Difficult GRE Words - Group 2

blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes

spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient

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

loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light

rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof

to assemble something in a logical sequence

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

children in one family; young of certain animals

influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering

handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful

intellectual rather than emotional

full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow

act of cerebrating; thinking, mental activity

small box or case for tea, coffee, etc

rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation

produce; give rise to

intellectual rather than emotional

capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy

grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune

large destructive fire

power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility

youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers

full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow

capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy

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

charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to enemy

tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis

rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof

corroding or sloughing ulcer; anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy; disease incident to trees, causing the bark to rot and fall off

hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

a combination of independent business organizations formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members

to assemble something in a logical sequence

casket, chest, or trunk, especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables

tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis

loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light

hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles