Difficult GRE Words - Group 2

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v. hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows

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v. adorn or ornament in a showy fashion

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

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

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

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a. past; gone by

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

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a. of, relating to, or involving the heart and the blood vessels

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n. one who makes maps or charts

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