Difficult GRE Words - Group 2

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beforehand  Speak Example sentences
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in advance; early; at an earlier or preceding time
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grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune
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blessedness; state of extreme happiness
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portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
besiege  Speak Example sentences
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in certain societies, such as imperial China, a woman contracted to a man as a secondary wife, often having few legal rights and low social status
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any of various succulent, spiny, usually leafless plants native mostly to arid regions
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drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
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surround with hostile forces; crowd around; cause to feel distressed or worried
blare  Speak Example sentences
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hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows
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a Christian ceremony involving baptizing and naming an infant
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trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
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loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
blench  Speak Example sentences
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sudden loud noise, as of an explosion; sudden loud blow or bump; sudden burst of action
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youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
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draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
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loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
blithe  Speak Example sentences
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gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with
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loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
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think earnestly or studiously; meditate; ponder; think deeply
bovine  Speak Example sentences
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dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
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massive slaughter, as in war; massacre; corpses, especially of those killed in battle
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difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable
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intended to confuse in an argument
capacious  Speak Example sentences
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reservoir or water tank; vessel to hold water for household uses
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produce; give rise to
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capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
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loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
cartel  Speak Example sentences
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massive slaughter, as in war; massacre; corpses, especially of those killed in battle
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intended to confuse in an argument
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in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
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a combination of independent business organizations formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members
castigate  Speak Example sentences
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criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
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in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
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capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
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support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
cataclysm  Speak Example sentences
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in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant
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liberality in giving; something that is given liberally; goodness, kindness
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charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water