Difficult GRE Words - Group 4

easily influenced; flexible; pliable

correct; improve by critical editing; free from fault; alter for the better

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

scold with biting harshness; strip skin off; abrade

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

win in a contest or a game by a narrow margin of victory

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

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

instruct or correct, especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement

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

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

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

extensive in length; having a length noticeably longer than the width

direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis

word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing

to the very end, as in a race or contest

acting of a role or representation of a character in a play; passing of a law by a legislative body

encode; convert plain message into code

hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect

someone who has withdrawn from his native land

avoiding capture,especially by cunning

act of practice of exhorting; act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good; language intended to incite and encourage

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

fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor

to the very end, as in a race or contest

decorate with needlework; add details to

easily influenced; flexible; pliable

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

capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection

direct or impose with urgent appeal; order with emphasis

hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect

pPleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound

parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs

a scientist who studies insects

rejoice; feel extreme happiness

take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt

to the very end, as in a race or contest

take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt

poem or song expressing lamentation; mournful poem

shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity