Difficult GRE Words - Group 8

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v. swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; vibrate pendulum like; waver

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n. making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade

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a. no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion

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a. abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness

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n. inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness

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n. list of ancestors; family tree

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a. tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling

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n. extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency

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a. pervading; spread throughout every part

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n. process of turning some plant material into stone