Difficult GRE Words - Group 8

make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate

violent attack; sudden and severe onset of trouble

unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth

expressing sorrow ;mournful or melancholy; sad

travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim

act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement

full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful

close enough so that missing the target is unlikely or impossible; so close to a target that a weapon may be aimed directly at it

widespread; affecting majority of people

abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness

supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging

green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting

travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim

to think deeply and thoroughly

short story illustrating a lesson

widespread; affecting majority of people

effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations

excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal

communication by means of gesture and facial expression

piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass

piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass

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

green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting

essential premise; underlying assumption

list of ancestors; family tree

crowded; populated

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

vertical; upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; extremely steep

supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging

glass vessel or bottle, especially a small bottle for medicines; vial

rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order

act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement

excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal

act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement

exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote

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

situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which extrication is difficult

endure; be persistent, refuse to stop

widespread; affecting majority of people

list of ancestors; family tree