Difficult GRE Words - Group 5
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fatuous 
1
 | beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building |
| savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty |
| architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice; heavy woolen fabric with a long nap |
| foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way |
fissure
2
| one who harasses others;one who tries to embarrass others with questions and objections |
| awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth |
| long narrow opening ; long narrow depression in surface |
| relating to the use of science or technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law |
flaccid
3
| gather grain left behind by reapers; collect bit by bit |
| acting in strength, firmness, or resilience |
| relating to the use of science or technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law |
| full of high-spirited fun; gay; given to merry |
forebode
4
| composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire |
| sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind |
| foretell; tell in advance; indicate likelihood of; portend |
| widespread destruction; devastation; disorder or chaos |
forlorn
5
| brief explanation of words, often placed at back of book |
| sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind |
| intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable |
| foretell; tell in advance; indicate likelihood of; portend |
formative
6
| spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots |
| gather grain left behind by reapers; collect bit by bit |
| relating to the use of science or technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law |
| developing; forming; capable of forming or molding |
framework
7
| spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots |
| structure for supporting or enclosing something else, a fundamental structure for written work |
| reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented |
| sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind |
frolicsome
8
| full of high-spirited fun; gay; given to merry |
| sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind |
| cut with an ax; fell with a sharp instrument; form or shape with a sharp instrument; cut |
| characteristic of acting or stage performance |
glean
9
| large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill |
| gather grain left behind by reapers; collect bit by bit |
| equalize; become similar, as by mixing |
| fill beyond capacity, especially with food; swallow greedlly |
glisten
10
| warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy |
| unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine |
| sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam |
| developing; forming; capable of forming or molding |