Difficult GRE Words - Group 2

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bailiff  Speak Example sentences
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legal officer to whom some degree of authority
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intellectual rather than emotional
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small enclosed compartment with a window, used to separate the occupant from others; small stall for the display and sale of goods
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earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
breach  Speak Example sentences
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earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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an opening or tear; breaking of waves; a gap or rift
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one who makes maps or charts
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to develop or grow rapidly
brimful  Speak Example sentences
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small pieces of colored paper generally thrown about at festive occasions
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full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow
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tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis
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earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
brindled  Speak Example sentences
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make watertight by filling in cracks
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of brownish, tawny colour, with streaks, spots, or patterns
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overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
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a large group of relatives, friends, or associates; a traditional social unit, consisting of a number of families claiming a common ancestor
burgeon  Speak Example sentences
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to develop or grow rapidly
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small enclosed compartment with a window, used to separate the occupant from others; small stall for the display and sale of goods
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to take by surprise
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full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow
buttress  Speak Example sentences
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support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
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earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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small pieces of colored paper generally thrown about at festive occasions
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loud outcry; loud sustained noise
caper  Speak Example sentences
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crime, especially theft, or a narrative about such a crime
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loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
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to take by surprise
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overturn or cause to overturn; turn over or upset
categorical  Speak Example sentences
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absolute; having no exception; of using category or categories
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
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of brownish, tawny colour, with streaks, spots, or patterns
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criticise for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
cavil  Speak Example sentences
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loud outcry; loud sustained noise
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
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criticise for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
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to use something to one's benefit for advantage
censorious  Speak Example sentences
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support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
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ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
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remove parts of machine for use in other similar machines; consume another of one's own type or kind
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critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure