Difficult GRE Words - Group 8

tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling

impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster

calm; not easily disturbed; not easily excited to action or passion

flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable

exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote

extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance

theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original

proceeding as planned, as expected, or in a manner consistent with an established pattern

slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull

sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease

abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness

any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor

act or offer that indicates readiness to perform an action or open new relationship

calm; not easily disturbed; not easily excited to action or passion

burn surface of; roast over fire, as dry grain; dry to extremity

scarcity; smallness of number; fewness

supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging

flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable

any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor

pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive

condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference

hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard

scarcity; smallness of number; fewness

extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance

capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable

a statement contrary to received opinion; a statement that contradicts itself

after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death

embezzle; appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public moneys intrusted to one's care

quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled; complication; intricacy; entanglement; embarrassment

offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal

spread gradually; cause liquid to pass through small holes; filter

teaching; art of education; science of teaching

expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad

transparent; limpid; easy to understand

sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity

abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness

tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling

travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim

spread gradually; cause liquid to pass through small holes; filter

any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor