| aid; assist and deliver from suffering; relieve |
| marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous |
| separate; break or wrench apart |
| replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another |
tableland
7
| stop or check flow of liquid; stop flow of blood from wound |
| hill; relatively flat highland |
| treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of |
| divide into classes; form, arrange, or deposit in layers |
taciturn
8
| cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame |
| silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse |
| depository for goods |
| eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess |
temerity
9
| marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous |
| effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth |
| pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial |
| boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger |
tendentious
10
| ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg |
| having or marked by a strong tendency |
| divide into classes; form, arrange, or deposit in layers |
| effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth |