Difficult GRE Words - Group 2

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a. sky blue; light purplish-blue

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n. line traveled by a particle beam in an accelerator

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v. besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

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n. loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light

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n. headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins

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

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

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

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

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a. hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger