Difficult GRE Words - Group 5
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ferocity 
1
 | trench in the earth made by a plow; any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; wrinkle on the face |
| savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty |
| wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering |
| grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants |
fidget
2
| acting in strength, firmness, or resilience |
| move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly |
| pride; arrogance; highness or loftiness |
| foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way |
fluster
3
| a ridge in the floor of each lateral ventricle of the brain that consists mainly of gray matter and has a central role in memory processes |
| renounce or deny something, especially under oath; swear falsely, usually under pressure |
| confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated |
| composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire |
formidable
4
| lacking proper seriousness; speaking freely; talkative; communicative |
| wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering |
| arousing fear, dread, or alarm |
| architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice; heavy woolen fabric with a long nap |
fragmentary
5
| any of large-scale aggregates of stars, gas, and dust that constitute the universe; assembly of brilliant or distinguished persons or things |
| grain-eating; plant-eating; feeding only on plants |
| composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire |
| One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner |
frieze
6
| extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition; indefinitely ancient |
| tool of agriculture, usually formed of pieces of timber or metal crossing each other, and set with iron or wooden teeth |
| architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice; heavy woolen fabric with a long nap |
| move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly |
frond
7
| of immense size, volume, or capacity; gigantic |
| developing; forming; capable of forming or molding |
| abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column; crooked back or humped back; humpback whale, fish, person |
| fern leaf, especially compound leaf; palm or banana leaf |
fulsome
8
| twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work |
| warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy |
| talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details |
| offensively flattering or insincere; offensive; disgusting |
gainsay
9
| visit often; appear to in the form of ghost or other supernatural being; come to the mind of continually |
| speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true |
| correspond; sing or play in harmony; go together |
| confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated |
gendarme
10
| trench in the earth made by a plow; any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; wrinkle on the face |
| armed policeman in France; French policeman |
| talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details |
| composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not complete or entire |