Difficult GRE Words - Group 2

place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion; secluded, quiet place

massive slaughter, as in war; massacre; corpses, especially of those killed in battle

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

any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons

tending toward center; moving or directed toward center or axis

ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious

earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

make watertight by filling in cracks

one who makes maps or charts

make shiny by rubbing; polish

self-evident truth requiring no proof

anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

assemble; convene; gather

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

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

fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative

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

punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke

overturn or cause to overturn; turn over or upset

place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion; secluded, quiet place

spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient

liberality in giving; something that is given liberally; goodness, kindness

to develop or grow rapidly

pipe or channel for conveying fluids; tube for enclosing electric wires or cable

intended to confuse in an argument

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

massive slaughter, as in war; massacre; corpses, especially of those killed in battle

earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

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

one who makes maps or charts

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

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

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

liberality in giving; something that is given liberally; goodness, kindness

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

fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative

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