Difficult GRE Words - Group 4

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n. judgment day; day of the last judgment; day of death

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a. hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect

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v. shrink; reduce in size; become less

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n. a formal command or order issued by an authority and having the force of law

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

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

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

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n. gradual intrusion; entry into a place that was previously uncommon; advance beyond former borders

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v. admit to rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote

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a. light as air; heavenly; unusually refined