Difficult GRE Words - Group 12

witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky

related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

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

agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way

marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding

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

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

common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; freeholder; man free born

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

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

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

crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems

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

cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist

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

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

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

exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners

vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity

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

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

any of many types of stinging flying insect

cajole; coax; deceive by flattery

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

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

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

agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way

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

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

exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners

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

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

witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky

ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities

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

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

marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding