Difficult GRE Words - Group 2

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a. being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude


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v. besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops


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v. to take by surprise


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a. rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline


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


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a. intended to confuse in an argument


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


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


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


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v. yield or formally resign and surrender to another


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