Difficult GRE Words - Group 12

highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle

make a boat heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding with water; saturate something with water

witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky

animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column

spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus

cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water

act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation

play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion

make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame

make a boat heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding with water; saturate something with water

clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend

fanatically committed person; person who shows excessive zeal

draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow

blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract

cajole; coax; deceive by flattery

spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus

draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow

Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect

decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end

spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus

clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend

marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding

draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow

resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly

Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect

spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus

harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing

attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful

marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding

appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively

offensively loud; noisy; making outcry

cajole; coax; deceive by flattery

one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity

Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect

large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse

quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; state of lower classes of society

fanatically committed person; person who shows excessive zeal

attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful

decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end

Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect