Difficult GRE Words - Group 4

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a. extremely harsh; very severe, oppressive or strict

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v. shrink; reduce in size; become less

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a. thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease

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v. adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate

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n. appearance; becoming visible

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

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

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n. an intricate trap that ensnares its victim

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

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v. look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way