Difficult GRE Words - Group 2

legal officer to whom some degree of authority

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

hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger

to develop or grow rapidly

draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear

dull explosive sound, usually short and repeated, made by or as if by a laboring engine

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

act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors

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

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

sudden loud noise, as of an explosion; sudden loud blow or bump; sudden burst of action

any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle

in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with

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

act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors

assemble; convene; gather

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

act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors

in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

dull explosive sound, usually short and repeated, made by or as if by a laboring engine

trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others

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

criticise for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections

overturn or cause to overturn; turn over or upset

distasteful because excessive; excessively sweet or sentimental

to develop or grow rapidly

false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander

trying to please; showing cheerful willingness to do favors for others

state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved

approximately, about; commonly abbreviated ca. -- used especially before dates and numerical measures.

full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow

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

portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.

teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation

anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

act of cerebrating; thinking, mental activity

anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear

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

to develop or grow rapidly