Difficult GRE Words - Group 2
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badinage 
1
 | difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable |
| teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation |
| increase the status of something rapidly; shoot forth or launch |
| indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing |
beatitude
2
| blessedness; state of extreme happiness |
| being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct |
| difficult to work with; rude; unyielding; unmanageable |
| carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious |
bevy
3
| large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail |
| overturn or cause to overturn; turn over or upset |
| full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow |
| a Christian ceremony involving baptizing and naming an infant |
bitumen
4
| blessedness; state of extreme happiness |
| any of various succulent, spiny, usually leafless plants native mostly to arid regions |
| any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons |
| increase the status of something rapidly; shoot forth or launch |
bleak
5
| punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke |
| earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| depressing, sombre, cold |
| hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles |
bolster
6
| line traveled by a particle beam in an accelerator |
| mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
| capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy |
| support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
capacious
7
| capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy |
| make shiny by rubbing; polish |
| hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles |
| brilliant burst of fire; flame |
carapace
8
| a Christian ceremony involving baptizing and naming an infant |
| hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles |
| increase the status of something rapidly; shoot forth or launch |
| self-evident truth requiring no proof |
cataract
9
| disease of the eye causing its opacity and, unless treated, leading to blindness |
| small box or case for tea, coffee, etc |
| support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| make shiny by rubbing; polish |
chastise
10
| punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke |
| disease of the eye causing its opacity and, unless treated, leading to blindness |
| being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude |
| self-evident truth requiring no proof |