Difficult GRE Words - Group 3

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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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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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n. a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

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n. a sudden take-over of leadership or power

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n. readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence

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a. increasing or enlarging by successive addition; acquired by or resulting from accumulation

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v. slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of

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v. express strong disapproval of; disparage

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a. having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous

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n. wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion