Difficult GRE Words - Group 3

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n. agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act

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n. self control; self restraint; partial or complete abstention from sexual activity

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n. unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion or agitation; violent shaking; tumult

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a. very fat; large in body; overweight

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v. make a succession of slight sharp snapping noises; show liveliness, energy, or intensity

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n. a piece of silk, fine muslin, or other cloth, worn by men about the neck

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n. of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps

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a. falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth

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n. failure or falling off in amount or quality

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n. coarse twilled cloth, usually cotton, used for jeans, overalls, and work uniforms