Difficult GRE Words - Group 2

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n. self-evident truth requiring no proof

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v. hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows

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

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n. line traveled by a particle beam in an accelerator

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n. blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes

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

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n. children in one family; young of certain animals

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a. rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation

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n. state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved

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n. act of cerebrating; thinking, mental activity