Difficult GRE Words - Group 2

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beforehand  Speak Example sentences
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brilliant burst of fire; flame
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sky blue; light purplish-blue
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in advance; early; at an earlier or preceding time
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make watertight by filling in cracks
bevy  Speak Example sentences
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large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail
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critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
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trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others
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pipe or channel for conveying fluids; tube for enclosing electric wires or cable
blare  Speak Example sentences
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to take by surprise
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teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation
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full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow
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loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
blindside  Speak Example sentences
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pipe or channel for conveying fluids; tube for enclosing electric wires or cable
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make shiny by rubbing; polish
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combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
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to take by surprise
botnet  Speak Example sentences
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a collection of compromised computers that is slowly built up then unleashed as a DDOS attack or used to send very large quantities of spam
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large reindeer native to northern North America
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chuckle with delight; joyful laugh or chuckle; laugh quietly or with restraint
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intended to confuse in an argument
canker  Speak Example sentences
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corroding or sloughing ulcer; anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy; disease incident to trees, causing the bark to rot and fall off
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criticise for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections
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something enormous in size or power
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portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.
capitalize  Speak Example sentences
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loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
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guarantee, usually in the form of an asset, for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay
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being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude
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to use something to one's benefit for advantage
carapace  Speak Example sentences
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combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite
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small, often round piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing or threading
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corroding or sloughing ulcer; anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy; disease incident to trees, causing the bark to rot and fall off
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hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
caribou  Speak Example sentences
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large reindeer native to northern North America
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crime, especially theft, or a narrative about such a crime
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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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hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
caulk  Speak Example sentences
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think earnestly or studiously; meditate; ponder; think deeply
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sky blue; light purplish-blue
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make watertight by filling in cracks
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gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted