Difficult GRE Words - Group 8
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pandemonium 
1
 | confined; cramped. |
| elaborate discourse; delivered in public; treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner |
| act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement |
| very noisy place; state of extreme confusion and disorder |
panorama
2
| feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds |
| a chemical used to kill pests |
| short story illustrating a lesson |
| complete view in every direction. |
paradox
3
| form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air |
| state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion |
| a statement contrary to received opinion; a statement that contradicts itself |
| exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
paroxysm
4
| sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease |
| a statement contrary to received opinion; a statement that contradicts itself |
| to be present throughout, to pass through |
| confined; cramped. |
pastiche
5
| situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which extrication is difficult |
| society or government ruled by wealthy class |
| imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing |
| state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion |
paucity
6
| to be present throughout, to pass through |
| foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction |
| relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| scarcity; smallness of number; fewness |
peregrination
7
| relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| short story illustrating a lesson |
| travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim |
| form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air |
perfidy
8
| change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue |
| a chemical used to kill pests |
| act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery |
| imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing |
pertinacious
9
| condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| society or government ruled by wealthy class |
| a moth of the genus Lithophane; feather; wing; joint of bird's wing most remote from the body |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
philology
10
| study of language; investigation of language and its literature |
| make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate |
| form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air |
| belong to noble origin; having high birth |