Difficult GRE Words - Group 4

burden; put a heavy load on; load with debts, or other legal claims

speaking with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit; lengthened, slow monotonous utterance

catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance

one of the superior courts of law; department of state having charge of the collection and management of the royal revenue

act of edifying, or state of being edified; building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement; instruction

to honor with a title or description

show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer

judgment day; day of the last judgment; day of death

one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for, represents, or advocates

small, glowing piece of coal or wood, as in a dying fire

tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed

decorate with needlework; add details to

an exaggerated sense of self-importance; appropriate pride in oneself; self-esteem

catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance

adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate

appearance; becoming visible

weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve

one of the superior courts of law; department of state having charge of the collection and management of the royal revenue

decorate with needlework; add details to

pPleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound

imaginary land or abode of fairies

person marked by extreme enthusiasm for or support of any cause, particularly with regard to religion

appearance; becoming visible

to honor with a title or description

obscure; puzzling; not easily explained or accounted for

enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass

root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly

encode; convert plain message into code

outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates

settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in secure place

direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis

surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop

raise in rank or dignity; praise

funds or property donated to an institution or individual as a source of income

fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor

tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed

burden; put a heavy load on; load with debts, or other legal claims

please intensely; fill with great delight or joy

direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis

decorate with needlework; add details to