Difficult GRE Words - Group 7

impose tax or fine to collect monies

noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry

inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity

the act of complying with a custom or rule

move, arrange, operate, or control by the hands or by mechanical means, especially in a skillful manner; tamper with or falsify for personal gain

someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person

extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty

show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers

emerging, coming into existence

make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of

lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort

unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed

craft of a construction worker; structure built of stone or brick

stand idly about; linger aimlessly; proceed slowly or with many stops

lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort

gallop slowly; run or ride with steady, easy gait; travel an easy pace with long strides

slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort

one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional

waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth

environment; person’s social setting or environment

cause to become sick; fill with disgust

of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading

newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old

author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in making of vocabulary or wordbook of language

harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds

lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort

environment; person’s social setting or environment

of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading

deserving or worthy of praise and commendation

a fighting or aggressive person or party

petty details; small particular or detail; a minute or trivial matter of fact

deserving or worthy of praise and commendation

harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds

material wealth regarded as having an evil influence

deserving or worthy of praise and commendation

clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes

hypnotize; attract strongly, as if with magnet; bring into a state of mesmeric sleep

cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle