Difficult GRE Words - Group 4

catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance

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

light as air; heavenly; unusually refined

hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect

weaken; lessen or attempt to lessen seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses

external; not essential; extraneous

double-dealing; deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; acting in bad faith.

open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval

shrink; reduce in size; become less

explanation; interpretation, especially of biblical or religious text

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

act of throwing or shooting out; darting or casting forth; uttering of exclamations, or of brief exclamatory phrases

outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates

thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease

catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance

building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls

done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent

cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion

lengthen; extend; make or grow longer

light as air; heavenly; unusually refined

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

encode; convert plain message into code

unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out

act of making lean or thin in flesh; state of becoming thin by gradual wasting of flesh

adorn richly with prominent markings; make illustrious; celebrate

study of historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words

avoiding capture,especially by cunning

shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity

hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect

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

intrude; invade; take another's rights gradually; advance beyond proper or former limits

being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation

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

clean; remove offensive parts of book

weaken; lessen or attempt to lessen seriousness of, especially by providing partial excuses

make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt

being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation

explanation; interpretation, especially of biblical or religious text

building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls

still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct