Difficult GRE Words - Group 4

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n. a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject

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a. extremely harsh; very severe, oppressive or strict

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

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n. omission of words from text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission

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

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v. enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass

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

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v. lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth

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

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v. catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance