Difficult GRE Words - Group 2

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n. something enormous in size or power


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


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


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v. cook by direct exposure to heat over fire; subject to great heat; be subjected to the action of heat; be greatly heated


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a. youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers


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


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v. surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply


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a. radiating; departing from the center


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a. intellectual rather than emotional


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v. scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval


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