Difficult GRE Words - Group 5
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febrile 
1
 | excessively exacting; inclined to judge too severely |
| One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner |
| feverish; intense emotion or activity |
| complete; create details from a basic outline, structure or skeleton; make fat or plump |
filament
2
| having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility |
| fine thread or fiber; thin wire; threadlike structure within light bulb |
| insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy |
| arousing fear, dread, or alarm |
finicky
3
| privilege or right officially granted a person or a group by a government; business or group of businesses established or operated under such authorization |
| insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fussy |
| conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion |
| science that deals with the promotion and preservation of health |
florid
4
| reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented |
| architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice; heavy woolen fabric with a long nap |
| fine thread or fiber; thin wire; threadlike structure within light bulb |
| a mount for a traveling crane consisting of a large frame to move along a set of tracks; supporting framework for a barrel |
fluctuate
5
| rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly |
| relating to the use of science or technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law |
| reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented |
| restless; uneasy; nervous and unable to relax |
forlorn
6
| sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or left behind |
| prevent by taking action in advance |
| a mount for a traveling crane consisting of a large frame to move along a set of tracks; supporting framework for a barrel |
| not serious or sensible; acting like a clown; something of little value or significance |
frivolity
7
| not serious or sensible; acting like a clown; something of little value or significance |
| inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable |
| wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering |
| move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly |
frolicsome
8
| rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly |
| full of high-spirited fun; gay; given to merry |
| arousing fear, dread, or alarm |
| fine thread or fiber; thin wire; threadlike structure within light bulb |
gantry
9
| idyllically calm and peaceful; marked by peace and prosperity |
| extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition; indefinitely ancient |
| beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building |
| a mount for a traveling crane consisting of a large frame to move along a set of tracks; supporting framework for a barrel |
gnarled
10
| move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly |
| twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work |
| rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly |
| not sanctioned by custom or law; unlawful |