Difficult GRE Words - Group 2

surround with hostile forces; crowd around; cause to feel distressed or worried

a Christian ceremony involving baptizing and naming an infant

besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation

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

anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation

besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved

like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water

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

all commentators of the news media collectively

like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body

radiating; departing from the center

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

like corpse; pale; Having appearance or color of dead human body

distasteful because excessive; excessively sweet or sentimental

drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness

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

all commentators of the news media collectively

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

loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light

carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious

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

related by blood; having common ancestor; related or analogous in nature, character, or function

all commentators of the news media collectively

criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

surround with hostile forces; crowd around; cause to feel distressed or worried

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water

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

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

distasteful because excessive; excessively sweet or sentimental

critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure

indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing

surround with hostile forces; crowd around; cause to feel distressed or worried

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

chuckle with delight; joyful laugh or chuckle; laugh quietly or with restraint

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

pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning