Difficult GRE Words - Group 3

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v. give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another


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n. attachment to materialistic values or possessions; theory that a progressively greater consumption of goods is economically beneficial


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a. quarrelsome; disagreeable; marked by heated arguments or controversy


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


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n. a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone


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v. cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid


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n. specialized behavior that leads to or initiates mating


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n. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end


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


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a. mad; crazy; simple; stupid; foolish; gay; playful


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