Difficult GRE Words - Group 2

small, often round piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing or threading

distasteful because excessive; excessively sweet or sentimental

surround with hostile forces; crowd around; cause to feel distressed or worried

swiftness of action or motion; speed

hollow; curved like inner surface of sphere

line traveled by a particle beam in an accelerator

swiftness of action or motion; speed

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

surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply

state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved

loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light

tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis

liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts

brilliant burst of fire; flame

state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved

support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion

of brownish, tawny colour, with streaks, spots, or patterns

headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins

loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light

dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull

of brownish, tawny colour, with streaks, spots, or patterns

support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

crime, especially theft, or a narrative about such a crime

story or poem set to music that can be sung by chorus

cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated

fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative

a large group of relatives, friends, or associates; a traditional social unit, consisting of a number of families claiming a common ancestor

any of various succulent, spiny, usually leafless plants native mostly to arid regions

gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted

remove parts of machine for use in other similar machines; consume another of one's own type or kind

to develop or grow rapidly

a large group of relatives, friends, or associates; a traditional social unit, consisting of a number of families claiming a common ancestor

treasury, especially of a public institution or religious order; scholarship granted to a university student in need

line traveled by a particle beam in an accelerator

small, often round piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing or threading

yielding to another; ceding or surrendering

remove parts of machine for use in other similar machines; consume another of one's own type or kind

yielding to another; ceding or surrendering

line traveled by a particle beam in an accelerator

gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted