Difficult GRE Words - Group 2

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

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

criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

large destructive fire

suffering from indigestion; appearing as if affected by disorder; sickly

to assemble something in a logical sequence

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

produce; give rise to

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

feeling of deep regret; strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt

mislead; delude; deceive by guile

difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable

mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry

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

one who makes maps or charts

besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

small enclosed compartment with a window, used to separate the occupant from others; small stall for the display and sale of goods

intellectual rather than emotional

to use something to one's benefit for advantage

an opening or tear; breaking of waves; a gap or rift

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

reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive

overturn or cause to overturn; turn over or upset

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

an opening or tear; breaking of waves; a gap or rift

to use something to one's benefit for advantage

increase the status of something rapidly; shoot forth or launch

disease of the eye causing its opacity and, unless treated, leading to blindness

one who makes maps or charts

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

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

in advance; early; at an earlier or preceding time

yield or formally resign and surrender to another

large destructive fire

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

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

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

one who makes maps or charts

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

being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude