Difficult GRE Words - Group 8

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a. burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing

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n. burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity

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n. extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance

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

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v. exceed or surpass; leave behind

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n. communication by means of gesture and facial expression

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n. inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness

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a. belong to noble origin; having high birth

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

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a. striking one object against another sharply