Difficult GRE Words - Group 3
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contentious 
1
 | unable to compromise about points of doctrine; unyielding |
| quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy |
| state of collapse caused by illness or old age |
| condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice |
copious
2
| swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure |
| discord; disagreeable sounds; harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds |
| plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply |
| heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk |
cumber
3
| take off; remove; tip or remove one's hat in salutation; put aside; discard |
| difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in different direction |
| rest upon as a troublesome or useless weight or load; be burdensome or oppressive to; hinder or embarrass in attaining an object |
| being in low spirits; depressed |
dappled
4
| spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat |
| state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; disturbance; inconsistency; disagreement |
| dead; no longer in use or existence |
| breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing |
debauch
5
| self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity |
| coarse twilled cloth, usually cotton, used for jeans, overalls, and work uniforms |
| corrupt; seduce from virtue |
| failure or falling off in amount or quality |
decomposition
6
| bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents |
| give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another |
| breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing |
| sale or other disposal of some kind of asset |
decrepitude
7
| selection; organised killing of selected animals; person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality |
| make a succession of slight sharp snapping noises; show liveliness, energy, or intensity |
| sale or other disposal of some kind of asset |
| state of collapse caused by illness or old age |
deign
8
| bring up and expel from throat or stomach; vomit; discharge or pour forth contents |
| condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice |
| readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence |
| stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid |
depredation
9
| steep, rugged rock; rough, broken cliff, or point of a rock, on a ledge |
| corrupt; seduce from virtue |
| poor verse; of crude or irregular construction |
| plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss |
dissemble
10
| make a succession of slight sharp snapping noises; show liveliness, energy, or intensity |
| disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of |
| take off; remove; tip or remove one's hat in salutation; put aside; discard |
| swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure |