Difficult GRE Words - Group 7
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laudable 
1
 | deserving or worthy of praise and commendation |
| harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds |
| bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing |
| interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of |
layman
2
| handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; instrument of iron for fettering the hand |
| someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person |
| unruly; rebellious; turbulent and uncontrollable |
| author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in making of vocabulary or wordbook of language |
ledge
3
| horizontal projection forming a narrow shelf on a wall; cut or projection forming a shelf on a cliff or rock wall |
| author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in making of vocabulary or wordbook of language |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds |
lexicographer
4
| author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in making of vocabulary or wordbook of language |
| any of various plants of the genus Lilium, having variously colored, often trumpet-shaped flowers |
| bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence |
luxuriant
5
| showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| abundant; rich and splendid; fertile |
| constituting or acting as a single, often in rigid or uniform |
maelstrom
6
| harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds |
| a fighting or aggressive person or party |
| push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| a powerful whirlpool that can suck in objects; events with similar degree of impact as a maelstrom |
maladroit
7
| showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward |
| look on or treat a person as celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them |
| dying; in dying state; approaching death; about to die |
| inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy |
manacle
8
| beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living |
| material wealth regarded as having an evil influence |
| look on or treat a person as celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them |
| handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; instrument of iron for fettering the hand |
mendicant
9
| beggar; religious friar forbidden to own personal property who begs for living |
| treat ill; abuse; treat roughly. |
| confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
| abundant; rich and splendid; fertile |
militant
10
| a fighting or aggressive person or party |
| insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment |
| clumsy, slow, or awkward |
| one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional |