Difficult GRE Words - Group 5

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a. acting in strength, firmness, or resilience


Spelling Word: flaccid
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v. rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly


Spelling Word: fluctuate
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n. weakness or failing of character


Spelling Word: foible
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a. relating to the use of science or technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law


Spelling Word: forensic
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n. thrift; prudent economy; sparing use


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n. armed policeman in France; French policeman


Spelling Word: gendarme
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n. brilliant showiness


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v. give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy


Spelling Word: gratify
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n. facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust


Spelling Word: grimace
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n. sprawling low-height building or complex


Spelling Word: groundscraper