Difficult GRE Words - Group 5

wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering

savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty

make holy; set apart for holy or religious use; consecrate; treat or keep as sacred

not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false

cry of praise or adoration to God; a Hebrew exclamation of praise to the Lord, or an invocation of blessings

behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

fine thread or fiber; thin wire; threadlike structure within light bulb

domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others

steal, especially in a small, sly way; take from another on a petty scale, as by violation of trust

place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons

acting in strength, firmness, or resilience

reject; mock; express contempt for rules by word or action; behave with contempt

twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work

relating to the use of science or technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law

wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering

obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice

drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking

unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine

sudden raid or military advance; venture or initial attempt, especially outside one's usual area

make holy; set apart for holy or religious use; consecrate; treat or keep as sacred

renounce or deny something, especially under oath; swear falsely, usually under pressure

fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf

small European insectivore, and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines

prevent by taking action in advance

noisy, disorderly fight or quarrel; disturbance

noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression

expectation of misfortune; feeling of evil to come; unfavorable omen

spot; make spot or mark onto; mark with small spots

not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false

acting in strength, firmness, or resilience

treat with fumes; apply smoke to; expose to smoke or vapor, especially to disinfect or eradicate pests

sprawling low-height building or complex

any of large-scale aggregates of stars, gas, and dust that constitute the universe; assembly of brilliant or distinguished persons or things

home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929

cry of praise or adoration to God; a Hebrew exclamation of praise to the Lord, or an invocation of blessings

skin of an animal, especially the thick tough skin or pelt of a large animal

sprawling low-height building or complex

place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons

obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice

deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude