Difficult GRE Words - Group 7

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n. dictionary; a stock of terms used in particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary


Spelling Word: lexicon
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n. text of dramatic musical work, such as opera


Spelling Word: libretto
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n. any of various plants of the genus Lilium, having variously colored, often trumpet-shaped flowers


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n. the whole universe or entire world; complex structure, such as society, considered as single entity that contains numerous smaller-scale structures


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n. comic misuse of word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound


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n. any of various warm-blooded vertebrate animals, including humans, characterized by a covering of hair on the skin


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v. follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction


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n. environment; person’s social setting or environment


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v. make less rigid or softer; calm in temper or feeling


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a. dying; in dying state; approaching death; about to die


Spelling Word: moribund