Difficult GRE Words - Group 7
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leaven 
1
 | act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything |
| one of two equal parts; a half |
| to cause to rise |
| hardly or never to happen |
lexicographer
2
| the act of complying with a custom or rule |
| author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in making of vocabulary or wordbook of language |
| one of two equal parts; a half |
| cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
lustre
3
| an artificial or natural egg placed in a nest to induce a bird to continue to lay eggs in that place; a sum of money put by as a reserve |
| one of two equal parts; a half |
| clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes |
| brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter |
mawkish
4
| strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute |
| insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment |
| very liberal in giving; showing great generosity |
| collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works |
midwife
5
| person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth |
| to be of assistance |
| brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter |
| swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence |
monolithic
6
| an artificial or natural egg placed in a nest to induce a bird to continue to lay eggs in that place; a sum of money put by as a reserve |
| patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine |
| to be of assistance |
| constituting or acting as a single, often in rigid or uniform |
mortify
7
| a fighting or aggressive person or party |
| cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass |
| capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable |
| author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in making of vocabulary or wordbook of language |
murk
8
| destitute of nerves; lacking vigor; weak; powerless |
| move, arrange, operate, or control by the hands or by mechanical means, especially in a skillful manner; tamper with or falsify for personal gain |
| government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families |
| partially or totally dark; gloomy |
mythos
9
| patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine |
| myth; mythology; story or set of stories having significant truth or meaning for particular culture, religion, or other group |
| noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry |
| to be of assistance |
nausea
10
| swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence |
| government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families |
| state of being no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected |
| feeling of sickness in the stomach characterized by an urge to vomit; strong aversion; disgust |